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Broadcast Enterprises and Affiliated Media

Philippine media company

Field	Value
location	3/F Globe Telecom Plaza I, Pioneer corner Madison Streets, Mandaluyong, Philippines
type	Private (subsidiary)
foundation	(broadcast)
(company)
industry	Digital terrestrial television broadcasting
key_people	Joaquin L. Teng Jr. (Chairman)
Steve Macion (President)

owner	Bethlehem Holdings, Inc. (Globe Telecom Group Retirement Fund)

(company) Steve Macion (President)

Broadcast Enterprises and Affiliated Media, Inc. (BEAM) is a telecommunications company in the Philippines with primary focus on UHF broadcasting and digital terrestrial television for the convergence of multimedia. It is owned by Bethlehem Holdings, Inc., a media investment company of Globe Telecom through its Retirement Fund group.

The frequencies currently used by BEAM (channel 31 in Metro Manila, as well as nine regional UHF outlets) had been previously used by Radio Mindanao Network (under the affiliates CTV-31 (Cinema Television) and E! Philippines) from October 31, 1993, to June 1, 2003, prior to the acquisition by BHI/Globe in 2009.

History

BEAM was established in 1993 by the Canoy family, owners of Radio Mindanao Network. Its Congressional broadcast franchise was granted in 1995. At that time, it only owned one FM radio station in Dagupan.

In 2009, Bethlehem Holdings Inc., an investment firm of the Globe Telecom Retirement Group Fund, acquired BEAM from the Canoys (coinciding with the acquisition of a large stake in another broadcast firm, Altimax, from Mel Velarde).

Throughout 2014, BEAM began transitioning its analog channels in key cities nationwide to digital broadcast via ISDB-T. Aside from blocktimers, BEAM is now looking for local and foreign partnerships to allocate and generate content up to seven digital free TV channels.

On July 30, 2020, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte signed Republic Act No. 11482 into law which renewed BEAM's legislative franchise for another 25 years. The law granted BEAM a franchise to construct, install, operate, and maintain, for commercial purposes, radio broadcasting stations and television stations, including digital television system, with the corresponding facilities such as relay stations, throughout the Philippines.

Stations

Television Stations

Digital Terrestrial

BEAM TV's upcoming expansion of digital terrestrial television will be announced soon as possible in other key regional areas nationwide:

• Dagupan

Branding	Callsign	Channel	Frequency	Power	Type	Transmitter Site
BEAM TV Manila	DWKC	31	575.143 MHz	5 kW	Originating	Palos Verdes Subdivision, Sumulong Highway, Antipolo City, Rizal
BEAM TV Baguio	DWHB	26	545.143 MHz	Relay	Baguio
BEAM TV Batangas	DWAG	36	605.143 MHz	1 kW	Batangas City
BEAM TV Legazpi		33	587.143 MHz	2.4 kW	Legazpi
BEAM TV Naga	DWHC	32	581.143 MHz	5 kW	Brgy. Triangulo, Naga City
BEAM TV Iloilo	DYRM	26	545.143 MHz	Alaguisoc, Jordan, Guimaras
BEAM TV Cebu	DYCT	31	575.143 MHz	NivelHills, Lahug, Cebu City
BEAM TV Zamboanga	DXBE	31	575.143 MHz	Mt. Cabatangan, Zamboanga City
BEAM TV Cagayan de Oro	DXBA	43	647.143 MHz	2.4 kW	Cagayan de Oro
BEAM TV Davao	DXKC	31	575.143 MHz	5 kW	Matina Shrine, Davao City
BEAM TV General Santos	DXAH	51	695.143 MHz	1 kW	General Santos

;Notes

Digital Subchannels

BEAM TV's nationwide digital broadcast is multiplexed into the following subchannels:

Channel	Video	Aspect	Short Name	Programming	Notes
xx.1	[480i](480i)	[4:3](4-3)	PRTV PRIME	PRTV Prime Media	Commercial Broadcast
xx.2	KNOWLEDGE CHANNEL	Knowledge Channel
xx.3	RESERVED		Test Broadcast
xx.4	BILYONARYO NEWS CHANNEL	Bilyonaryo News Channel	Commercial Broadcast
xx.5	D8TV	D8TV

Radio Stations

Callsign	Frequency	Power	Location	Notes
DWHT	107.9 MHz	5 kW	Dagupan	Station operated by Interactive Broadcast Media
Broadcasting as a relay station of DWWW.

Programming

Main article: List of programs broadcast by BEAM TV

References

[http://www.linkedin.com/company/broadcast-enterprises-and-affiliated-media-inc. BEAM Inc. Profile on LinkedIn]
Lectura, Lenie. (February 18, 2009). "Globe buys into two broadcast firms". [[BusinessMirror]].
(July 6, 1995). "Republic Act No. 8098".
"Globe Telecom's SEC filing (17-A)".
(2014). "BEAM upgrades transmitters to support digital TV". ABS-CBN News.
"BEAM supports NTC's shift to digital TV".
[http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/business/04/22/15/globe-seeks-content-partnerships-digital-tv-venture Globe seeks content partnerships for digital TV venture] ABS-CBNnews.com. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
"Republic Act No. 11482".
Winslow, George. (2025-05-30). "BEAM Digital TV Network Expands to 9 Philippine Regions". TV Tech.

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