Hope Channel Philippines

Last updated
Gateway UHF Television Broadcasting
Company type Private
IndustryBroadcast media
Founded1992
Headquarters Silang, Cavite, Philippines
Key people
Sherman Fiedacan (2023 President, Hope Channel Philippines) Demuel Gambol (VP Operations, Hope Channel Philippines)
Parent Seventh-day Adventist Church
Website www.hopetv.ph
Footnotes /references
[1]
Hope Channel Philippines
Country Philippines
Broadcast area Philippines
Network Seventh-day Adventist Church
Headquarters Silang, Cavite, Philippines (main office)
Pasay, Philippines (Luzon)
Cebu City, Philippines (Visayas)
Cagayan de Oro, Philippines (Mindanao)
Programming
Language(s)English, Filipino, Cebuano
Picture format 480i (SDTV) 16:9
720p (HDTV)
Ownership
Owner Seventh-day Adventist Church (Hope Channel)
Gateway UHF Television Broadcasting
History
LaunchedSeptember 26, 2010 (2010-09-26)
Links
Website www.hopetv.ph
Availability
Terrestrial
Gateway UHF TV stations
(Analog)
Channel 24 (UHF)
Bacolod
Channel 25 (UHF)
Davao and Zamboanga
Digital (ISDB-T)Channel 45 (45.06) Metro Manila (Digital broadcast)
[2]
Channel 25 (25.01) Cebu (Digital broadcast)
Streaming media
Hopetv.ph Watch Live

Hope Channel Philippines is a religious network of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the Philippines. Its TV stations are owned by Gateway UHF Television Broadcasting, while its radio stations are either owned and/or operated by Digital Broadcasting Corporation or AdventistMedia. [3] Founded and launched on September 26, 2010, in the South Philippines [4] and in January 2011 in Luzon and Visayas. [5] [6]

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In Luzon, this station aired from 5am-12 midnight on UHF Channel 45, Manila, but it became a full-time station in mid-2017 after Gateway UHF Broadcasting quietly ended their ties with 3ABN. The network programming is similar to Hope Channel International programming but in Filipino language. [7]

History

Gateway UHF TV was formed in 1992 when it was granted a legislative franchise to operate television stations on the UHF band under Republic Act 7223. [1]

On June 1, 2001, Gateway UHF TV began its operations on UHF 45 in Metro Manila, carrying HopeTV of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church (SDA). In 2011, with the arrival of global Christian lifestyle network Hope Channel in the Philippines, the SDA acquired Gateway UHF Television Broadcasting. [8] In 2015, the company began broadcasting on digital terrestrial television.

In 2018, Gateway UHF TV's broadcast franchise was renewed. [8] [9]

Hope Channel stations

Analog stations

BrandingCallsignCh. #PowerStation TypeLocation (Transmitter Site)
Hope Channel BacolodDYGB245 kWRelay Bacolod
Hope Channel DavaoDXGD25 Davao
Hope Channel Zamboanga PeninsulaDXGA25Originating Zamboanga City

Digital stations

BrandingCallsignCh. #PowerFrequencyStation TypeLocation (Transmitter Site)
Hope Channel Philippines DWVN 453.5 kW659.143 MhzOriginating Cavite/Metro Manila
Hope Channel Central PhilippinesDYGA251 kW539.143 MHz Cebu/Central Visayas

Digital affiliates

CallsignCh. #PowerFrequencyStation TypeLocation (Transmitter Site)
DWFB 441.5 kW653.143 MHzOriginating Baguio
DWFU 44500 W653.143 MHz Pampanga
DWFA 481.5 kW677.143 MHz Naga
DXFA 431 kW647.143 MHz Zamboanga

Hope Channel Cable/Satellite televisions

Cable/SatelliteCh. #Coverage
Parasat 17Regional

Radio stations

Aside from running stations, part of programming from AWR (including its flagship program Tinig ng Pag-Asa) can be also heard on most affiliate stations via syndication.

Hope Radio

CallsignFrequencyPowerLocation
DXCR [a] 1386 kHz10 kW Valencia
DXIC 95.3 MHz5 kW General Santos
DXMA 104.3 MHz10 kW Davao
DXDB 100.1 MHz5 kW Iligan
DXIM 93.5 MHz Butuan
DXCR [a] 96.9 MHz Valencia
DXBH 103.7 MHz Tangub
DXMH 94.3 MHz Mati
DXHS106.8 MHz Tagum
DXHD 107.1 MHz Matanao
DYAM 106.3 MHz Toledo
PA103.7 MHz San Jose
105.5 MHz Puerto Princesa
106.7 MHz Wao

Adventist World Radio

CallsignFrequencyPowerLocation
DWAV [b] 89.1 MHz20 kW Metro Manila
PA95.7 MHz5 kW Urdaneta
105.7 MHz Mapandan
97.5 MHz Baler
88.5 MHz Santa Cruz
92.7 MHz Bacolod

Defunct stations

CallsignFrequencyLocation
DXHR 1323 kHz Butuan

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 Owned by Mountain View College
  2. Owned by Blockbuster Broadcasting System

References

  1. 1 2 "Republic Act No. 7223". The Corpus Juris. March 11, 1992. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  2. "DTV Pilipinas - #SHIFTtoDTVph #ISDBTph #DTTB... - Facebook". Facebook.
  3. Republic Act No. 8689
  4. "Hope Channel Philippines - Mindanao".
  5. "Hope Channel Philippines - Mindanao".
  6. "Orbe Bares Plan to Launch HOPE Channel in Luzon | North Philippine Union Conference". Archived from the original on May 5, 2012. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
  7. "Hope Channel Launching". October 24, 2011.
  8. 1 2 "Philippine President Signs Hope Channel Philippines' Gateway Franchise". Hope Channel Philippines. April 18, 2018.
  9. Romero, Alexis (April 8, 2018). "Duterte OKs 18 school bills, 6 broadcast franchises". The Philippine Star .