DWKC-TV
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| Metro Manila | |
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| City | Antipolo City |
| Branding | BEAM Channel 31-Manila |
| Channels |
Analog: 31 (UHF) Digital: 32 (UHF/under test broadcast) (ISDB-T) Virtual: 32 (LCN) |
| Subchannels | See list of subchannels |
| Affiliations | See list |
| Owner | Broadcast Enterprises and Affiliated Media, Inc. |
| Founded |
October 31, 1993 (RMN TV) July 3, 2011 (BEAM) |
| 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) |
| Transmitter power | 50 kW TPO/4,050 kW ERP |
| Website | www.beam.com.ph |
BEAM Channel 31 (DWKC-TV), is the flagship television station of Broadcast Enterprises and Affiliated Media, Inc. in the Philippines. Its studios and transmitter are located at Palos Verdes Subdivision, Brgy Sta. Cruz, Sumulong Highway, Antipolo City, province of Rizal. It operates daily from 6:00 AM to 12:00 MN.
On October 31, 1993, Radio Mindanao Network became the second radio-based network to launch a TV station called CTV 31. It is also the first UHF station to be inspired by the format of a cable movie channel.
But recently CTV-31 acquired and aired E! (the American-cable network channel in the US) in mid-1997. Because of the broadcasting rules assigned by National Telecommunications Commission and the matter that they acquired the broadcast rights from E!, CTV-31 stopped its broadcast on August 2000.
In mid-1997, it acquired rights to broadcast shows from the E! channel, a U.S. cable TV channel, which broadcast together with RMN's CTV-31. On September 2000, CTV-31 leased the entire channel block and changed its name to E! Philippines. Originally broadcasting 24-hours a day, in 2001 it reduced its broadcasts to 6pm-12mn. However, on June 1, 2003, RMN had to cease their operations on TV due to financial constraints and poor television ratings, and somehow decided to focus only on their 2 radio networks (which is 93.9 iFM and DZXL 558 AM). There were several religious groups who had wished to acquire block programming of CTV but the RMN refused to accept their offers. Some programs of E! were broadcast to QTV Channel 11 via "E! on Q" (now known as GMA News TV), ETC (aired over SBN 21), Solar News Channel (now CNN Philippines and aired over RPN 9), and Velvet (now defunct).
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