DXKC-DTV

DXKC-DTV
Metro Davao; Philippines;
City	Davao City
Channels	Digital: 31 (UHF) (ISDB-T); Virtual: 31.01;
Programming
Subchannels	See list of subchannels
Affiliations	31.2: Blast Sports; 31.3: Knowledge Channel; 31.4: Reserved; 31.6: Life TV; 31.7: Pilipinas HD;
Ownership
Owner	Broadcast Enterprises and Affiliated Media Inc.
History
Founded	1995 (RMN TV) ; July 3, 2011 (BEAM TV)
Former call signs	DXKC-TV (1995-2003, 2011-2021)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 31 (UHF, 1995–2003, 2011-2021); Digital: 32 (UHF; 2016–2022)
Former affiliations	CTV 31 (1995-2000) ; E! Entertainment (2000-2003) ; Silent (2003-2011) ; The Game Channel (2011-2012) ; CHASE (2011-2012) ; Jack City (2012-2014) ; Independent (2014-2021) ; Shop TV (2016-2018) ; Pop Life TV/Pop Life Lite (2019) ; Inquirer 990 TV (2020)
Technical information
Licensing authority	NTC
Power	5 kW TPO
ERP	25 kW ERP
Links
Website	www.beam.com.ph

DXKC-DTV (channel 31) is a television station in Metro Davao, Philippines, serving as the Mindanao flagship of Broadcast Enterprises and Affiliated Media, Inc. The station maintains a transmitter facility along Broadcast Ave., Shrine Hills, Brgy. Matina Crossing, Davao City.^[1]

History[edit]

It was started as Cinema Television (or CTV-31) in 1995. 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 Davao 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. Under new ownership, BEAM began its affiliation partnership with Solar Entertainment Corporation.

On June 28, 2013, Solar Entertainment was forced to reduce its Free TV broadcast to 18 hours a day on BEAM in compliance with the National Telecommunications Commission's guidelines. However, it still continues on cable networks 24 hours a day.

On September 1, 2014, BEAM Channel 31 and its provincial affiliates ended its partnership with Solar, as BEAM prepares its ISDB-T digital television.

BEAM TV provincial stations ceased its analog transmission on March 29, 2022 (3 months after BEAM TV 31 Manila closed down its analog signal for the second time on January 1, 2022), as its now fully migrated to digital broadcast permanently. As of March 30, 2022 (a day after its analog shutdown), BEAM TV Digital broadcast started to operate on UHF 31, but still under maintenance as the network still trying to migrate its signal operations which is currently using the digital transmission on UHF 32 in the area. On April 6, 2022, BEAM TV announced launched of PIE, a new channel that co-ownership with ABS-CBN Corporation, Kroma Entertainment and 917Ventures, on May 23, 2022 as the all-new "tradigital" entertainment channel.

Digital television[edit]

Digital channels[edit]

DXKC-TV currently operates on UHF Channel 31 (575.143 MHz) and is multiplexed into the following subchannels:

Channel	Video	Aspect	Short name	Programming	Notes
31.2	480i	16:9	BLAST SPORTS	Blast Sports	Commercial broadcast
31.3		4:3	KNOWLEDGE CHANNEL	Knowledge Channel
31.4			RESERVED	Color Bars
31.6			LIFE TV	Life TV
31.7		16:9	PILIPINAS HD	Pilipinas HD

Areas of coverage[edit]

Primary areas[edit]

Secondary areas[edit]

Portion of Davao de Oro

BEAM TV stations nationwide[edit]

References[edit]

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

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

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v t e Broadcast television in the Metro Davao market
Network O&Os are in bold
VHF channels	DXET 2 (TV5) (PA) 4 (All TV) DXMJ 5 (GMA) DXSS 7 (Solar Learning 1) DXWW 9 (RPN/RPTV) DXNP 11 (PTV Davao) DXTV 13 (IBC)
UHF channels	DXRS 23 (RJTV) DXGD 25 (Hope Channel Philippines) DXRA 27 (GTV) DXAN 29 (One Sports) DXSV 38 (Kakampi TV) (Digos City) DXOW 41 (GNN) DXAQ 43 (SMNI) DXUN 45 (Davao Christian Bible Channel) DXPT 48 (PTV DavNor) DXNU 51 (UNTV)
Digital channels	DXET 18 (18.01 TV5, 18.02 One PH, 18.03 One Sports) DXAQ 19 (39.01 SMNI, 39.02 SMNI News Channel) DXEX 20 (20.01 A2Z, 20.02 Light TV, 20.03 TeleRadyo) DXKC 31 (31.01 PIE, 31.02 Knowledge Channel) DXKC 32 (12.01 DepEd TV, 12.02 TV Shop, 12.03 Pilipinas HD, 12.04 Life TV) DXMJ 37 (5.01 GMA, 5.02 GTV, 5.03 Heart of Asia, 5.04 Hallypop, 5.05 I Heart Movies, 5.07 DepEd TV) DXSV 38 (38.01 Kakampi TV) (Digos City) DXNP 45 (11.01 PTV Davao, 11.02 PTV Manila, 11.03 Congress TV) DXED 49 (25.01 Net 25, 25.02 INC TV, 25.03 EAGLE FM)
Local cable channels	APM TV Forerunners Network Newsline Philippines
Defunct and inactive stations	DXAS 4 (ABS-CBN) DXAB 21 (AMCARA) DXKC 31 (BEAM) DXED 39 (Net 25)

v t e BEAM TV stations in the Philippines
DWKC 31 (Metro Manila) DWHB 26 (Baguio City) 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)