DXRZ-TV

DXRZ-TV (BEAM Channel 31)
Zamboanga City
Branding BEAM Channel 31 Zamboanga
Channels Analog: 31 (UHF)
Affiliations Independent
(O Shopping/Essential Broadcasting Network)
Owner Radio Mindanao Network
(Broadcast Enterprise and Affiliated Media, Inc.)
Founded 1995
Call letters' meaning DX
Radyo
Zamboanga
Former affiliations CTV 31
E! Entertainment
Silent
The Game Channel
CHASE
Jack CITY
Transmitter power 10 kilowatts
Website www.rmn.ph

DXRZ-TV channel 31, is a television station of Radio Mindanao Network & Broadcast Enterprises and Affiliated Media, Inc. In Zamboanga City. The station's studio is located in Zamaveco Bldg.Pilar St., Zamboanga City[1]

History

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 Zamboanga and all RMN TV stations nationwide returned as a test broadcast, right after Globe Telecom acquired 39 percent of BEAM and Altimax Broadcasting Co., retaining RMN as its real owner. And then on it was branded as BEAM Channel 26 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. On September 7, 2012, an animation plug appears on BEAMtv and CHASE and written as: Another Jack TV is rising, soon on this channel. The station was rebranded as Jack City, the station was planned and officiated its launch on October 20, 2012, while CHASE ended its broadcast on October 19.

On September 1, 2014, Jack City was no longer aired on BEAM Channel 31 and its provincial affiliates as BEAM prepares for the digital television era.[2][3] However, Jack City continues to broadcast on cable networks until March 21, 2015, when the channel were rebranded as CT.

After it's closure, it aired O Shopping (of ABS-CBN Corporation and CJ Group of Korea, which aired at that time on the network's mother company (ABS-CBN, which already aired on that area on TV-3) every late night slots, and 24/7 on SkyCable (only available on digital platform, but the area still remains as an analog platform service, although it already covered and served)) and several programs from TBN Asia including The 700 Club Asia, Praise the Lord, Great Day to Live, Ang Tugon, among other local and religious programming produced by the Essential Broadcasting Network under the leadership of Bro. Greg Durante of Greg Durante Ministries which its started from its regular signing-on (7:00 AM) of the date mentioned above.

RMN/BEAM TV stations nationwide

Branding Callsign Ch. # Power Station Type Location
BEAM 31 Manila DWKC-TV TV-31 50 kW Originating Metro Manila
BEAM 26 Baguio DWHB-TV TV-26 5 kW Relay Baguio
BEAM 32 Naga DWNX-TV TV-32 5 kW Relay Naga
BEAM 26 Iloilo DYRI-TV TV-26 5 kW Relay Iloilo
BEAM 31 Cebu DYAR-TV TV-31 5 kW Relay Cebu
BEAM 31 Zamboanga DXRZ-TV TV-31 10 kW Relay Zamboanga
BEAM 31 Davao DXKC-TV TV-31 5 kW Relay Davao

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