Advanced Media Broadcasting System

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Advanced Media Broadcasting System
Company type Private
Industry Mass Media, Broadcasting
Founded1994
Founders
  • Jose Luis "Bobet" Vera
  • Jinji Buhain
Headquarters8/F Vista Campus Tower 1, Cayetano Blvd.,
Taguig, Metro Manila
,
Philippines
Key people
Products All Radio 103.5, All TV
OwnerPrime Asset Ventures, Inc.
Parent Planet Cable (Streamtech)
Website alltv.ph

Advanced Media Broadcasting System (AMBS) is a broadcast media company in the Philippines. Its main offices and facilities are located at Unit 906A of the Paragon Plaza Building and at the 3rd Floor of Starmalls EDSA Shaw complex, both in Mandaluyong, Metro Manila.

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Founded in 1994 by the Vera family, it is owned by the Villar Group-backed All Value Holdings Incorporated.

History

Early years

The Vera family, under the aegis of Quest Broadcasting head attorney Jose Luis Vera, established Advanced Media Broadcasting System in 1994, with its Congressional franchise granted the following year. [1] With the help of Jinji Buhain (niece of then-Manila Auxiliary Bishop Teodoro Buhain), AMBS bought 103.5 DWCS from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila and changed its callsign to DWKX which gave the birth of adult contemporary station K-Lite. The station, along with four other Vera-controlled Metro Manila stations (Jam 88.3, Wave 89.1, Magic 89.9 and 99.5 RT) and the Killerbee provincial network, formed The Radio Partners in the early 2000s before being reorganized in 2011 under the new Tiger 22 Media group.

Under Villar ownership

In 2019, AMBS was granted a 25-year legislative franchise extension under Republic Act No. 11253, albeit without President Rodrigo Duterte's signature as the bill lapsed into law after 30 days of inaction. [2] [3] The Vera family and AMBS president Andrew Santiago, however, decided to sell the company to Planet Cable of real estate magnate and businessman-politician Manny Villar after its FM station (K-Lite) was in the red due the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. [4] [5]

On January 5, 2022, the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC), under the leadership of Gamaliel Cordoba, awarded AMBS a provisional authority to operate for the digital Channel 16 frequency (previously assigned to ABS-CBN Corporation) for an eighteen-month test broadcast period; and for the analog Channel 2 frequency under a temporary assignment for simulcast purposes until analog shut-off in 2023. [6] [7] The construction of AMBS's own digital terrestrial television network in Metro Manila was expected to be completed in July 2022. [8] [9]

AMBS Manila began its test broadcast in June 2022. [10] On September 1, TV host Willie Revillame announced that the TV station of AMBS will be named as All TV. Initially targeted on October 1, 2022, [11] All TV made its soft launch on September 13, 2022, with plans of expanding it nationwide by the end of the year. On July 15, 2022, during his contract signing with AMBS, Revillame announced that his variety show Wowowin would air on All TV. [12] In February 2023, all the original programs of All TV have been canceled or put on hiatus due to various reasons. [13] [14] [15]

In January 2024, management and control of AMBS and its stations were transferred from Paolo Villar's Prime Asset Ventures Inc. to Camille Villar's All Value Holdings Inc. In April 2024, AMBS entered into an acquired agreement with ABS-CBN Corporation to broadcast a selected number of current and previous ABS-CBN programs on All TV. [16] [17] [18] [19] The channel is also simulcasting the new version of Goin' Bulilit . [20] [21]

Stations

Radio

BrandingCallsignFrequencyPowerLocation
All Radio Manila DWOW 103.5 MHz25 kW Metro Manila
— DXKM 106.3 MHz10 kW General Santos

Television

Analog

BrandingCallsignChannelPower kW (ERP)TypeLocation (Transmitter site)
ALLTV Manila DZMV-TV 230 kW (Max: 100 kW)OriginatingSgt. Esguerra Avenue cor. Mother Ignacia Street, Quezon City, Metro Manila
ALLTV BaguioDWAY-TV310 kWRelay Mt. Sto. Tomas, Tuba, Benguet under Baguio
ALLTV IsabelaPA25 kWMaharlika Hi-way, Brgy. Victory Norte, Santiago, Isabela
ALLTV Botolan13Brgy. Burgos, Botolan, Zambales
ALLTV BatangasDWAV-TV10Mt. Banoy, Brgy. Talumpok East, Batangas City
ALLTV NagaPA11Panganiban Drive, Naga, Camarines Sur
ALLTV Legazpi4Mt. Bariw, Estanza, Legazpi, Albay
ALLTV Iloilo1010 kWBrgy. Alaguisoc, Jordan, Guimaras under Iloilo City
ALLTV Dumaguete125 kWMt. Palinpinon, Valencia, Negros Oriental under Dumaguete
ALLTV CebuDYAE-TV310 kWMt. Busay, Brgy. Babag 1, Cebu City
ALLTV IliganPA45 kW6/F Elena Tower Bldg., Andres Bonifacio Ave. (Tibanga Highway), Iligan
ALLTV Cagayan de OroDXAL-TV10 kWMacapagal Dr. (formerly Greenhills Rd.), Brgy. Bulua, Cagayan de Oro
ALLTV DavaoDXAK-TVBroadcast Ave., Shrine Hills, Matina, Davao City
ALLTV General SantosPA3Brgy. City Heights, General Santos
ALLTV ZamboangaSan Jose Road, Zamboanga City

Digital

BrandingCallsignCh. #FrequencyTypePower kW (ERP)Location (Transmitter site)
ALLTV Manila DZMV-DTV 16485.143 MHzOriginating10 kW (Max: 30 kW)Sgt. Esguerra Avenue cor. Mother Ignacia Street, Quezon City, Metro Manila
ALLTV BaguioDWAY-DTV30569.143 MHzRelay10 kW Mt. Sto. Tomas, Tuba, Benguet under Baguio
ALLTV PampangaDWAP-DTV34593.143 MHz5 kWBrgy. Lara, San Fernando, Pampanga
ALLTV TarlacDWAL-DTVMacArthur Highway, Brgy. Sto. Cristo, Tarlac City
ALLTV BulacanDWAU-DTVCagayan Valley Road, Brgy. Vicente, San Miguel, Bulacan
ALLTV BatangasDWAV-DTV46665.143 MHz10 kWMt. Banoy, Brgy. Talumpok East, Batangas City
ALLTV IloiloPA16485.143 MHzBrgy. Alaguisoc, Jordan, Guimaras under Iloilo City
ALLTV BacolodDYAG-DTVMt. Kanlandog, Murcia, Negros Occidental under Bacolod
ALLTV CebuDYAE-DTVMt. Busay, Brgy. Babag 1, Cebu City
ALLTV Cagayan de OroDXAL-DTVMacapagal Dr. (formerly Greenhills Rd.), Brgy. Bulua, Cagayan de Oro
ALLTV DavaoDXAK-DTVBroadcast Ave., Shrine Hills, Matina, Davao City

ALLTV Manila conducted a test broadcast in Metro Manila from June 27 to September 12, 2022. The station began its broadcast through soft launch on September 13, 2022. [22]

ALLTV via cable and satellite television

Cable/Satellite ProviderCh. #Coverage
Cablelink 2 Metro Manila
Sky Cable 13 Metro Manila
Cignal 16Nationwide
G Sat 2Nationwide
SatLite 16Nationwide
Planet Cable 2Provincial

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