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ZOE Broadcasting Network, Inc.
(ZOE TV)
Company type Private
Industry Radio and television broadcasting
Founded 1991 (radio broadcast)[1]
April 19, 1998 (television broadcast)
Headquarters 22/F Strata 2000 Bldg., F. Ortigas Jr. Ave., Ortigas Center, Pasig, Metro Manila, Philippines
Area served Nationwide
Key people Eddie Villanueva, Founder
Sherwin Tugna, President and Chairman
Rene Gonzalez, Vice President and General Manager
Nestor T. Layderos, Head, Programming, Sales and Marketing Department
Engr. Vincent G. Ronquillo, Head, Engineering Department
Parent Jesus Is Lord Church
Website zoe.com.ph/
ZOE TV (VHF 11)
Type Broadcast television network
Country Philippines
Slogan Give Love, Celebrate Life
Broadcast area Nationwide
Launch date April 19, 1998
Picture format 480i SDTV
Language Filipino (main)
English (secondary)
ZOE TV (UHF 33)
Type Broadcast television network
Branding ZOE TV
Country Philippines
Slogan Give Love, Celebrate Life
Headquarters 22/F Strata 2000 Bldg, F. Ortigas Jr. Ave., Ortigas Center, Pasig City, Philippines
Broadcast area Nationwide
Owner ZOE Broadcasting Network, Inc.
Launch date March 10, 2008 (relaunched as ZOE TV 33)
October 13, 2008 (rebranded a ZTV 33)
Picture format 1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 or letterboxed 480i/576i for the SDTV feed)
Official website [1]
Language Filipino (main)
English (secondary)
Light TV
Type Broadcast television network
Country Philippines
Slogan God's Channel of Blessings
Broadcast area Nationwide
Launch date March 1, 2011 (as Light TV)
Picture format 1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 or letterboxed 480i/576i for the SDTV feed)
Official website [2]
Language Filipino (main)
English (secondary)

ZOE Broadcasting Network, Inc. (ZOE TV or ZBNI) is a Philippine broadcast media arm of the Jesus Is Lord Church. Based in Ortigas Center, Pasig, it operates a network of television and radio stations in Mega Manila, Baguio, Bacolod, Cebu, Cagayan de Oro, Davao, Iloilo and Puerto Princesa. The company also owns its first television station in Metro Manila, DZOE-TV 11 and its DTT companion UHF channel 20, which currently airs the A2Z network, a joint-venture partnership between ZOE and ABS-CBN Corporation through its blocktime agreement; and its UHF digital television station in Metro Manila, DZOZ-DTV 33 which currently rebranded as ZOE TV. ZOE TV also operates ZFM 100.1, the flagship FM radio station.

History[]

Initial period[]

The frequency rights of Channel 11 under call letters DWXI-TV in Metro Manila was given to a joint venture of influential religious groups in the 1990s: El Shaddai a Catholic charismatic-based group headed by Mike Velarde and Jesus Is Lord Church an evangelical Protestant group headed by Eddie Villanueva. Conflict of interests started the two groups to contest the full ownership of the station. The Philippine Congress intervened and awarded to Mr. Villanueva and the JIL the right to acquire channel 11. Villanueva paid Velarde for the stocks and assets held by the channel's then-owner Delta Broadcasting System (DBS).

On April 13, 1998, JIL began its broadcast history with channel 11's relaunch as DZOE-TV, with ZOE Broadcasting Network, Inc. as the new corporate name. It also launched the new station ID and slogan "Give Love, Celebrate Life," which have been the corporate motto for years.

In 1999, Entertainment Network (Enternet), headed by Benito Araneta, and ZOE entered in a channel lease agreement that saw Enternet occupying the station's morning and afternoon block through CNBC Asia. Three years later, disagreements on the contract led to ZOE pulling out Enternet's program block and the latter filing a case on Villanueva.

In 2001, ZOE TV became the first TV station to air the second EDSA Revolution.

In 2004, Villanueva resigned as the company's chair to run in the country's presidential elections. After ending last in the election results, Villanueva returned to ZOE and continues his appearance on various ZOE TV programs.

