ZOE Broadcasting Network

Light Network Channel 33
Type Broadcast television network
Country Philippines
Owner Jesus Is Lord Church
Key people
 Eddie Villanueva, Chairman
Launch date
 April 19, 1998 (broadcast as Ch.11)
March 10, 2008 (relaunched as ZOE TV 33)
Official website
 jilworldwide.org/ch33
lightnetwork.ph

ZOE Broadcasting Network, Inc. (ZOE TV) is a Philippine television network of Jesus is Lord Movement leader Eddie Villanueva. ZOE is an affiliate of GMA Network. This stations studios and offices are located at 22/F Strata 2000 Bldg, F. Ortigas Jr. Ave., Ortigas Center, Pasig City. With transmitters at Brgy. San Roque, Antipolo City. Its flagship television station, (DZOE-TV 11 Manila) and several of its provincial stations are operated by GMA Network as GMA News TV.

History

The frequency rights of Channel 11 under call letters DWXI-TV in Mega Manila was given to a joint venture of the influential religious groups El Shaddai headed by Mike Velarde and Jesus Is Lord Church headed by Eddie Villanueva in mid 1990s. Conflict of interests started the two groups to contest the full ownership of the company. The Philippine Congress, composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives intervened and awarded to Eddie Villanueva and Jesus Is Lord Movement the right to acquire the frequency held by Channel 11. Villanueva paid Velarde for the stocks and assets held by Delta Broadcasting System (DBS).

In April 19, 1998, Jesus Is Lord Church launches its own TV network as ZOE TV on Channel 11 (it also changed its callsign to DZOE-TV) with ZOE Broadcasting Network, Inc. as the new corporate name, it also with a new station ID and slogan "Give Love, Celebrate Life".

In 1999, Entertainment Network (Enternet) headed by Benito Araneta and ZOE TV entered an agreement for TV airtime lease. Enternet leased the morning and afternoon block by airing CNBC Asia. After two years of airing, the two parties had disagreements on the signed contract, ZOE TV stopped airing CNBC Asia and Enternet bolted out and filed a case on Villanueva.

In 2001, ZOE TV became the first TV station to air the second EDSA Revolution. In 2004, Villanueva resigned as Chairman on ZOE TV to run for Philippine President. After ending in the last position in the election, Villanueva regained the chairmanship and continued his TV talk shows on ZOE TV.

This logo for used from March 1, 2011 to March 30, 2014

In the first quarter of 2005, Citynet Television, a subsidiary of GMA Network, Inc., and ZOE TV entered to an agreement for Citynet leasing the entire TV airtime block of the station in exchange of an upgrading the facilities of ZOE TV and a ZOE TV program on GMA Network every Monday midnight after its Sunday primetime block.

On September 1, 2005, ZOE TV went Off the Air on Channel 11 (DZOE-TV) as GMA Network installed, upgraded and rehabilitation the transmitter and studio of ZOE TV, at that time the Channel 11's transmitter was moved from Strata 2000 Building in Ortigas Center, Pasig City to GMA transmitter compound in Tandang Sora Avenue, Barangay Culiat, Quezon City (At this time, it increased its transmitting power from 40 kW to 100 kW) in preparation for a relaunch of DZOE-TV's new branding on November 11, 2005. then also ZOE TV was moved on its frequency from Channel 11 to Channel 33 and assigned another new call letters into DZOZ-TV (Variant of sister station DZOE-TV), DZOZ-TV Channel 33 was began using its newly constructed 30 kW transmitter tower station is located at Sumulong Highway, Barangay San Roque, Antipolo City, province of Rizal, while ZOE TV's studios will remained at Strata 2000 Building in Ortigas Center, Pasig City.

On November 11, 2005, ZOE TV and GMA Network launches as the new network, QTV (Quality TeleVision) on Channel 11 (then later renamed as simply Q in March 18, 2007 and now renamed again as GMA News TV in February 28, 2011).

On July 2006, DZOZ-TV Channel 33 was begin on test broadcast and first airing of job opening program Future Finder on Channel 33 (until March 9, 2008) in preparation for a relaunch of DZOZ-TV's new branding on November 27, 2006.

On November 27, 2006, after the series of test broadcasts, DZOZ-TV Channel 33 was began on its partnership and blocktimer between ZOE Broadcasting Network and Makati-based Estima, Inc. it was launched as UniversiTV, then on March 10, 2008, the UniversiTV block suddenly no longer aired on Channel 33, possibly due to poor ratings and lack of advertisers' support and ZOE TV went back On the Air on Channel 33. while UniversiTV airs via satellite and is received through cable operators nationwide until went Off the air again in 2010.[1]

On March 1, 2011, ZOE TV was rebranded as Light TV 33. On March 31, 2014, Light TV 33 rebranded again as Light Network.

Stations

TV stations

Branding Callsign Ch. # Power kW (ERP) Station Type Location
Light Network DZOZ-TV Channel 33 30 kW Originating Metro Manila
GMA News TV DZOE-TV Channel 11 100 kW Originating Metro Manila
Light Network Palawan DWLS-TV Channel 33 5 kW Relay Puerto Princesa, Palawan

Cable TV stations

Cable/Satellite Provider Ch. # Coverage Status
Cignal Digital TV 93 Nationwide Launched
Sky Direct 41 Nationwide Launched
SkyCable (Digital) 215 Metro Manila Launched
Destiny Cable 98 (Analog) Metro Manila Launched
Destiny Cable 215 (Digital) Metro Manila Launched
Cablelink 82 Parañaque/Las Piñas Launched
SkyCable CAMANAVA 84 Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas, Valenzuela Launched
SkyCable 33 San Pedro & Santa Rosa, Laguna Launched
SkyCable 48 Cavite Launched
SunCable Rizal 5 Antipolo, Rizal Launched
SkyCable 80 Rizal Launched
Alabat CATV 27 Alabat, Quezon Launched
Atimonan CATV Systems 67 Atimonan - Quezon Launched
Baywatch Cable TV Network 71 San Nicolas Bay - Laguna Launched
CableStar Inc. 78 San Mateo & Montalban – Rizal Launched
Quezon Cable TV Network, Inc. 78 Real & Tignoan – Quezon Launched
Claveria Agribased CableTV 42 Claveria - Cagayan Launched

-And selected cable TV stations.

Radio stations

Branding Callsign Frequency Power (Watts) Location
DZJV 1458 DZJV 1458 kHz 10,000 watts Calamba

Programming aired on GMA News TV and Light Network

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://universitv.net/utv/cablechannel_assignments.html
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