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Progressive Broadcasting Corporation
Company typePrivate
IndustryMass media
FoundedAugust 31, 1987 (radio broadcasting)
July 16, 2001 (television broadcasting)
HeadquartersUnit 4002 Summit One Tower, Shaw Boulevard, Mandaluyong
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Alfredo Henares (Chairman/President)
Hilarion Henares (Chairman Emeritus)
Joselito Pedero (Vice Chairman)
Manuelito Luzon (EVP)
ProductsWish 1075
UNTV
ParentAlfredo "Atom" L. Henares (70% as of 2015)
Divisionsuntvweb.com
SubsidiariesBreakthrough and Milestones Productions International (content provider for FM radio and television)
UNTV Network, Inc.
Company typeParent
IndustryMedia company
FoundedJuly 16, 2001
Headquarters
351 EDSA, Bagong Barrio, Caloocan City
,
Philippines
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Daniel Razon
(Chairman and CEO)
ProductsUNTV
Radio La Verdad 1350
Wish FM 107.5
ServicesRadio and Television Production, publishing, news, websites, movie production, talent management and development
ParentProgressive Broadcasting Corporation
Websitewww.untvweb.com

Progressive Broadcasting Corporation (PBC) is a Philippine radio and television network owned by businessman Alfredo L. Henares with 70% equity share together with Joselito N. Pedero (15.3%) and Dennis T. Villareal (14.5%).[1] The company was registered in the Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on October 6, 1986. Its studios are located at Unit 4002 Summit One Tower, Shaw Boulevard, Mandaluyong.[2] PBC derives most of its income by selling airtime to blocktimers.

PBC's flagship UHF TV station in Mega Manila, UNTV Channel 37 (now UNTV News and Rescue) is operated and maintained by its content provider Breakthrough and Milestones Productions International, Inc. (BMPI),[3] led by veteran broadcaster and TV host "Kuya" Daniel Razon. PBC is also known for its FM station DWNU (Wish 107.5) in Mega Manila, it formerly aired NU 107 (until 2010) and Win Radio (until 2014, moved to DWKY 91.5 FM).

History

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Legislative Franchise

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It was granted a 25-year legislative franchise on November 19, 1991, under Republic Act (R.A.) 7163[4] to construct, install, operate and maintain commercial radio and TV broadcasting stations in Metro Manila, Region I, Region VI and Region VII signed by Philippine President Corazon C. Aquino. On September 23, 1995, R.A. 8162[5] was approved to amend its franchise extending its operations throughout the Philippines. On August 24, 2015, House Bill No. 5940[6] was approved by the House of Representatives and by the Senate of the Philippines on January 18, 2016, to extend PBC's franchise.[7] On May 18, 2016, President Benigno S. Aquino III signed Republic Act No. 10820 which renewed PBC's license for another 25 years. The law grants PBC 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.[6]

Radio

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Wish FM
TypeBroadcast FM radio network (Contemporary MOR, Music)
Country
Philippines
AvailabilityMega Manila
FoundedAugust 10, 2014
OwnerProgressive Broadcasting Corporation
Official website
www.wish1075.com

On August 31, 1987, an unknown radio station started broadcasting at the frequency of 107.5 on the FM band. Playing what was then known as new wave, the station aired for a month, no call letters, no jocks. When they finally announced "This is dwNU, if you're listening, please call..." After mentioning the phone number on air, the phone rang constantly for three hours.

DWNU 107.5 FM was the brainchild of banker/businessman Atom Henares, and radio veteran Mike Pedero. Born out of the need to come up with a product that would set the standard for good taste in music amongst the youth, NU 107 blasted the airwaves with rock, music that is "dynamic, young, passionate, creative, and always ready to renew itself."

On November 7, 2010, NU 107 made its final broadcast. On November 9, 2010, DWNU was rebranded as 107.5 Win Radio with a Hot AC format. On June 26, 2014, Win Radio aired its last broadcast on 107.5 FM. Two days later, Win Radio transferred its broadcast to 91.5 FM, the frequency formerly branded as 91.5 Big Radio. It is currently managed by Zimzam Management Corporation, led by Manuelito "Manny" Luzon.

In 2014, UNTV-BMPI became the content provider for 107.5 FM. The newest station held a soft launch during UNTV's 10th anniversary concert held at the World Trade Center, Pasay City on June 26, 2014. The station was subsequently rebranded as 107.5 Wish FM, and formally launched on August 10, 2014 at the World Trade Center. Meanwhile, PBC's Cebu, Cagayan de Oro, Davao and Iloilo FM stations retained the Win Radio brand. However, in 2016, after House Bill No. 5982[8] was passed into law, Mabuhay Broadcasting System acquired the provincial stations of PBC.

