Philippine Collective Media Corporation

Philippine Collective Media Corporation

Company type	Private
Industry	broadcasting digital media
Founded	May 21, 2008 (2008-05-21)
Headquarters	6th Floor, Universal RE Building, 106 Paseo de Roxas Avenue cor. Perea Street, Legazpi Village, Makati.
Key people	Sofonias Gabonada Jr. (President)
Owner	Michelle Ayangco and Hermogene Real (each owning 50％)
Parent	Martin Romualdez (sale to Prime Media Holdings pending approval)

PRTV
Type	Free-to-air regional TV channel
Broadcast area	Eastern Visayas
Headquarters	Tacloban
Programming
Language(s)	Waray, Filipino
Ownership
Sister channels	Prime TV TeleRadyo Serbisyo
History
Launched	April 25, 2011 (2011-04-25)
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital	Channel 50 (Tacloban)

Philippine Collective Media Corporation (PCMC; officially known in their documents as Philippine CollectiveMedia Corporation) is a Philippine broadcast media company. Its headquarters are located in Barangay South Triangle, Quezon City, with offices in Makati City and in Tacloban. It owns a number of radio stations across the country under the FM Radio Philippines (Favorite Music Radio) network and AM radio station Radyo 630, as well as television stations PRTV Prime Media and PRTV Tacloban.

History

PCMC was founded on May 21, 2008. It was signed into law under Republic Act 9773 in 2009, initially its broadcast operations only limited covering the Eastern Visayas region. In April 25, 2011, PCMC launched 3 stations in Tacloban: AM station DYBR (discontinued in 2013 following the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan), FM station DYDR, and the first local independent TV station PRTV.

FMR logo from 2020 to 2023.

The company's legislative franchise was later amended in 2020 under Republic Act 11508, allowing PCMC to operate national broadcast albeit without President Rodrigo Duterte's signature as the bill lapsed into law after 30 days of inaction. PCMC launched its own FM network Favorite Music Radio (or FMR, based on the owner's initials), with its flagship station DYDR in Tacloban was relaunched under the said brand. PCMC is expected to expand the FMR network into 35 radio stations nationwide.

In May 2021, PCMC and Prime Media Holdings, Inc. (PMHI/PRIM), a publicly-traded investment firm involving real estate and hospitality, signed a share-for-share swap agreement through a backdoor listing. Under the deal, PCMC shareholders will exchange their shares of common stock to take majority control of PRIM, which will acquire PCMC and will become the latter's subsidiary.

With the expansion of its radio and television operations, the company is expected to launch a national TV network with its plans to collaborate with several content providers (among them is ABS-CBN Corporation).

On September 20, 2021, PCMC was signed by ZOE Broadcasting Network an affiliation deal to air A2Z's programming on PRTV Tacloban, As a result, PRTV Tacloban became a network-affiliated station for the first time in its history.

In 2022, Prime Media's memorandum was later revised following PCMC's shareholders created a holding firm Golden Peregrine Holdings (GPHI) which was already acquired PCMC, therefore GPHI became a direct subsidiary of PMHI with PCMC as its indirect subsidiary.

On May 6, 2024, ABS-CBN's flagship newscast TV Patrol begin airing on all Favorite Music Radio stations nationwide.

On May 27, 2024, PCMC and Prime Media formally launched its own national TV channel Prime TV, which serves as an expansion of the PRTV brand.

In October 2024, it was reported by news website Bilyonaryo that PCMC/Prime Media has signed an agreement with MediaQuest Holdings to acquire the radio assets of Nation Broadcasting Corporation (NBC), which houses Radyo5 operated by NBC's sister company TV5 Network. As part of its sale/transfer agreement (subject to regulatory approvals), PCMC will lease NBC radio stations in Manila, Baguio (retaining its existing 94.3 FM), Bacolod (retaining its existing 91.1 FM), Davao and General Santos with the FM Radio brand will occupy the Manila station while on the other hand, the rest will serve as a relay of the flagship station in Manila. NBC's radio stations in Cebu and Cagayan de Oro, as well as its TV assets which currently broadcasts One Sports on DWNB-TV and its regional stations, are not included in the deal.

