Type | Broadcast television network |
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Country | Philippines |
Owner | Jesus Is Lord Church |
Key people
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Eddie Villanueva, Chairman Eleanor Villanueva-Tugna, President Engr. Antonio T. Soriano, Vice President for Technical Operations |
Launch date
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April 19, 1998 (broadcast as Ch.11) March 10, 2008 (relaunched as ZOE TV 33) |
Official website
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jilworldwide.org/ch33 lightnetwork |
ZOE Broadcasting Network, Inc. (ZOE TV) is a Philippine television network of Jesus is Lord Movement leader Eddie Villanueva. It owns flagship station DZOE-TV 11, currently an affiliate of GMA Network, and DZOZ-TV 33. This station's studios and offices are located at 22/F Strata 2000 Bldg, F. Ortigas Jr. Ave., Ortigas Center, Pasig City. ZOE also maintains its transmitter facilities at Brgy. San Roque, Antipolo City; as well as leasing transmission space at the GMA Network's Tower of Power site at Tandang Sora, Brgy. Culiat, Quezon City.
The frequency rights of Channel 11 under call letters DWXI-TV in Metro Manila was given to a joint venture of the influential religious groups El Shaddai headed by Mike Velarde and Jesus Is Lord Church headed by Eddie Villanueva in mid 1990s. Conflict of interests started the two groups to contest the full ownership of the company. The Philippine Congress, composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives intervened and awarded to Eddie Villanueva and Jesus Is Lord Movement the right to acquire the frequency held by Channel 11. Villanueva paid Velarde for the stocks and assets held by Delta Broadcasting System (DBS).
In April 19, 1998, Jesus Is Lord Church officially launched its own TV network as ZOE TV on Channel 11 (it also changed its callsign to DZOE-TV) with ZOE Broadcasting Network, Inc. as the new corporate name, it also launched the new station ID and slogan "Give Love, Celebrate Life".