Digital Broadcasting Corporation Explained

Digital Broadcasting Corporation Hong Kong Limited
Type:Propriety Limited Company
Location:Units 301, 302, 304, 306,
Level 3 Core A-B,
Cyberport 3, Hong Kong
Area Served:Hong Kong (DAB+), International (Online)
Founder:Albert Cheng
Industry:Media, digital audio broadcasting
Products:7 channels
Predecessor:Wave Media Limited
Owners:Bill Wong Cho-bau (99.6%)

Digital Broadcasting Corporation Hong Kong Limited (DBC), formerly known as Wave Media Limited, is a licensed independent digital audio broadcasting (DAB+) operator with most number of channels in Hong Kong. DBC was granted licence by the Hong Kong Broadcasting Authority in March 2011. There are currently four operators providing digital audio broadcasting services with a total of 18 channels. Being the largest digital broadcaster in the territory, DBC operates 7 channels. Major shareholder of DBC is Bill Wong. Board of directors are Arthur Li, Ambrose Lee Siu-kwong and Loh Chan.[1]

In summer 2012, DBC underwent a period of corporate dispute, leading the station to closure.[2] Albert Cheng said shareholder Bill Wong had refused to invest more funds after receiving instructions from an unnamed official at the Central Government's Liaison Office in Hong Kong.[3] [4] The radio station announced its closure on 10 October 2012.[5] On 19 October 2012, activists and radio hosts began a three-day sit-in protest in front of the government headquarters in Admiralty.

On 20 December 2013, DBC held its grand re-launch.[6] Calling an end to the previous corporate dispute was the restructuring of board of directors. Albert Cheng is no longer a shareholder of nor a host in DBC.

DBC decided to close and return its operating licence to the government with effect from 7 September 2016 affecting 113 staff, because the digital audio broadcasting was not popular, and it did not receive enough advertisement to support the revenue.[7]

Channels

DBC 1 Radio Prime

Weekday Program

Saturday Program

Sunday Program

DBC 2 Radio News

DBC 3 Radio Finance

Weekdays

DBC 4 Radio Campus

Weekdays

Saturday

Sunday

DBC 5 Radio Smiles

Filipino:

Indonesian

Korean

(Broadcast Arirang radio program)

DBC 6 Radio Music

Weekdays

DBC 7 Radio Opera

Canton Opera

Chaozhou

Angel Ching Time

Opera Mix

Shanghai Shaoxing Opera

Chinese Traditional Music

Peking Opera

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://news.sina.com.hk/news/20131221/-3-3147090/1.html DBC啟播 黃楚標攜妻女現身
  2. http://webb-site.com/dbpub/orgdata.asp?p=44558 Webb-site: Digital Broadcasting Corporation Hong Kong Limited
  3. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: How China ruins Hong Kong Freedom of Speech - Ban on DBC [in Chinese/English subtitle] ]. YouTube.
  4. http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1065214/dbc-hosts-protest-politically-motivated-closure-radio-station DBC hosts protest 'politically motivated' closure of radio station
  5. News: 通訊辦接獲香港數碼停止運作書面通知.
  6. http://www.singpao.com/yl/mx/201312/t20131221_479508.html 汪明荃支持DBC戲曲台
  7. https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/08/08/dbc-station-close-marking-second-closure-digital-radio-station-year/ DBC station to close, marking the second closure of a digital radio station in a year

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