Sonshine Media Network International

Sonshine Media Network International
Type	Terrestrial television network
Country	Philippines
Founded	2000
Broadcast area	Worldwide
Picture format	4:3 480i (SDTV)
Sister channels	SMNI News Channel
Official website	www.smni.com
Language	English ; Filipino

Swara Sug Media Corporation
Company type	Religious Broadcasting
Industry	Broadcast Television and Radio network
Predecessor	ACQ Broadcasting Network (1987-1992) ; ACQ Worldwide Broadcast Ministries-Q Channel (1992-2003) ; ETV-39 (1998-2001) ; ACQ-Kingdom Broadcasting Network (2003-2010)
Founded	1989
Headquarters	KJC Compound, Philippine-Japan Friendship Highway, Sasa, Davao City ; ACQ Tower, Sta. Rita Street, Guadalupe Nuevo, Makati City, Philippines
Key people	Apollo C. Quiboloy (Founder and Chairman) ; Marlon Rosete (President and CEO)
Owner	Kingdom of Jesus Christ
Website	www.smni.com

Sonshine Media Network International (SMNI), also known by its legal trading name Swara Sug Media Corporation, is the broadcasting arm of a Philippine television evangelist, Pastor Apollo C. Quiboloy. Based in Davao City and Makati City (for its sister channel SMNI News Channel), it is available via terrestrial broadcast in the Philippines, and on cable, satellite, and online streaming worldwide. The network now owns and operates two television channels, where the main flagship channel maintains 24-hour service through regular repetition of a dozen self-produced Kingdom Programs^[1] in English, Tagalog and sometimes dozens of foreign languages, along with news, public affairs and sports programs; while the network's sister channel SMNI News Channel primarily provides 24-hour rolling news coverage and public affairs programs, which broadcasts exclusively in Digital TV format in Metro Manila. It also maintains a network of radio stations under the "Sonshine Radio" brand of the Swara Sug Media Corporation. The main studios are located at JC Compound, Philippine-Japan Friendship Highway, Sasa, Davao City and ACQ Tower, Sta. Rita Street, Guadalupe Nuevo, Makati City.

It was licensed in late 2003 by the Philippine government to operate seven analog free-to-air television channels in key cities across the country. It also has two digital terrestrial channels in Metro Manila and Davao Central.

History

The Kingdom of Jesus Christ's Media Ministry, known today as SMNI, traced its roots on the radio, with the program "Pagsusi sa Kamatuoran" (Searching for Truth) on radio stations DXDC and DXUM. The television ministry began in 1991, when they launched their first television program, "The Hour of Truth" aired nationally on IBC and ABS-CBN stations in Visayas and Mindanao, followed by "Powerline" in 1995.

On July 2000, The Kingdom of Jesus Christ officially launched its 24-hour cable network, "The Q Channel" (then also known as "ACQ–TV, Q Channel"), bringing the Gospel of the Kingdom from Davao City to key cities around the Philippines.

On April 25, 2003, The Q Channel successfully metamorphosed as the "ACQ–Kingdom Broadcasting Network (ACQ-KBN)", with an expanded reach across the Asia-Pacific region and the United States via satellite. It also the network was launched as the new slogan "Delivering the Good news 24 hours a day, 7 days a week".^[2] At that time, ACQ-KBN also launched its new religious programs such as Give Us This Day, Sounds of Worship, Batang Kaharian (lit. Kingdom Child), Way Ahead, Highest Praise and many more.

In 2004, ACQ-KBN signed a historic agreement with GlobeCast World TV, which aims to expand its broadcast footprint around the world. In the same year also that KJC through ACQ-KBN launched its own radio station in Davao City as "DXAQ Kingdom Radio 1404 AM".

On March 2005, ACQ-KBN through Swara Sug Media Corporation acquired NBC Angel Radyo AM stations from Nation Broadcasting Corporation and rebranded it as "Sonshine Radio".

On November 2005, DWAQ-TV Channel 39 goes "on the air" as "ACQ-KBN Sonshine TV-39 Metro Manila" on "test broadcast". but later on January 8, 2006, after the series of test broadcasts, ACQ-KBN Sonshine TV 39 is launched at the first Global Thanksgiving and Worship presentation at the PhilSports Arena, the network venture from Cable TV broadcasting to Free-to-Air TV broadcasting.

On July 2006, ACQ-KBN Sonshine TV to form as "Sonshine Media Network International (SMNI)" was launched as News and Public Affairs block which became a tie-up of ACQ-KBN Sonshine TV-39 in Metro Manila and ACQ-KBN Sonshine TV-43 in Davao.

