DWHC-DTV (channel 32) is a television station in Naga City, Camarines Sur, Philippines, owned and operated by Broadcast Enterprises and Affiliated Media, Inc. The station maintains a transmitter facility at Brgy. Triangulo, Naga City.
History
As CTV-32 Naga
In mid-1990s, Radio Mindanao Network became the second radio-based network to launch a TV station called Cinema Television 32 (CTV-32). An all-movie channel, its programming included a presentation of Filipino and Hollywood movies respectively, and programs from E!, an American cable channel. It is the first UHF station to be inspired by the format of a cable movie channel.
However, because of the broadcasting rules assigned by National Telecommunications Commission and the matter that they acquired the broadcast rights from E!, CTV-32 stopped its broadcast in September 2000.
As E! Philippines 32 and ceased transmission
In October 2000, E! and RMN announced its partnership to relaunch CTV into E! Philippines, with its broadcasting extended into 24 hours. But in 2001, it reduced its broadcasts into 6 primetime-hours, from 6:00 PM to 12:00 MN. Some of E!'s programs were brought to the Philippines and remade in a local version, one of which was Wild On! Philippines. However on June 1, 2003, RMN decided to cease their operations on TV due to financial constraints and poor television ratings, and somehow to focus only on their radio network in Naga (namely Radyo Mo Nationwide 91.1 FM Naga). There were several religious groups who had wished to acquire block programming of E! Philippines, but RMN refused to accept their offers.
As BEAM Channel 32 Naga City
Initial Broadcast & The Game Channel
After 8 years of being silent in Naga City, Camarines Sur television, on July 3, 2011, UHF 32 returned its operations as a test broadcast. The station (along with other RMN-owned UHF stations nationwide) was occupied by Broadcast Enterprises and Affiliated Media, after the latter bought up the acquisition by Bethlehem Holdings, Inc. (funded by Globe Telecom's Group Retirement Fund) from RMN. And as the first broadcast TV operations under new ownership, BEAM began its affiliation partnership with Solar Entertainment Corporation.
The network was branded on July 13 as BEAM Channel 32. On August 15, 2011, it started its initial broadcast carrying The Game Channel. However, on December 24, The Game Channel limited its broadcast every morning and afternoon, to give way to its new sister network station CHASE, which is used its evening block.
CHASE Channel
In the later part of February 2012, while CHASE started its programming at night, there was an investigator notebook that appear on the lower-left of the TV screen saying that "CHASE goes 24". After that event, on February 15, 2012, after its 7 months of broadcasting on BEAM Channel 32 Naga, The Game Channel bid goodbye to the viewers and moved its operations on Global Destiny Cable (now Destiny Cable, owned by Sky Cable Corporation, which currently aired on Channel 89 in Metro Manila), while CHASE remained on this channel and took its 24-hour permanent broadcast. It ended its operation on October 19, 2012.
Jack City
On September 7, 2012, when they aired 24 on CHASE, an animation signage plugged and written like this: "Another Jack TV is rising, coming soon on this channel". This was the part of Solar TV Network, Inc. plans to use this channel assignment to air the said network. The network is planned and it was launched as the secondary Jack TV network named Jack CITY on October 20, 2012.CHASE ended its operation on October 19, 2012, although some of its programs were still carried over by this channel. The full broadcast was initiated on November 11, 2012. The main reason for reformatting and rebranding is that CHASE is too male-centric. But on June 28, 2013, BEAM 32 Naga (along with other BEAM stations) limited their operations to 18 hours a day (from 7:00 AM to 12:00 midnight) due to rules and regulations on free-to-air stations assigned by National Telecommunications Commission, however it continues broadcast 24/7 on cable networks. On August 31, 2014, Jack CITY ended its partnership with BEAM as they have decided to move to cable stations nationwide as BEAM prepares its digital transition.