Hope Channel Philippines

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Gateway UHF Television Broadcasting
Company typePrivate
IndustryBroadcast media
Founded1992
HeadquartersSilang, Cavite, Philippines
Key people
Joel Sarmiento (2023 President, Hope Channel Philippines) Demuel Gambol (VP Operations, Hope Channel Philippines)
ParentSeventh-day Adventist Church
Websitewww.hopetv.ph
Footnotes / references
[1]
Hope Channel Philippines
CountryPhilippines
Broadcast areaPhilippines
NetworkSeventh-day Adventist Church
HeadquartersSilang, Cavite, Philippines (main office)
Pasay, Philippines (Luzon)
Cebu City, Philippines (Visayas)
Cagayan de Oro, Philippines (Mindanao)
Programming
Language(s)English, Filipino, Cebuano
Picture format480i (SDTV) 16:9
720p (HDTV)
Ownership
OwnerSeventh-day Adventist Church (Hope Channel)
Gateway UHF Television Broadcasting
History
LaunchedSeptember 26, 2010 (2010-09-26)
Links
Websitewww.hopetv.ph
Availability
Terrestrial
Gateway UHF TV stations
(Analog)
Channel 24 (UHF)
Bacolod
Channel 25 (UHF)
Cebu, Cagayan de Oro, and Davao
Digital (ISDB-T)Channel 45 (45.06) Metro Manila (Digital broadcast)
[2]
Channel 25 (25.01) Cebu (Digital broadcast)
Streaming media
Hopetv.phWatch Live

Hope Channel Philippines is a religious network of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the Philippines. Its TV stations are owned by Gateway UHF Television Broadcasting, while its radio stations are either owned and/or operated by Digital Broadcasting Corporation or AdventistMedia.[3] Founded and launched on September 26, 2010, in the South Philippines[4] and in January 2011 in Luzon and Visayas.[5][6] It was first seen on UHF Channel 25 in Cagayan de Oro in the Northern Mindanao region.

In Luzon, this station aired from 5am-12 midnight on UHF Channel 45, Manila, but it became a full-time station in mid-2017 after Gateway UHF Broadcasting quietly ended their ties with 3ABN. The network programming is similar to Hope Channel International programming but in Filipino language.[7]

History[edit]

Gateway UHF TV was formed in 1992 when it was granted a legislative franchise to operate television stations on the UHF band under Republic Act 7223.[1]

On June 1, 2001, Gateway UHF TV began its operations on UHF 45 in Metro Manila, carrying HopeTV of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church (SDA). In 2011, with the arrival of global Christian lifestyle network Hope Channel in the Philippines, the SDA acquired Gateway UHF Television Broadcasting.[8] In 2015, the company began broadcasting on digital terrestrial television.

In 2018, Gateway UHF TV's broadcast franchise was renewed.[8][9]

Hope Channel stations[edit]

Analog Stations[edit]

Branding Callsign Ch. # Power (kW) Station type Location (transmitter site)
Hope Channel Bacolod DYGB-TV TV-24 5 kW Relay Bacolod
Hope Channel South Philippines DXGC-TV TV-25 5 kW Originating Cagayan de Oro
Hope Channel Davao DXGD-TV TV-25 5 kW Relay Davao

Digital Stations[edit]

Branding Callsign Ch. # Power (kW) Frequency Station type Location (transmitter site)
Hope Channel Philippines DWVN-DTV 45 3.5 kW 659.143 Mhz Originating Cavite/Metro Manila
Hope Channel Central Philippines DYGA-DTV 25 1 kW 539.143 MHz Originating Cebu/Central Visayas
Hope Channel South Philippines DXGC-DTV 24 1 kW 533.143 MHz Originating Cagayan de Oro

Digital television[edit]

Digital Affiliates[edit]

Callsign Ch. # Power (kW) Frequency Station type Location (transmitter site)
DWFB-DTV 44 1.5 kW 653.143 MHz Originating Baguio
DWFU-DTV 44 500 W 653.143 MHz Originating Pampanga
DWFA-DTV 48 1.5 kW 677.143 MHz Originating Naga
DXFA-DTV 43 1 kW 647.143 MHz Originating Zamboanga

Hope Radio / Adventist World Radio stations[edit]

Note: Some stations are either branded as Hope Radio or Adventist World Radio (AWR). However, selection of programming from AWR (including its flagship program Tinig ng Pag-Asa), can be also heard on most affiliate stations via syndication.

FM Stations[edit]

Callsign Frequency Power (kW) Location (transmitter site)
DWAV[a] 89.1 MHz 25 kW Metro Manila
DXIC 95.3 MHz 5 KW General Santos
DXMA 104.3 MHz 10 KW Davao
DXDB 100.1 MHz 5 KW Iligan
DXHR 93.5 MHz 5 KW Butuan
[b] 96.9 MHz 5 KW Valencia
DXBH 103.7 MHz 5 KW Tangub
DXMH 94.3 MHz 5 KW Mati
DXHS 107.1 MHz 5 KW Tagum
DXHD 107.1 MHz 5 KW Matanao
DYAM 106.3 MHz 5 KW Toledo
95.7 MHz 5 kW Urdaneta
105.7 MHz 5 kW Mapandan
97.5 MHz 5 kW Baler
89.5 MHz 5 kW Talisay
102.9 MHz 5 kW San Jose
102.3 MHz 5 kW Sogod
106.9 MHz 5 kW Wao

AM Stations[edit]

Callsign Frequency Power (kW) Location (transmitter site)
DXHR 1323 kHz 10 KW Butuan
DXCR[b] 1386 kHz 10 KW Valencia, Bukidnon

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Owned by Blockbuster Broadcasting System
  2. ^ a b Owned by Mountain View College

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Republic Act No. 7223". The Corpus Juris. March 11, 1992. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  2. ^ "DTV Pilipinas - #SHIFTtoDTVph #ISDBTph #DTTB... - Facebook". Facebook.
  3. ^ Republic Act No. 8689
  4. ^ "Hope Channel Philippines - Mindanao".
  5. ^ "Hope Channel Philippines - Mindanao".
  6. ^ "Orbe Bares Plan to Launch HOPE Channel in Luzon | North Philippine Union Conference". Archived from the original on May 5, 2012. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
  7. ^ "Hope Channel Launching". October 24, 2011.
  8. ^ a b "Philippine President Signs Hope Channel Philippines' Gateway Franchise". Hope Channel Philippines. April 18, 2018.
  9. ^ Romero, Alexis (April 8, 2018). "Duterte OKs 18 school bills, 6 broadcast franchises". The Philippine Star.

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