Channel lease agreements[]

Light tv 33

This logo for used from 2011 to 2014

In April 2005, Citynet Network Marketing and Productions, Inc., 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 upgrading ZOE TV's facilities and ZOE distributing its in-house programs to GMA Network's airtime.[2]

On September 1, 2005, channel 11 quietly went off the air as GMA installed, upgraded and rehabilitated the transmitter and studios of ZOE TV. At the same time, Channel 11's 40 kW transmitter in Ortigas was decommissioned in favor of an upgraded 100 kW transmitter facility purchased by GMA located at the GMA Tower of Power site in Brgy. Culiat, Quezon City, with ZOE maintaining transmitter operations for the station (due to current ownership restrictions requiring only one station per broadcaster per frequency). ZOE TV, meanwhile, was relaunched on Channel 33 through its new call letters DZOZ-TV (a variant of DZOE-TV). Channel 33 began using its newly constructed 30 kW transmitter tower station located in Antipolo, while retaining the Ortigas Center studios as its master control facility.

On November 11, 2005, after a series of test broadcasts, GMA Network finally handled master control operations of channel 11 and launched their new second TV network through ZOE TV. It started as an all-female lifestyle channel QTV (Quality TeleVision; later renamed as simply Q in March 2007), then reformatted as news and public affairs channel GMA News TV on February 28, 2011.

In May 1, 2006, Channel 33 began on test broadcast with its airing of the job opening program Future Finder on limited broadcast hours in preparation for a relaunch of DZOZ-TV's new branding on November 27, 2006. On that day, after the series of test broadcasts, it began broadcasting, then under a blocktime agreement between ZOE and Makati-based Estima, Inc. The result of the deal was student-oriented channel UniversiTV. The channel has proven to be a hub for college and university students, catering them with evening and overnight programs everyday. By that time, it operated from 3 pm to 8 am the following day, but eventually retracted its broadcast hours until 4 am during its last few months of airing.

However, on March 10, 2008, UniversiTV ceased its agreement with Channel 33, possibly due to poor ratings and lack of advertisers' support and the same day, it reverted into ZOE TV, the television arm of Jesus is Lord Church led by Eddie Villanueva. This made ZOE TV left with almost no programming to offer along with the return of the old ZOE TV station ID from 1998 until 2005 and a corporate slogan and motto Give Love, Celebrate Life, which airs mostly religious, news and public affairs and infomercial programs. Diyos at Bayan, Adyenda, Jesus the Healer, PJM Forum, Midnight Prayer Helps and Legal Forum retained its programming lineup, which are also aired on DZOE-TV. UniversiTV on the other hand, was then relaunched as a Pay TV channel via satellite and cable operators, but totally ceased operations by 2010.[3]

Recent developments[]

ZOE TV Transmitter

ZOE TV transmitter at Antipolo City.

ZOE Compound Center

ZOE Compound Center at Antipolo City.

Satellite Dish of ZOE Compound Center.

Satellite Dish of ZOE Compound Center at Antipolo City.

On September 15, 2008, the new management of ZOE Broadcasting Network led by the former station manager of KY 91.5, 99.5 RT and RJTV himself Jonathan "JJ Sparx" Jabson acquired and upgraded Channel 33's 30 kW transmitter tower station in Antipolo City, the master control facility of the Ortigas Center studios and transmitter operations for the station and production operations of UHF Channel 33 to form and rebrand ZOE TV as ZTV 33 (ZOE TeleVision 33), which was branded and launched on October 13, 2008 as Channel 33 regained its programming by airing entertainment programming in the evening, children's programming, a weekday morning TeleRadyo-formatted news program and its primetime news and public affairs programs under ZTV 33 brand as a tie-up of ZOE TV. Since then, Jabson became ZTV station manager. The interactive TV station aims to introduce the station to a larger demographic range of audience. Since then, Jabson became ZTV station manager. ZOE TV's public affairs programs like Diyos at Bayan, Adyenda and Legal Forum; religious shows like Jesus the Healer, PJM Forum and Midnight Prayer Helps; CBN Asia's hit animated series Superbook and The Flying House; and This New Life were retained and integrated to ZTV's programming.

In October 13, 2009, ZTV celebrated on its 1st year anniversary of UHF interactive broadcasting since October 13, 2008. In 2009, ZTV 33 won the "Outstanding TV station" award at the 2009 KBP Golden Dove Awards, with all programs on the network also earning awards in their respective categories.

