Philippine Collective Media Corporation

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Philippine Collective Media Corporation
Company type Private
Industry Broadcasting, digital media
FoundedMay 21, 2008 (2008-05-21)
HeadquartersLa Breza Tower, 155 Mother Ignacia corner, Sgt. Esguerra Ave, Brgy. South Triangle, Diliman, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Owner Prime Media Holdings, Inc. (indirect ownership)
Parent Golden Peregrine Holdings, Inc.
PRTV
TypeFree-to-air regional TV channel
Broadcast area Eastern Visayas
Headquarters Tacloban
Programming
Language(s) Waray, Filipino
Ownership
Sister channels
History
LaunchedApril 25, 2011 (2011-04-25)
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital Channel 50
(Tacloban)
FMR Radio Philippines (Favorite Music Radio)
FMRadio Philippines.png
Type FM radio network
Broadcast area
Philippines
Programming
Language(s) English, Various Philippine languages
Format Contemporary MOR, News, Talk
History
Launch dateFebruary 17, 2020 (2020-02-17)
Coverage
AvailabilityNationwide (radio; also available on Cignal)
Links
Webcast Listen Live (via AMFMPH)

Philippine Collective Media Corporation (PCMC; officially known in their documents as Philippine CollectiveMedia Corporation) is a Philippine broadcast media company. [1] [2] Its headquarters are located in Barangay South Triangle, Quezon City, with offices in Makati City and in Tacloban. It owns a number of radio stations across the country under the FM Radio Philippines (Favorite Music Radio) network and AM radio station Radyo 630, as well as television stations Prime TV and PRTV. [3]

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History

PCMC was founded on May 21, 2008. It was signed into law under Republic Act 9773 in 2009, initially its broadcast operations only limited covering the Eastern Visayas region. [2] In April 25, 2011, PCMC launched 3 stations in Tacloban: AM station DYBR (discontinued in 2013 following the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan), FM station DYDR, and the first local independent TV station PRTV.

FMR logo from 2020 to 2023. FMR Philippines.png
FMR logo from 2020 to 2023.

The company's legislative franchise was later amended in 2020 under Republic Act 11508, allowing PCMC to operate national broadcast albeit without President Rodrigo Duterte's signature as the bill lapsed into law after 30 days of inaction. [4] PCMC launched its own FM network Favorite Music Radio (or FMR, based on the owner's initials), with its flagship station DYDR in Tacloban was relaunched under the said brand. PCMC is expected to expand the FMR network into 35 radio stations nationwide. [5] [6]

In May 2021, PCMC and Prime Media Holdings, Inc. (PMHI/PRIM), a publicly-traded investment firm involving real estate and hospitality, signed a share-for-share swap agreement through a backdoor listing. Under the deal, PCMC shareholders will exchange their shares of common stock to take majority control of PRIM, which will acquire PCMC and will become the latter's subsidiary. [7] [8] [9]

With the expansion of its radio and television operations, the company is expected to launch a national TV network with its plans to collaborate with several content providers (among them is ABS-CBN Corporation). [10]

On September 20, 2021, PCMC was signed by ZOE Broadcasting Network an affiliation deal to air A2Z's programming on PRTV Tacloban, As a result, PRTV Tacloban became a network-affiliated station for the first time in its history. [11]

In 2022, Prime Media's memorandum was later revised following PCMC's shareholders created a holding firm Golden Peregrine Holdings (GPHI) which was already acquired PCMC, therefore GPHI became a direct subsidiary of PMHI with PCMC as its indirect subsidiary. [12]

On May 6, 2024, ABS-CBN's flagship newscast TV Patrol begin airing on all Favorite Music Radio stations nationwide. [13]

On May 27, 2024, PCMC and Prime Media formally launched its own national TV channel Prime TV, which serves as an expansion of the PRTV brand.

PCMC stations

Television

PRTV

Digital
BrandingCallsignCh. #FrequencyPowerArea of Coverage
PRTV DYPR-TV 50689.143 MHz2 kW Tacloban

UHF Channel 50 (689.143 MHz)

Channel Video Aspect Short nameProgrammingNote
27.01 480i 4:3 PRTV PRTV Tacloban (Main DYPR-TV programming)Test broadcast/Configuration testing
27.02TV5 TV5
27.03A2Z A2Z (ZOE TV)
27.04ReserveTest Feed
Digital affiliate stations
BrandingCallsignCh. #FrequencyPowerArea of Coverage
PSUB50689.143 MHz1 kW Nabua, Camarines Sur

Prime TV

Short NameProgrammingCh. # (LCN)FrequencyOwner
PRTV PRIME Prime TV xx.1Various (See list) Broadcast Enterprises and Affiliated Media

Radio

AM stations

BrandingCallsignFrequencyLocationNotes
Radyo 630 DWPM 630 KHz Metro Manila Operated conjointly with ABS-CBN Corporation under Media Serbisyo Production Corporation.

FM stations

Source: [14]

BrandingCallsignFrequencyLocation
FM Radio Philippines Cignal Channel 317Nationwide
FM Radio Tacloban DYDR 100.7 MHz Tacloban
DYPD100.7 MHz Ormoc
DYPA101.7 MHz Borongan
DYPC88.5 MHz Calbayog
DYPF106.9 MHz Catbalogan
91.7 MHz Catarman
FM Radio Baguio94.3 MHz Baguio
FM Radio Cagayan94.9 MHz Peñablanca
FM Radio Quezon 94.3 MHz Sariaya
FM Radio Camarines Sur [lower-alpha 1] DZRP 94.5 MHz Goa
University FM [lower-alpha 2] 94.3 MHz Nabua
FM Radio Catanduanes97.5 MHz Virac
FM Radio Albay90.5 MHz Ligao
FM Radio Iloilo90.1 MHz Iloilo City
FM Radio Bacolod91.1 MHz Bacolod
FM Radio Cebu [lower-alpha 3] DYWF 93.1 MHz Cebu
FM Radio Maasin96.5 MHz Maasin
FM Radio Bukidnon105.1 MHz Malaybalay
FM Radio Camiguin98.3 MHz Mambajao
Babe Radio106.1 MHz Dipolog
FM Radio Zamboanga Sibugay99.3 MHz Ipil
FM Radio Pagadian93.5 MHz Pagadian
FM Radio Davao de Oro96.7 MHz Nabunturan
FM Radio DavNor89.5 MHz Tagum
FM Radio Digos89.5 MHz Digos
Sky RadioDXJF96.1 MHz Hagonoy
FM Radio Butuan101.5 MHz Butuan
FM Radio Bagtik89.3 MHz Surigao
Friends Radio96.7 MHz Iligan
Affiliates
BrandingCallsignFrequencyLocationOwner
Happy RadioDZJD102.5 MHz Tumauini 90 Degrees North, Inc.
YK FM107.3 MHz Montevista YK Broadcasting Service
Radyo Asenso95.7 MHz Monkayo Municipal Government of Monkayo
Radio Ignacia87.9 MHz Cotabato Notre Dame – RVM College of Cotabato
Notes

Former/inactive stations

BrandingCallsignFrequencyLocationNote/s
Apple Radio DYBR-AM 711 KHz Tacloban Inactive; transmission destroyed by Typhoon Haiyan in 2013.

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