PCMC stations

Television

PRTV

Digital

Branding	Callsign	Ch. #	Frequency	Power	Area of Coverage
PRTV	DYPR-TV	50	689.143 MHz	2 kW	Tacloban

UHF Channel 50 (689.143 MHz)

Channel	Video	Aspect	Short name	Programming	Note
27.01	480i	4:3	PRTV	PRTV Tacloban (Main DYPR-TV programming)	Test broadcast/Configuration testing
27.02			TV5	TV5
27.03			A2Z	A2Z (ZOE TV)
27.04			Reserve	Test Feed

Digital affiliate stations

Branding	Callsign	Ch. #	Frequency	Power	Area of Coverage
PSUB	—	50	689.143 MHz	1 kW	Nabua, Camarines Sur

Prime TV

Short Name	Programming	Ch. # (LCN)	Frequency	Owner
PRTV PRIME	Prime TV	xx.1	Various (See list)	Broadcast Enterprises and Affiliated Media

Radio

AM stations

Branding	Callsign	Frequency	Location	Notes
Radyo 630	DWPM	630 KHz	Metro Manila	Operated conjointly with ABS-CBN Corporation under Media Serbisyo Production Corporation.

FM stations

Source:

Branding	Callsign	Frequency	Location
FM Radio Philippines	—	Cignal Channel 317	Nationwide
FM Radio Manila	DWFM	92.3 MHz	Metro Manila
	DZYB	102.3 MHz	Baguio
	DYBC	102.3 MHz	Bacolod
	DXFM	101.9 MHz	Davao
	DXOO	97.5 MHz	General Santos
FM Radio Tacloban	DYDR	100.7 MHz	Tacloban
	DYPD	100.7 MHz	Ormoc
	DYPA	101.7 MHz	Borongan
	DYPC	88.5 MHz	Calbayog
	DYPF	106.9 MHz	Catbalogan
	—	91.7 MHz	Catarman
FM Radio Baguio		94.3 MHz	Baguio
FM Radio Cagayan		94.9 MHz	Peñablanca
FM Radio Quezon		94.3 MHz	Sariaya
FM Radio Camarines Sur	DZRP	94.5 MHz	Goa
University FM	—	94.3 MHz	Nabua
FM Radio Catanduanes		97.5 MHz	Virac
FM Radio Albay		90.5 MHz	Ligao
FM Radio Iloilo		90.1 MHz	Iloilo City
FM Radio Bacolod		91.1 MHz	Bacolod
FM Radio Bohol		104.7 MHz	Tagbilaran
FM Radio Cebu	DYWF	93.1 MHz	Cebu
FM Radio Maasin	DYAE	96.5 MHz	Maasin
FM Radio Bukidnon	105.1 MHz	Malaybalay
FM Radio Camiguin	98.3 MHz	Mambajao
Babe Radio	106.1 MHz	Dipolog
FM Radio Zamboanga Sibugay	99.3 MHz	Ipil
FM Radio Pagadian	93.5 MHz	Pagadian
FM Radio Davao de Oro	96.7 MHz	Nabunturan
FM Radio DavNor	89.5 MHz	Tagum
FM Radio Digos	89.5 MHz	Digos
Sky Radio	DXJF	96.1 MHz	Hagonoy
FM Radio Butuan	—	101.5 MHz	Butuan
FM Radio Bagtik		89.3 MHz	Surigao
Friends Radio		96.7 MHz	Iligan

Affiliates

Branding	Callsign	Frequency	Location	Owner
Happy Radio	DZJD	102.5 MHz	Tumauini	90 Degrees North, Inc.
YK FM	—	107.3 MHz	Montevista	YK Broadcasting Service
Radyo Asenso		95.7 MHz	Monkayo	Municipal Government of Monkayo
Radio Ignacia		87.9 MHz	Cotabato	Notre Dame – RVM College of Cotabato

Notes

Former/inactive stations

Branding	Callsign	Frequency	Location	Note/s
Apple Radio	DYBR-AM	711 KHz	Tacloban	Inactive; transmission destroyed by Typhoon Haiyan in 2013.