Philippine broadcast media company
Philippine Collective Media Corporation
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Company type
| Private
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Industry
| Broadcasting
,
digital media
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Founded
| May 21, 2008
(
2008-05-21
)
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Headquarters
| 6/F, Universal RE Building, 106 Paseo de Roxas Avenue cor. Perea Street, Legaspi Village,
Makati
,
Metro Manila
,
Philippines
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Owner
| Prime Media Holdings, Inc.
(indirect ownership)
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Parent
| Golden Peregrine Holdings, Inc.
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Television channel
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
Makati
, with offices in Fairview, Quezon City and in Tacloban. It owns a number of radio stations under the
FMR Radio Philippines
(Favorite Music Radio) network, and operates
Radyo 630
in
Metro Manila
. It also operates television channels
TeleRadyo Serbisyo
,
Prime TV
, and regional
PRTV
in Tacloban.
[3]
History
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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
.
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
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Television
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PRTV
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- Analog
Branding
|
Callsign
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Channel
|
Power
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Location
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Type
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PRTV
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DYPR-TV
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TV-12
|
5 kW
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Tacloban
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Originating
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- Digital
Branding
|
Callsign
|
Ch. #
|
Frequency
|
Power
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Area of Coverage
|
PRTV
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DYPR-TV
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50
|
689.143 MHz
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2 kW
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Tacloban
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UHF Channel 50 (689.143 MHz)
- Digital affiliate stations
Branding
|
Callsign
|
Ch. #
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Frequency
|
Power
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Area of Coverage
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PSUB
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?
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50
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689.143 MHz
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1 kW
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Nabua, Camarines Sur
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Prime TV
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Radio
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AM stations
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FM stations
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Source:
[14]
- Affiliates
- Notes
Former/inactive stations
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References
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- ^
"KBP Members"
.
Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas
.
- ^
a
b
"Republic Act No. 9773"
.
Official Gazette (Philippines)
.
- ^
Cruz, Maricel (November 13, 2020).
"First digital free TV in E. Visayas"
.
Manila Standard
.
- ^
"Republic Act No. 11508"
.
Official Gazette (Philippines)
.
- ^
Pacpaco, Ryan Ponce (May 1, 2021).
"PCMC to put up 35 music stations nationwide"
.
JournalNews.com.ph
.
- ^
Jenina P. Ibanez (July 22, 2021).
"PCMC targets 35 stations this year"
.
BusinessWorld
.
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"Prime Media, PCMC sign pact for broadcasting entry"
.
Manila Standard
. May 27, 2021.
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Cabuag, VG (May 26, 2021).
"Prime Media inks deal with broadcast firm"
.
BusinessMirror
.
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"Prime Media bares broadcast plans"
.
Manila Bulletin
. August 10, 2021.
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Rivas, Ralf (August 9, 2021).
"Tacloban-based broadcast company pitching to air ABS-CBN shows"
.
Rappler
.
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"Congratulations, Zoe Broadcasting Network and Philippine CollectiveMedia Corporation..."
Facebook
. Retrieved
September 20,
2021
.
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Merkado Barkada (December 6, 2022).
"Prime Media Holdings has its takeover reconfigured"
.
Philstar.com
. Retrieved
May 23,
2024
.
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TV Patrol mapakikinggan na rin sa ilang FM Radio stations simula May 6 | TV Patrol
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"NTC FM Stations (as of June 2022) via FOI website"
(PDF)
.
foi.gov.ph
. February 14, 2023.
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