Media Capital

Media Capital SGPS, SA, is a Portuguese media corporation founded in 1988 (originally named SOCI - Sociedade de Comunicação Independente, founded by Luís Nobre Guedes), based in Oeiras, Lisbon. Media Capital is a major media group in Portugal, and is one of the biggest media corporations in Europe. Media Capital distributes 20th Century Fox and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer home video releases in the Portuguese market under the Castello Lopes label. Since 2005, PRISA is the principal owner of Media Capital.

Media Capital SGPS SA

Type	Media company
Founded	1988
Headquarters	Oeiras , Portugal
Products	TV stations, radio stations, magazines, internet
Owner	PRISA
Website	Media Capital

Businesses

Media Capital operates in several areas of media and advertising. Here is a list of the companies owned by Media Capital.

Broadcasting

TVI, a television broadcaster. It was acquired by Media Capital in 1997.

Media Capital Rádios, a radio broadcaster, which includes several radio stations:

Rádio Comercial - national net of broadcasters: 88.1 FM - Fóia (Monchique) → 10 kW 88.7 FM - Lamego (Viseu) → 5 kW 88.9 FM - Minhéu (Vila Real) → 10 kW 89.0 FM - Leiria - Maunça → 1 kW 89.3 FM - Esposende (Braga) → 0,4 kW 90.8 FM - Lousã (Coimbra) → 44 kW 91.9 FM - Bornes Mountains → 10 kW 92.0 FM - Mendro Mountains (Beja district - also serving Évora's district) → 50 kW 92.2 FM - Oliveirinha (Aveiro) → 0,2 kW 93.9 FM - Samil - Bragança → 10 kW 94.3 FM - Viseu → 0,5 kW

96.1 FM - Faro - São Miguel/Goldra → 10 kW 96.1 FM - Guarda/P. Vento → 10 kW 96.8 FM - Grândola → 10 kW 97.4 FM - Lisboa (Monsanto Forest Park) → 44 kW 97.7 FM - Porto (Monte da Virgem) → 44 kW 98.2 FM - Fundão (Gardunha Mountains) → 10 kW 98.5 FM - Sintra → 0,3 kW 98.9 FM - Portalegre (Marada Alta Mountains) → 10 kW 99.0 FM - Valença do Minho - Monte do Faro → 10 kW 99.2 FM - Braga (Sameiro) → 5 kW 99.8 FM - Montejunto Mountains → 10 kW 103.1 FM - Vouzela (Pena Hill) → 0,2 kW

Cidade - ten local radio stations: 91.6 FM - Lisboa → 5 kW 97.2 FM - Redondo → 0.5 kW 99.3 FM - Alcanena → 2 kW 99.7 FM - Penacova (Coimbra) → 1 kW 99.7 FM - Loulé (Faro district) → 2 kW

106.2 FM - Montijo → 1 kW 101.0 FM - Vale de Cambra (Aveiro) → 0.5 kW 102.8 FM - Viseu → 2 kW 104.4 FM - Braga (Amares) 104.4 FM → 1 kW 107.2 FM - Vila Nova de Gaia - Porto → 0.5 kW

M80 Radio 90.0 - Matosinhos (Porto) 93.0 - Leiria 95.6 - Penalva do Castelo (Viseu) 96.4 - Santarém 98.4 - Coimbra 94.4 FM - Aveiro 97.4 FM - Vila Real

104.3 - Lisbon and Setúbal 106.1 - Faro 106.4 - Beja and Évora 106.7 - Portalegre 107.1 - Portimão 107.5 - Grândola / Santiago do Cacém 103.8 - Braga and Fafe

• Vodafone FM
  • 92.8 - Coimbra and Figueiró dos Vinhos
  • 94.3 - Maia - Porto
  • 101.1 - Moita (Setúbal) and parts of Lisbon
  • 107.2 - Amadora - Lisbon

• Smooth FM
  • 89.5 - Matosinhos - Porto
  • 92.8 - Figueiró dos Vinhos (Coimbra)
  • 96.6 - Lisbon
  • 97.7 - Santarém
  • 103.0 - Barreiro

Shut down stations

• Best Rock FM
  • 89.5 FM - Valongo
  • 101.1 FM - Moita

Star FM Benavente (Belmonte) 1035 AM 96.6 FM - Lisboa 105.8 FM - Porto 96.8 FM - Sabugal

103.0 FM - Coimbra and Cantanhede 97.7 FM - Santarem 104.4 FM - Manteigas

Magazines

• Media Capital Edições, a magazine publisher:
  • Lux Magazine (women's magazine)
  • Maxmen (Portuguese version of Maxim men's magazine)
  • Portugal Diário (news magazine)
  • Agência Financeira (financial magazine)
  • MaisFutebol (Association football magazine)

Internet

• IOL (Portugal), a multimedia content provider (also an Internet service provider previously).

Ownership

Media Capital is owned by PRISA (95%), and by the Savings Banks of Vigo, Ourense and Pontevedra (5%).

External links

• Media Capital - official website
• MCR