Television

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UNTV
TypeBroadcast UHF cable satellite Internet television network
Country
Philippines
AvailabilityNational/ International
FoundedJuly 16, 2001
by Alfredo L. Henares
TV stationsList of TV stations
HeadquartersLa Verdad Christian College (LVCC) Building, Bagong Barrio, EDSA Caloocan
OwnerProgressive Broadcasting Corporation (PBC)
Key people
Alfredo "Atom" L. Henares (Chairman, President of PBC)
Daniel Razon (Chairman, CEO of BMPI)
Launch date
1999 as NUTV
2001 as UNTV
Former names
UNTV (2004–2015)
UNTV Life (2015–2016)
Picture format
NTSC 480i (4:3 SDTV)
16:9 1080p (HDTV)
(downscaled to 720p locally in some markets)
Official website
untvweb.com
LanguageEnglish
Filipino

In July 2001, PBC ventured to UHF television through UNTV 37. UNTV started in May 2002 as a television counterpart to NU 107, airing rock-related music videos. In its early years, UNTV gained viewers' attention through the program Strangebrew, a.k.a. Ang show na may tama. Starting in 2003, the station started airing religious content from Ang Dating Daan, a former blocktimer in SBN 21. In 2004, UNTV began airing contents from Tapatan, Inc. led by veteran broadcaster Jay Sonza. UNTV gradually reduced and eventually stopped airing rock music videos. Since then, it became a 24/7 television station, airing not only religious programs, but also news and information content. In 2007, Breakthrough and Milestones Productions International, Inc. or BMPI led by veteran broadcaster Daniel Razon, took over the operations of the network, and repositioned itself as public service channel.

The transformation from its original incarnation became more distinct after a change in the pronunciation of the station's name to you-en-tee-vee or "you-en" television instead of un-tee-vee

Stations

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As of December 2021:[9]

UNTV stations

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Analog

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Branding Callsign Ch. # Power (kW) Station Type Location
UNTV Manila DWAO-TV 37 30 kW Originating Metro Manila
UNTV Cebu DYNU-TV 39 10 kW Relay Cebu

Digital

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PBC's upcoming expansion of its digital terrestrial television will be announced soon as possible in other key cities nationwide.

Branding Callsign Ch. # Frequency Power Area of Coverage
UNTV Manila DWAO-TV 38 617.143 MHz 2.5 kW Metro Manila

Inactive television stations

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Branding Callsign Ch. # Power (kW) Station Type Location
UNTV Palawan DZAO-TV 37 60 kW Relay Palawan
UNTV Tarlac DZXT-TV 28 1 kW Relay Tarlac
UNTV Naga DZTR-TV 50 5 kW Relay Naga
UNTV Iloilo DYNY-TV 42 5 kW Relay Iloilo
UNTV Bacolod DYNA-TV 28 10 kW Relay San Carlos City (Negros)
UNTV Tacloban DYNV-TV 39 5 kW Relay Tacloban
UNTV Cagayan de Oro DXNY-TV 41 10 kW Relay Cagayan de Oro
UNTV Davao DXNU-TV 51 10 kW Relay Davao
UNTV General Santos DXNV-TV 48 5 kW Relay General Santos

FM stations

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As of December 2021:[10]

Current

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Branding Callsign Frequency Power (kW) Coverage
Wish 107.5 DWNU 107.5 MHz 25 kW Metro Manila

Former

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Branding Callsign Frequency Power (kW) Coverage Notes
Win Radio Iloilo DYNY 107.9 MHz 10 kW Iloilo Licenses transferred to Mabuhay Broadcasting System.
Win Radio Cebu DYNU 107.5 MHz 10 kW Cebu
Win Radio Cagayan de Oro DXNY 107.9 MHz 10 kW Cagayan de Oro
Win Radio Davao DXNU 107.5 MHz 10 kW Davao

Television

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UNTV

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Main article: UNTV

PBC's flagship television network is UNTV, also known as UNTV News and Rescue). It was launched in July 2001 with various rebranding since then. UNTV is referred to as the “Kasangbahay Network” in reference to a Biblical passage about God's household. Its studios are located at the La Verdad Christian College Building, Bagong Barrio, EDSA Caloocan. Its future headquarters in Quezon City, the UNTV Broadcast Center, is currently under construction. In 2015, UNTV started testing ISDB-T, the approved digital terrestrial television (DTT) standard in the Philippines and is only available in Mega Manila.

UNTV Subchannels

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Main article: STV (Philippines)
Main article: Truth Channel

UNTV's Social TV (STV) is a digital television subchannel with contents coming from social media creators and contributors. In 2020, it was replaced by the same video feed from UNTV News and Rescue at 1080p quality. Another UNTV digital television subchannel is Ang Dating Daan Television (ADDTV) which airs religious programs by Members Church of God International. It was later on rebranded as Truth Channel.

Radio

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Main article: DWNU

DWNU-FM, also known as Wish 107.5, is the flagship FM radio station of PBC. It airs music and features programs provided by Breakthrough and Milestones Production International, Inc. as its content provider.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "UNTV News and Rescue". Vera Files. January 30, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  2. ^ "KBP Members". KBP. January 30, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  3. ^ "Breakthrough and Milestones Productions International". Bmpicorp.com. July 30, 2006. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 8, 2015. Retrieved November 27, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 1, 2016. Retrieved January 27, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ a b "House of Representatives H. No.5940" (PDF). senate.gov.ph. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  7. ^ "Press Release - PRIB: Senate proposes extension of franchises for radio, television networks". Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  8. ^ "House Bill No. 5982" (PDF). senate.gov.ph. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 16, 2016.
  9. ^ "2021 NTC TV Stations" (PDF). foi.gov.ph. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  10. ^ "2021 NTC FM Stations" (PDF). foi.gov.ph. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
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