On August 2010, ACQ-KBN Sonshine TV (merger of ACQ-KBN and Sonshine Media Network International) was renamed again as simply "SMNI", the network now focuses in Religious, News and Public Affairs programs carried from the now-defunct ACQ-KBN, it also the network was launched as the new slogan "Alternative media, Alternative power, it Sustains Life" (first slogan) and "Informs, Delivers, Transforms" (second slogan) with a new station ID.

On January 2011, SMNI was launched as the new slogan "Where Everything is Possible" with a new station ID.

On May 24, 2016, SMNI launched its own News and Public affairs channel as SMNI News Channel and it is exclusively aired over Digital Terrestrial Television on UHF Channel 40 in Metro Manila and its internet Live streaming.

On August 31, 2019, President Rodrigo Duterte signed Republic Act No. 11422 was approved by the House of Representatives Swara Sug Media Corporation license for another 25 years. The law grants SSMC a franchise to construct, install, operate, and maintain, for commercial purposes, radio broadcasting stations and television stations throughout the Philippines.

SMNI TV Programs

SMNI stations nationwide

SMNI TV stations in the Philippines

SMNI TV nationwide

Branding	Callsign	Ch. #	Power (kW)	Station type	Location (transmitter site)
SMNI TV-43 Davao	DXAQ-TV	TV-43	50 kW	Originating	Davao
SMNI TV-39 Manila	DWAQ-TV	TV-39	30 kW	Originating	Metro Manila
SMNI TV-35 Laoag	DWSB-TV	TV-35	5 kW	Relay	Laoag
SMNI TV-38 Vigan	DWSP-TV	TV-38	5 kW	Relay	Vigan
SMNI TV-37 Isabela	DWSA-TV	TV-37	2 kW	Relay	Santiago, Isabela
SMNI TV-39 Roxas	DYSW-TV	TV-39	1 kW	Relay	Roxas
SMNI TV-39 Butuan	DXSW-TV	TV-39	5 kW	Relay	Butuan

SMNI TV on Digital Terrestrial Television

Terrestrial	Callsign	Ch. #	Frequency	Power	Area of Coverage
Digital	DWAQ-TV	40 (Digital Test Broadcast)	629.143 MHz	100 W	Metro Manila
Digital	DXAQ-TV	19 (Digital Test Broadcast)	503.143 MHz	1 kW	Davao

SMNI TV on Cable Television

Cable Provider	Ch. #	Coverage
Cablelink	95	Metro Manila
Destiny Cable	162 on Digital	Metro Manila
Sky Cable	162 on Digital	Metro Manila
Cignal	186	Nationwide
Sky Direct	61	Nationwide
SatLite	102	Nationwide

*And 500 Cable TV Operators in the Philippines.

Sonshine Radio stations

Branding	Callsign	Frequency	Power (kW)	Location
Sonshine Radio Manila	DZAR	1026 kHz	50 kW	Metro Manila
Sonshine Radio Laoag	DWAR	819 kHz	5 kW	Laoag
Sonshine Radio Dagupan	DZRD	981 kHz	10 kW	Dagupan
Sonshine Radio Tuguegarao	DZYT	765 kHz	5 kW	Tuguegarao
Sonshine Radio Santiago	DWSI	864 kHz	5 kW	Santiago
Sonshine Radio Cabanatuan	DWAY	1332 kHz	5 kW	Cabanatuan
Sonshine Radio Cebu	DYAR	765 kHz	10 kW	Cebu
Sonshine Radio Zamboanga	DXYZ	963 kHz	10 kW	Zamboanga
Sonshine Radio Cagayan de Oro	DXCL	1098 kHz	10 kW	Cagayan de Oro
Sonshine Radio Davao	DXRD	711 kHz	10 kW	Davao
Sonshine Radio Butuan	DXRB	873 kHz	5 kW	Butuan

References

"ACQ KBN granted franchise to open 38 free TV stations". Sun.Star Davao. 2003-12-27. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2011-08-21.
"Globecast ACQ-KBN satellite channel listing". Archived from the original on 2005-10-30. Retrieved 11 November 2005.

^ Kingdom Programs^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "ACQ-KBN History". kingdomofjesuschrist.org (Wayback Machine). Archived from the original on February 3, 2005. Retrieved 22 September 2016.

External links

Sonshine Media Network Int'l.

[1] Kingdom Programs^{[permanent dead link]}

[oldkjcwebsiteacqkbnhistory-2] "ACQ-KBN History". kingdomofjesuschrist.org (Wayback Machine). Archived from the original on February 3, 2005. Retrieved 22 September 2016.

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