DXRZ-TV
| Zamboanga City | |
|---|---|
| Branding | BEAM Channel 31 Zamboanga |
| Channels | Analog: 31 (UHF) |
| Affiliations | Independent |
| Owner | 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.beam.com.ph |
DXRZ-TV channel 31, is a television station of 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.
On July 3, 2011, UHF 31 in Zamboanga and all RMN TV stations nationwide returned as a test broadcast, as the frequency was occupied by Broadcast Enterprised and Affiliated Media, following the latter was bought up by Bethlehem Holdings, Inc. (funded by Globe Telecom's Group Retirement Fund) from RMN. And then on it was branded as BEAM Channel 31 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 its 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.