Light Network

This logo for used from 2014 to 2018

On March 1, 2011, a day after channel 11 was relaunched as GMA News TV (now GTV), DZJV-TV channel 33 was rebranded as Light TV 33, introducing new programs produced by ZOE, and at the same time, relaunching its in-house news production through its flagship newscast News Light. Soon, channel 33 slowly regained its programming with programs mostly dedicated to religious formats. On March 31, 2014, Light TV was renamed as Light Network, launched its refreshed logo, and had a new slogan called "Experience Light" (with "light" as reference to JIL's belief in Jesus Christ as "the light of the world"), while retaining the slogan "Kaibigan Mo" (Your Friend).

On October 13, 2014, ZTV started its broadcast on digital terrestrial television.

On February 28, 2017, both DZOZ-TV and DZJV-TV formally ceased its traditional analog terrestrial television signal, while officially launching its digital terrestrial television signal, using the ISDB-T standard. Upon doing so, it became the first Philippine television station to permanently shut down analog transmissions, as part of the country's wider transition rollout to digital TV.[4] A week later, on March 6, Light Network revamped its on-air presentation to reflect the digitization completion. It also launched its slogan "''Magaan dito, Kaibigan''" (It's light here, Friend), giving another definition to the word "light" as an easy or light-hearted experience due to its programming.

On February 12, 2018, Light Network reverted its name as Light TV with its new slogan "God's Channel of Blessings".

In October 1, 2018, ZTV 33 relaunched as ZTV with its new gold logo, just like ZOE TV, which has the same golden color, and station ID to reflect the change, in line with the network's celebration of its 10th anniversary with a new journey serving God and the Filipino people, the network is the best type of programming and bring glory to the Lord above and focuses in music, entertainment, news and public affairs, lifestyle, children and educational, sports and religious programs.

The ZOE TV and ZTV names and logos were then concurrently used from 2018 to July 3, 2012 as the ZOE TV logo is still used on the network's sign-on and sign-off, as well as station ID, among others.

On April 24, 2019, GMA Network/Citynet Network Marketing and Productions announced that it will terminate its blocktime agreement with ZOE Broadcasting after June 2, 2019. The split comes after the release of GMA's 2018 financial report which declared the increasing lease payments that the network contributes to ZOE for the past three years in exchange of operating DZOE-TV (from ₱899.89 million in 2016 to almost a billion pesos in 2018). Third-party sources reported that Channel 11 would run as a full-power analog satellite of DZOZ-DTV after the termination of the agreement, but ZOE has no official statement yet on its future plans. The termination took effect in two phases: all of ZOE's in-house programs were pulled out from GMA & GMA News TV's programming by June 3; and a day after, GMA News TV Manila's intellectual unit (master control, sales, and employees) transferred to Citynet's DWDB-TV for the remainder of the analog broadcast run.

To continue GMA Manila's digital television broadcast, DZBB-TV and its GMA News TV (now GTV) subchannel are reported to transfer to UHF channel 15 (479.143 MHz), which the National Telecommunications Commission, through a memorandum circular in 2016, authorized to operate as part of NTC's plans to license digital channels 14-20 for major TV broadcasts.[5]

On June 22, 2020, ZOE Broadcasting Network break their record as the first broadcasting company who officially switched and migrated to digital broadcast when they managed to re-air Light TV back on analog broadcast via its flagship TV station VHF 11, one year after GMA News TV (now GTV) moved its operations via UHF 27. 4 days later, however, the analog simulcast was short-lived and was replaced with Christian programming content while still conducting its test broadcast. It is rumored to be part of marketing the channel for either airtime/blocktime or for channel leasing.

Blocktime with ABS-CBN and rebrand as A2Z Channel[]

On October 10, 2020, ZOE Broadcasting Network made its blocktime agreement with ABS-CBN Corporation (5 months after its shutdown on free television) and rebrand ZOE TV as A2Z on VHF Channel 11. The new channel airs shows and movies produced by ABS-CBN as well as religious shows from its sister station, Light TV, Trinity Broadcasting Network and CBN Asia.[6]

Meanwhile after a month of launching of the said new channel, the National Telecommunications Comission (NTC) do their job again to investigate ABS-CBN and ZOE Broadcasting Network if the said blocktime agreement of two stations are processed in legal ways.[7][8]

Affiliation with PCMC and digital terrestrial expansion[]

