DXBE-DTV, Channel 31, is a digital
television station
A television station is a set of equipment managed by a business, organisation or other entity, such as an amateur television (ATV) operator, that transmits video content and audio content via radio waves directly from a transmitter on the ear ...
of
Broadcast Enterprises and Affiliated Media Inc. Its transmitter is located at Brgy. Cabatangan,
Zamboanga City
Zamboanga City, officially the City of Zamboanga (Chavacano and es, Ciudad de Zamboanga, Tausūg: ''Dāira sin Sambuangan'', fil, Lungsod ng Zamboanga, ceb, Dakbayan sa Zamboanga), is a city in the Zamboanga Peninsula region of the Philippi ...
.
History
The channel started as Cinema Television (or CTV-31) in 1995. It was also the first UHF station to be inspired by a movie channel on cable. And in 1997, it reformatted to E! Philippines, the local franchise of
E!, an American-cable network channel that features fashion and lifestyle shows. 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 on test broadcast, as the frequency was occupied by Broadcast Enterprised and Affiliated Media, following the latter being purchased by Bethlehem Holdings, Inc. (funded by
Globe Telecom
Globe Telecom, Inc., commonly shortened as Globe, is a major provider of telecommunications services in the Philippines. The company operates the largest mobile network in the Philippines and one of the largest fixed-line and broadband networks ...
's Group Retirement Fund) from RMN. It was then rebranded as BEAM Channel 31 and
The Game Channel
The Game Channel (abbreviated TGC, stylized as tgc from January 2014 – February 2015) was a Filipino cable and satellite television network owned and produced by Solar Entertainment Corporation who also created the networks My Movie Channel, ...
on August 15, 2011.
The Game Channel
The Game Channel (abbreviated TGC, stylized as tgc from January 2014 – February 2015) was a Filipino cable and satellite television network owned and produced by Solar Entertainment Corporation who also created the networks My Movie Channel, ...
limited its broadcast on December 24 of the same year, to give way to its new sister station
CHASE which broadcasts on the evening block of The Game Channel. Then,
The Game Channel
The Game Channel (abbreviated TGC, stylized as tgc from January 2014 – February 2015) was a Filipino cable and satellite television network owned and produced by Solar Entertainment Corporation who also created the networks My Movie Channel, ...
transferred its operation to cable, while
CHASE remained on this network and broadcast 24 hours a day. On September 7, 2012, an animated plugged appeared with the message, "Another
Jack TV
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is rising, soon on this channel." The station was rebranded as
Jack City
Jack City was a Filipino cable and satellite television network based in Shaw Boulevard, Mandaluyong. Formerly known as Chase, it serves as the spin-off channel to Jack TV. Owned by Solar Entertainment Corporation, the channel is currently bro ...
, and was launched on October 20, 2012, while
CHASE ended its broadcast on October 19.
On September 1, 2014, Jack City no longer aired on Channel 31 and its provincial affiliates as BEAM prepared for their shift to digital television.
However, Jack City continued to broadcast on cable networks until March 21, 2015, when the channel were rebranded to
CT.
After its closure, it aired
O Shopping (of
ABS-CBN Corporation
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and
CJ Group
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of Korea, which aired at that time on the network's mother company (
ABS-CBN
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, which already aired on that area on
TV-3) every late night slots, and 24/7 on
SkyCable
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(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.
In late 2018, BEAM TV UHF Channel 31 started to operate its digital signal on test broadcast in Zamboanga on UHF Channel 32 using the
ISDB-T
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ISDB supersedes both the NTSC-J analog television system and th ...
system, making it the 2nd television network that made available on digital television in Zamboanga and Region 9, after
EMedia Productions
eMedia Productions (Branded as eMedia Mo!; !) is a radio and television production company based in Zamboanga City serving its base city as well as the province of Basilan and Zamboanga Sibugay.
eMedia Productions currently operates as ...
.
BEAM TV provincial stations ceased its analog transmission on March 29, 2022 (3 months after
BEAM TV 31 Manila closed down its analog signal for the second time on January 1, 2022), as its now fully migrated to digital broadcast permanently. As of March 30, 2022 (a day after its analog shutdown), BEAM TV Digital broadcast started to operate on UHF 31, but still under maintenance as the network still trying to migrate its signal operations which is currently using the digital transmission on UHF 32 in the area. On April 6, 2022, BEAM TV announced launched of
PIE
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, a new channel that co-ownership with
ABS-CBN Corporation
ABS-CBN Corporation is a Filipino media company based in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. It is the largest entertainment and media conglomerate in the Philippines. It is a subsidiary of Lopez Holdings Corporation which is own ...
,
Kroma Entertainment and 917Ventures, on May 23, 2022, as the all-new "tradigital" entertainment channel
Digital television
Digital channels
DXBE-DTV currently operates on UHF Channel 31 (575.143 MHz) and is multiplexed into the following subchannels:
Areas of coverage
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Zamboanga City
Zamboanga City, officially the City of Zamboanga (Chavacano and es, Ciudad de Zamboanga, Tausūg: ''Dāira sin Sambuangan'', fil, Lungsod ng Zamboanga, ceb, Dakbayan sa Zamboanga), is a city in the Zamboanga Peninsula region of the Philippi ...
*
Basilan
Basilan, officially the Province of Basilan ( cbk, Provincia de Basilan; yka, Wilayah Basilanin; tsg, Wilaya' sin Basilan; fil, Lalawigan ng Basilan), is an island province of the Philippines located primarily in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Re ...
*
Zamboanga Sibugay
Zamboanga Sibugay, officially the Province of Zamboanga Sibugay ( ceb, Lalawigan sa Zamboanga Sibugay; tl, Lalawigan ng Zamboanga Sibugay; Chavacano: ''Provincia de Zamboanga Sibugay''), is a province in the Philippines located in the Zamboanga ...
BEAM TV stations nationwide
References
{{Zamboanga City TV
Television stations in Zamboanga City
Television channels and stations established in 1995
Digital television stations in the Philippines