DYAR-TV

DYAR-TV (BEAM Channel 31 Cebu)

Cebu City
Branding	BEAM Channel 31 Cebu
Channels	Analog: 31 (UHF) Digital: 32 (UHF) (ISDB-T)(test broadcast)
Affiliations	Independent
Owner	Broadcast Enterprise and Affiliated Media, Inc.
Founded	1992
Former callsigns	DYCT[1]
Former affiliations	CTV 31 E! Entertainment Silent The Game Channel CHASE Jack CITY
Transmitter power	TPO 5 kilowatts ERP 10.5 kilowatts
Website	www.beam.com.ph

DYAR-TV channel 31 is a television station of Broadcast Enterprises and Affiliated Media, Inc. in Cebu City, Philippines. Its studios and transmitter is located at Unit 411, 4/F, Ludo and Luym Bldg., Plaridel St., Cebu City.^[1]

History

It was started as Cinema Television (or CTV-31) in 1992. 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 Cebu 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. 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. Remained on this channel and took its 24‑hour permanent broadcast. Recently it ended its operation on October 19, 2012.

On September 7, 2012, when they aired 24 on CHASE, an animation signage plugged and written like this: "Another Jack TV is rising, coming soon on this channel". This was the part of Solar TV Network, Inc. plans to use this channel assignment to aired the said network. The network is planned and it was launched as the secondary Jack TV network named JACK City on October 20, 2012. But it lessen it's on air limits on free TV into 18 hours a day, due to National Telecommunications Commission's guidelines on free-to-air broadcasters, however it continues broadcasting 24/7 on cable networks. Somehow it ended operations and affiliation partnership with BEAM on August 31, 2014 and was moved to cable networks. Currently BEAM Channel 31 Cebu, along with other BEAM TV stations nationwide is currently affiliated with Essentials Broadcasting Network thru TBN Asia and O Shopping (an ABS-CBN-owned shopping network channel).

Digital television

Digital channels

UHF Channel 32 (581.143 MHz)

Channel	Video	Aspect	PSIP Short Name	Programming	Note
12.1	H.264	4:3	BEAM TV	BEAM TV (simulcast of DYAR-TV)	Test Broadcast
12.31			BEAM 1 Seg	1 Seg simulcast of DYAR-TV	1 Seg mobile test broadcast

BEAM TV stations

References

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