DYCT-TV

DYCT-TV (BEAM TV Channel 31 Cebu)
Metro Cebu
City	Cebu City
Channels	Analog: 31 (UHF); Digital: 32 (UHF) (ISDB-T) (test broadcast); Virtual: 32 (LCN)
Branding	BEAM TV Channel 31 Cebu
Programming
Subchannels	See list of subchannels
Affiliations	BEAM TV Promotional Channel
Ownership
Owner	Broadcast Enterprise and Affiliated Media, Inc. ; Pop Life TV Network Inc.
History
Founded	1992
Former call signs	DYAR-TV
Former affiliations	CTV 31 (1993-2000) ; E! Entertainment (2000-2003) ; Silent (2003-2011) ; The Game Channel (2011-2012) ; CHASE (2011-2012) ; Jack CITY (2012-2014) ; BEAM TV (2014-2018, 2019-Present) ; Shop TV (2016-2018) ; Pop Life TV/Pop Life Lite (2019)
Call sign meaning	DY; Cinema; Television (former branding)
Technical information
ERP	Analog: 10 kilowatts TPO ; 20.5 kilowatts ERP; Digital: 1 kilowatts TPO
Links
Website	www.beam.com.phwww.poplife.com.ph

DYCT-TV channel 31 is a television station of Broadcast Enterprises and Affiliated Media, Inc. in Cebu City, Philippines. Its studios is located at Unit 411, 4/F, Ludo and Luym Bldg., Plaridel St., Cebu City and the transmitter is located at Brgy. Lahug, Cebu City.[1]

History

It was started as Cinema Television (or CTV-31) in 1992. It was also the first UHF station to be inspired by a movie television. And on year 1997, it had its broadcast rights form E!, an American-cable network channel that features fashion and lifestyle show, which is lately known as E! Philippines. But in the year 2003 RMN decided to cancel its operation to TV network, citing financial constraints and poor ratings.

Logo of The Game Channel from August 15, 2011-February 15, 2012

On July 3, 2011, UHF 31 in Cebu and all RMN TV stations nationwide returned as a test broadcast, as the frequency was occupied by Broadcast Enterprises and Affiliated Media, following the latter was bought up by Bethlehem Holdings, Inc. (funded by Globe Telecom's Group Retirement Fund) from RMN. And then on it was branded as BEAM Channel 31 and The Game Channel on August 15, 2011. Recently, The Game Channel limited to its broadcast on December 24, 2011, to give way to its new sister station CHASE which it was broadcast in evening block of The Game Channel. Recently The Game Channel leased its operation on BEAM and transferred its operation to cable, while CHASE remains on this network and took its 24‑hour broadcast. Remained on this channel and took its 24‑hour permanent broadcast. Recently it ended its operation on October 19, 2012.

On September 7, 2012, when they aired 24 on CHASE, an animation signage plugged and written like this: "Another Jack TV is rising, coming soon on this channel". This was the part of Solar TV Network, Inc. plans to use this channel assignment to aired the said network. The network is planned and it was launched as the secondary Jack TV network named JACK City on October 20, 2012. But it lessen it's on air limits on free TV into 18 hours a day, due to National Telecommunications Commission's guidelines on free-to-air broadcasters, however it continues broadcasting 24/7 on cable networks. Somehow it ended operations and affiliation partnership with BEAM on August 31, 2014 and was moved to cable networks. Currently BEAM Channel 31 Cebu, along with other BEAM TV stations nationwide is currently affiliated with Essentials Broadcasting Network thru TBN Asia and O Shopping (an ABS-CBN-owned shopping network channel).

Digital television

Digital channels

UHF Channel 32 (581.143 MHz)

Channel	Video	Aspect	PSIP Short Name	Programming	Note
32.1	480i	4:3	BEAM TV	Main DYCT-TV Programming/BEAM TV Promotional Channel(Inquirer 990 Television and TV Shop Philippines)	Test Broadcast
32.2			Reserved	(Test pattern; no channel)
32.3			TV Shop on BEAM	TV Shop Philippines
32.4			Island Living on BEAM	Island Living Channel (Pilipinas HD from 6:00am to 2:00pm on Monday to Thursday; 2:00 pm to midnight on Friday to Sunday)
32.5			LifeTV on BEAM	Life TV (with TBN Asia programming during peak hours)
32.6			Poplife TV	Poplife TV
32.7		4:3	Inquirer 990 on BEAM	Inquirer 990 Television (subject to satellite or livestream outages)
32.31		4:3	240p	BEAM TV 1 Seg		1 Seg simulcast of DYCT-TV	1Seg

With the exception of eGG Network and Inquirer 990 Television, programming for the analog signal and digital subchannels is supplied by BEAM's management. BEAM's digital feed follows the analog feed's broadcasting hours, yet it can allow overnight digital-exclusive broadcast whenever the network is granted clearance from the NTC for any overnight television coverage they may carry (such as some of eGG's live international gaming events when time zone difference is concerned).

BEAM TV stations

References

"RMN TV Station Networks". Asiawaves. Retrieved February 23, 2012.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[autogenerated1-1] "RMN TV Station Networks". Asiawaves. Retrieved February 23, 2012.

Broadcast television in the Metro Cebu market
Network O&Os are in bold
VHF channels	DYCB 3 (ABS-CBN) DYSS 7 (GMA) DYKC 9 (RPN/CNN Philippines) (Mandaue City) DYPT 11 (PTV) DYTV 13 (IBC)
UHF channels	DYET 21 (5) DYAC 23 (S+A) DYGA 25 (Hope Channel PH) DYLS 27 (GMA News TV) DYAN 29 (One Sports) DYCT 31 (BEAM TV) DYNU 39 (UNTV) DYCS 47 (CCTN) DYGC 51 (GMA)
Digital channels	26 (GMA) 32 (BEAM TV) 36 (ABS-CBN) 37 (ABS-CBN) 42 (PTV) 43 (DZRH News Television)
Local cable channels	Cebu Living Channel MyTV
Defunct and inactive stations	DYCP 6 (SBN/ETC) DYNJ 33 (RJTV) DYFA 45 (GNN) DYFX 49 (Net 25)

BEAM TV stations in the Philippines
DWKC 31 (Metro Manila) DWHB 26 (Baguio) DWHC 32 (Naga City) DYRM 26 (Iloilo) DYCT 31 (Cebu) DXBE 31 (Zamboanga) DXKC 31 (Davao)
See also ABS-CBN (Luzon • Visayas • Mindanao) RPN/CNN Philippines (Luzon • Visayas • Mindanao) GMA (Luzon • Visayas • Mindanao) IBC (Luzon • Visayas • Mindanao) TV5 (Luzon • Visayas • Mindanao) PTV (Luzon • Visayas • Mindanao)