Hope Channel Philippines is a religious network of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the Philippines. Its TV stations are owned by Gateway UHF Television Broadcasting, while its radio stations are either owned and/or operated by Digital Broadcasting Corporation or AdventistMedia.Republic Act No. 8689 Founded and launched on September 26, 2010, in the South Philippines and in January 2011 in Luzon and Visayas.
In Luzon, this station aired from 5am-12 midnight on UHF Channel 45, Manila, but it became a full-time station in mid-2017 after Gateway UHF Broadcasting quietly ended their ties with 3ABN. The network programming is similar to Hope Channel International programming but in Filipino language.
History Gateway UHF TV was formed in 1992 when it was granted a legislative franchise to operate television stations on the UHF band under Republic Act 7223.
On June 1, 2001, Gateway UHF TV began its operations on UHF 45 in Metro Manila, carrying HopeTV of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church (SDA). In 2011, with the arrival of global Christian lifestyle network Hope Channel in the Philippines, the SDA acquired Gateway UHF Television Broadcasting. In 2015, the company began broadcasting on digital terrestrial television.
In 2018, Gateway UHF TV's broadcast franchise was renewed.
TV stations
Digital
Branding Callsign Channel Power Frequency Location Hope Channel Manila DWVN 45 3.5 kW 659.143 MHz Carmona, Cavite Hope Channel Baguio DWFB 44 1.5 kW 653.143 MHz BaguioHope Channel Pampanga DWFU 0.5 kWSan Fernando, Pampanga Hope Channel Naga DWFA 48 1.5 kW 677.143 MHz Naga, Camarines Sur Hope Channel Cebu DYGA 25 3.5 kW 539.143 MHz Cebu City
Analog (Inactive) Branding Callsign Channel Power Location Hope Channel Bacolod DYGB 24 5 kW Bacolod Hope Channel Zamboanga DXGA 25Zamboanga CityHope Channel Cagayan de Oro DXGC Cagayan de Oro Hope Channel Davao DXGD Davao City
Cable Provider Channel Coverage Cignal TV TBANationwide SatLite 103 GSat 32 Parasat 17 Regional
Radio stations Aside from running stations, part of programming from AWR (including its flagship program Tinig ng Pag-Asa) can be also heard on various stations via syndication.
Branding Callsign Frequency Location AWR Hope Radio Bukidnon DXCR 1386 kHz Valencia 96.9 MHz AWR Southern Mindanao DXIC 95.3 MHz General Santos AWR Hope Radio Davao DXMA 104.3 MHz Davao Radyo sa Paglaum 106.8 MHz Tagum AWR Hope Radio Mati DXMH 94.3 MHz Mati AWR Hope Radio Kidapawan 100.3 MHz Kidapawan AWR Hope Radio Butuan DXIM 93.5 MHz Butuan AWR Hope Radio Western Mindanao DXBH 103.7 MHz Tangub AWR Hope Radio Wao 106.7 MHz Wao AWR Hope Radio Toledo DYAM 106.3 MHz Toledo AWR Bacolod rowspan="2" 92.7 MHz Bacolod AWR Puerto Princesa 105.5 MHz Puerto Princesa AWR Manila DWAV 89.1 MHz Metro Manila AWR Urdaneta rowspan="4" 95.7 MHz Urdaneta AWR Aurora 97.5 MHz Baler AWR Ilocos Sur 88.5 MHz Santa Cruz AWR Cadaratan West 89.1 MHz Bacarra
Defunct stations Callsign Frequency Location DXHR 1323 kHz Butuan DXDB 100.1 MHz Iligan DXHD 107.1 MHz Matanao
See also
Seventh-day Adventist Church Media ministries of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
Notes
References
External links Hope Channel PHL official website