Progressive Broadcasting Corporation

Progressive Broadcasting Corporation

Type	Broadcast television and radio network
Country	Philippines
Key people	Alfredo L. Henares (President) Joselito N. Pedero & Cris Hermosisima (VP for Network Operations Manager) Daniel Razon (Chairman/CEO of BMPI)
Launch date	1987

Progressive Broadcasting Corporation (also operating under the trade name Breakthrough and Milestones Productions International) is a Philippine radio and television network, with main broadcast facilities in Metro Manila.

Its main station is UNTV Channel 37 in Metro Manila. It also operates 107.5 Wish FM & UNTV Radio La Verdad 1350 in Mega Manila.

History

Radio

In 1987, an unknown radio station started broadcasting at the frequency of 107.5 on the FM band. Playing what was then known as new wave, the station aired for a month, no call letters, no jocks. When they finally announced "This is dwNU, if you're listening, please call..." After mentioning the phone number on air, the phone rang constantly for three hours.

DWNU 107.5 FM was the brainchild of banker/businessman Atom Henares, and radio veteran Mike Pedero. Born out of the need to come up with a product that would set the standard for good taste in music amongst the youths, NU 107 blasted the airwaves with rock, music that is "dynamic, young, passionate, creative, and always ready to renew itself."

On November 7, 2010, NU 107 made its final broadcast and it was rebranded as 107.5 Win Radio with a Hot AC (masa) format on November 9, 2010. The station is currently managed by Manny Luzon's Zimzam Management Corp. Luzon stated that stations can't serve one menu a day, meaning that they can't play songs from only one genre, and these stations won't survive the radio industry.

In 2014, UNTV's parent BMPI took over the management of 107.5. The newest station held a soft launching during UNTV's 10th anniversary concert of at the World Trade Center last June 26, 2014. The station will be branded as WISH FM, which is expected to launch on August 10, 2014.

Television

In May 2002, PBC ventured to UHF television through UNTV 37, which airs public service programs and Ang Dating Daan. UNTV started as a television counterpart to NU 107, airing rock-related music videos. In its early years, UNTV gained a cult following through the program Strangebrew, a.k.a. Ang show na may tama. In 2004, however, UNTV under the management of Mr. Jay Sonza of Tapatan, Inc. has became the home of Ang Dating Daan and gradually reduced and eventually abandoned airing rock music videos. Since then it has become a 24-hour TV station, airing not only Ang Dating Daan programs, but also news and information programming. In 2007, Breakthrough and Milestones Productions International, Inc. headed by Daniel Razon took over the operations of UNTV 37 and became a full-fledged public service channel, a first in the history of Philippine Television.

Currently UNTV makes no reference of its history as a television network airing rock music videos and programs, claiming the network began airing in 2004 and not 2002 as previously noted. They also pronounce the network as you-en-tee-vee instead of un-tee-vee to distance themselves from the original incarnation.

Movie

In 2009, PBC's trade name Breakthrough and Milestones Productions International Inc. did make their first-ever movie "Isang Araw Lang" named after its campaign.

Stations

UNTV Stations

Branding	Callsign	Ch. #	Power (kW)	Station Type	Location
UNTV 37 Manila	DWAO-TV	TV-37	60 kW	Originating	Metro Manila
UNTV 30 Dagupan	DWSO-TV	TV-37	10 kW	Relay	Dagupan
UNTV 28 Tarlac	DZXT-TV	TV-28	1 kW	Relay	Tarlac
UNTV 44 Naga	DZTR-TV	TV-44	5 kW	Relay	Naga
UNTV 42 Iloilo	DYNY-TV	TV-42	5 kW	Originating	Iloilo
UNTV 28 Bacolod	DYNA-TV	TV-28	10 kW	Relay	Bacolod
UNTV 39 Cebu	DYNU-TV	TV-39	10 kW	Originating	Cebu
UNTV 39 Tacloban	DYNV-TV	TV-39	5 kW	Relay	Tacloban
UNTV 37 Kalibo	DY_-TV	TV-37	5 kW	Relay	Kalibo
UNTV 37 Zamboanga	DXNZ-TV	TV-37	5 kW	Relay	Zamboanga
UNTV 41 Cagayan de Oro	DXNY-TV	TV-41	10 kW	Relay	Cagayan De Oro
UNTV 41 Davao	DXNU-TV	TV-41	10 kW	Originating	Davao
UNTV 48 General Santos	DXNV-TV	TV-48	5 kW	Relay	General Santos
UNTV 36 Butuan	DXGR-TV	TV-36	5 kW	Relay	Butuan
UNTV 37 Surigao	DXNT-TV	TV-37	5 kW	Relay	Surigao

UNTV via cable and satellite Television

Cable Provider	Ch. #	Coverage
Cable Star Iloilo	67	Iloilo
Cablelink	99	Metro Manila
Destiny Cable	9 on Analog	Metro Manila
Destiny Cable	58 on Digital	Metro Manila
SkyCable	58 on Digital	Metro Manila
Telmarc Cable	57	Rizal, Laguna and Tarlac
Dream Satellite TV	9	Nationwide
Cignal Digital TV	92	Nationwide
Parasat Cable TV	301	Cagayan De Oro

-With several cable affiliates nationwide and 1,197 satellite centers worldwide.

TOP Channel Stations

TOP Channel on Cable Television

Cable Provider	Ch. #	Location
Dream Satellite TV	10	Nationwide

-With 200 cable affiliates nationwide.

AM stations

Branding	Callsign	Frequency	Power (kW)	Coverage
UNTV Radio La Verdad 1350	DWUN	1350 kHz	10 kW	Mega Manila

FM stations

Branding	Callsign	Frequency	Power (kW)	Coverage
107.5 Wish FM Manila	DWNU	107.5 MHz	30 kW	Metro Manila Luzon-Wide Region
107.5 Wish FM Cebu	DYNU	107.5 MHz	10 kW	Cebu Central Visayas Region Eastern Visayas Region
107.9 Wish FM Iloilo	DYNY	107.9 MHz	15 kW	Iloilo Western Visayas Region
107.5 Wish FM Davao	DXNU	107.5 MHz	10 kW	Davao Southern Mindanao Region Caraga Region
107.9 Wish FM GenSan	DXNV	107.9 MHz	5 kW	General Santos SOCCSKSARGEN Region ARMM Region
107.9 Wish FM CDO	DXNY	107.9 MHz	10 kW	Cagayan De Oro Northern Mindanao Region Zamboanga Peninsula Region

See also

• Philippine television networks
• List of Philippine media companies