On September 20, 2021, ZOE Broadcasting Network signed an partnership agreement with Philippine Collective Media Corporation's PRTV Tacloban 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.[9]

In January 2022, the country's National Telecommunications Commission granted a provisional authority for ZOE, to utilize UHF channel 20 for its DTT operations; this allowed the network to transmit both A2Z and Light TV terrestrially outside Metro Manila.[10]

ZOE TV: New incarnation and new era[]

To reflect the change of ownership, on June 24, 2022, ZOE Broadcasting Network announced that ZTV reverted to its former name, ZOE TV, the real name by July 4, 2022, dropping the ZTV branding, which was retired, and became a primary brand with the latest incarnation, which was officially restored as the network's full-time identity. The "ZOE TV" word and logo is going beyond a corporate logo by commonly using for program teasers on TV, radio, and social media (including station notice/sign-on and sign-off messages, 2021 station ID (which relaunched in 2021, replacing the old ZOE TV station ID from 1998 to 2005), social media accounts, on screen bugs, program teasers, among others). The station, which is similar to the old format of what the original ZOE TV Channel 11 had done before. This includes new and revamped programs produced by ZOE, and its in-house news production relaunched with revamped news programs ZOE Morning Balita, Balita 33 and ZOE Network News, along with the revival of ZOE Balita Ngayon and ZOE News Round-up.

Legislative franchise renewal[]

On July 17, 2016, the Philippine Congress passed Republic Act No. 10888, known as "An Act Renewing for Another Twenty-Five (25) Years the Franchise Granted to ZOE Broadcasting Network, Inc., Amending for the Purpose Republic Act No. 7297, Entitled “An Act Granting the ZOE Broadcasting Network, Inc. a Franchise to Construct, Install, Operate and Maintain Radio and Television Broadcasting Stations Throughout the Philippines, and for Other Purposes”, as Amended by Republic Act No. 7968", granting ZOE TV a legislative franchise for its radio and television broadcast operations all throughout the country.[11]

Stations[]

TV stations[12][]

Digital terrestrial[]

ZOE TV's upcoming expansion of digital terrestrial television will be announced soon as possible in other key cities nationwide.

Branding Callsign Ch. # Frequency Station Type Power kW (ERP) Area of Coverage
ZOE TV Manila DZOE-TV 20 509.143 MHz Originating 10 kW (Max: 30 kW) Crestview Heights Subdivision, Brgy. San Roque, Antipolo, Rizal (Mega Manila)
ZOE TV Manila DZOZ-DTV 33 587.143 MHz 5 kW (Max: 25 kW)
Light TV 33
ZOE TV Baguio D___-DTV 32 581.143 MHz Relay 10 kW (Max: 30 kW) Mt. Sto. Tomas, Tuba, Benguet (Northern and Central Luzon)
ZOE TV Baguio DWOZ-DTV 15 560.143 MHz
ZOE TV Iloilo DYZA-DTV 20 509.143 MHz 5.5 kW (Max ERP: 10.5 kW) Brgy. Alaguisoc, Jordan, Guimaras (Western Visayas)
ZOE TV Iloilo DYOC-DTV 33 587.143 MHz
ZOE TV Cebu DYNZ-DTV 20 509.143 MHz Mount Busay, Brgy. Babag 1, Cebu City (Central Visayas)
ZOE TV Cebu DYOZ-DTV 33 587.143 MHz
ZOE TV Cagayan de Oro DXEV-DTV 20 509.143 MHz Macapagal Drive, Brgy. Bulua, Cagayan de Oro (Northern Mindanao)
ZOE TV Cagayan de Oro DXEZ-DTV 33 587.143 MHz
ZOE TV Davao DXEX-DTV 20 509.143 MHz Shrine Hills, Matina, Davao City (Davao Region)
ZOE TV Davao DXOZ-DTV 33 587.143 MHz

Digital affiliate stations[]

Branding Callsign Ch. # Frequency Station Type Owner Power kW (ERP) Location (transmitter site)
ZOE TV Tacloban DYPR-TV 50 689.143 MHz Affiliate Philippine Collective Media Corporation 2 kW Remedios Trinidad Romualdez Hospital Compound, Brgy. 96 (Calanipawan), Tacloban, Leyte. (Eastern Visayas)

Analog[]

Branding Callsign Ch. # Power kW (ERP) Station Type Location
A2Z Manila DZOE-TV 11 100 kW Originating Crestview Heights Subdivision, Brgy. San Roque, Antipolo, Rizal
Light TV 33 Palawan DWDZ-TV 33 5 kW Originating Puerto Princesa, Palawan

Pay TV operators[]

Channel Cable/Satellite Provider Ch. # Coverage Status
A2Z Cablelink 33 Metro Manila Launched
Cignal 20 Nationwide Launched
G Sat 9 Nationwide Launched
SatLite 20 Nationwide Launched
Sky Cable 11 Nationwide Launched
ZOE TV Cablelink 92 Metro Manila Launched
Destiny Cable 32 Metro Manila Launched
Cignal 33 Nationwide Launched
G Sat 82 Nationwide Launched
SatLite 105 Nationwide Launched
Sky Cable 98 (analog)
333 (digital)
Nationwide Launched
SunCable Rizal 35 Antipolo, Rizal Launched
Light TV Cablelink 77 Metro Manila Launched
Cignal 183 Nationwide Launched
Sky Cable 100 (analog)
230 (digital)
Metro Manila Launched
SunCable Rizal 5 Antipolo, Rizal Launched
Air Cable 115 Pampanga Launched
Alabat CATV 27 Alabat, Quezon Launched
Atimonan CATV Systems 67 AtimonanQuezon Launched
Baywatch Cable TV Network 71 San Nicolas & Bay, Laguna Launched
CableStar Inc. 78 San Mateo & MontalbanRizal Launched
Quezon Cable TV Network, Inc. 78 Real & Tignoan – Quezon Launched
Claveria Agribased CableTV 42 ClaveriaCagayan Launched

-And other cable operators nationwide.

Radio stations[]

AM stations[]

Branding Callsign Frequency Power (Watts) Station Type Location
Radyo Calabarzon DZJV 1458 kHz 10,000 watts Originating Calamba

FM stations[]

Branding Callsign Frequency Power (Watts) Station Type Location
ZFM 100.1 DZOZ 100.1 MHz 1 kW (Max ERP: 5 kW) Originating Metro Manila
Light FM DWZB 91.1 MHz 5,000 watts Relay Palawan

Programming[]

Main article: List of programs broadcast by ZOE TV
Main article: List of programs previously broadcast by DZOE-TV
Main article: List of programs broadcast by Light TV

External links[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. An Act Granting Zoe Broadcasting Network, Inc. a Franchise to Construct, Install, Operate and Maintain Radio and Television Broadcasting Stations in the Island of Luzon and for Other Purposes|website=The Corpus Juris|publisher=Corpus Juris|accessdate=June 7, 2020|date=March 26, 1992
  2. GMA Network partners with Zoe Broadcasting Channel 11|publisher=The Philippine Star|date=April 28, 2005|accessdate=April 28, 2005
  3. http://universitv.net/utv/cablechannel_assignments.html
  4. Light Network, nasa Digital TV na!|last=Delos Reyes|first=Dyan|date=February 14, 2017|work=Light Network Website|access-date=February 27, 2017|language=en-US
  5. ZOE Broadcasting to end blocktime agreement with GMA Network Accessed April 28, 2019.
  6. Zoe TV rebrands as A2Z to feature ABS-CBN Shows|access-date=2020-10-06|website=INQUIRER.net|language=en
  7. Solon calls for investigation into ABS-CBN-A2Z Channel 11 blocktime deal|access-date=2020-10-23|website=PEP.ph|language=en
  8. House told NTC, BIR to investigate ABS-Zoe blocktime deal|access-date=2020-10-23|website=The Asian Affairs|language=en
  9. Congratulations, Zoe Broadcasting Network and Philippine CollectiveMedia Corporation...|access-date=2021-09-20|website=Facebook|language=en|archive-date=2021-09-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921075625/https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FSirNext%2Fposts%2F1211494229352762|url-status=liv
  10. ABS-CBN shows continue to return to former bailiwicks via TV5, A2Z digital TV expansions |website=LionHearTV |date=February 15, 2022 |access-date=February 15, 2022
  11. Republic Act No. 10888
  12. NTC List of TV Stations as of Jun 2022 via FOI website|website=foi.gov.ph |date=July 6, 2022


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