Digital Broadcasting Corporation

Defunct Hong Kong digital radio broadcaster

Digital Broadcasting Corporation Hong Kong Limited
Company type	Propriety Limited Company
Industry	Media, digital audio broadcasting
Predecessor	Wave Media Limited
Founded	(2008-01-07) 7 January 2008 (age 16)
Founder	Albert Cheng
Defunct	September 7, 2016 (2016-09-07)
Headquarters	Units 301, 302, 304, 306, Level 3 Core A-B, Cyberport 3, Hong Kong
Area served	Hong Kong (DAB+), International (Online)
Products	7 channels
Owners	Bill Wong Cho-bau (99.6%)
Website	dbc.hk

Digital Broadcasting Corporation Hong Kong Limited (DBC) (Chinese: 香港數碼廣播有限公司), formerly known as Wave Media Limited (Chinese: 雄濤廣播有限公司), 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.

In summer 2012, DBC underwent a period of corporate dispute, leading the station to closure. 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. The radio station announced its closure on 10 October 2012. 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. 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.

Channels

DBC 1 Radio Prime

Weekday Program

Morning Octopus(Chinese: 早晨八達通) Monday to Saturday 0730–1000
All Time Happy(Chinese: 大家「真」風騷) Monday to Sunday 1000–1300
Up High The Sky(Chinese: 撐起半邊天) Monday to Friday 1300–1500; Saturday 1300–1600
Career Boom!(Chinese: 職場引爆) Monday to Friday, 1500–1700
DBC Home(Chinese: DBC 主場) Monday to Friday 1700–2000
Music Dessert(Chinese: 有姬音樂) Monday to Friday 2000–2100
My Heart Will Go On(Chinese: 星空再遇鐵達尼) Monday to Friday 2100–2300
Night Still Young(Chinese: 我哋唔政經) Monday to Friday 2300–0100

Saturday Program

The World on Stage (Chinese: 小舞台大世界) Saturday 1300–1500
Afternoon Delight (Chinese: 說得出的慢活)Saturday 1500–1800
Hi End Music Show (Chinese: 發燒音樂會) Saturday and Sunday 1800–1900
AV fanatics (Chinese: 發燒玩家) Saturday and Sunday 1900–2100
AhVMusic (Chinese: 我的黃金時代)Saturday and Sunday 2100–2200
Love Beyond Limits(Chinese: 越界傾情) Saturday 2200–2400

Sunday Program

Entertainment Report (Chinese: 特務008) Sunday 1300–1500
Beautiful Mission (Chinese: 美麗任務) Sunday 1500–1600
Pets Sweet Pets (Chinese: 寵愛有家) Sunday 1600–1700
The Eco War (Chinese: 保衞地球大作戰) Sunday 1700–1800
Music Live Show (Chinese: 繾綣星光下) Saturday and Sunday 2100-0000

DBC 2 Radio News

Morning News 0600-0730
Morning News and Traffic Updates 0730-1000
Morning News (Hong Kong, International, China, Taiwan) 1000–1200
Afternoon News Monday to Friday 1200–1230
Afternoon News and Traffic Updates Monday to Friday 1230–1400
Afternoon News Saturday to Sunday 1230–1400
Afternoon News 1400–1600
News (Hong Kong, International, Finance) 1600–1800
Evening News and Traffic Updates Monday to Sunday 1800–2000
Evening News (Hong Kong, International Headline) 2000–2300
News Roundup (Hong Kong, International, Peripheral Stock Exchange) 2300-0100
Midnight News 0100-0600

DBC 3 Radio Finance

Weekdays

Countdown to the Morning Bell (Chinese: 贏在起跑線) 0830-0930
Markets Now (Morning)(Chinese: 贏盡全場) 0930-1200
News 1200–1300
Markets Now (Afternoon)(Chinese: 贏盡全場) 1300–1600
After the Bell (Chinese: 今日大贏家) 1600–1800
News 1800–2030
Wall Street at Cyberport (Chinese: 數碼講華爾街) 2030–2100
Moves with Fire (Chinese: 火速燈台) 2100–2200
10 Things You Need to Know (Chinese: 霎吓拾吓) 2200–2230

DBC 4 Radio Campus

Weekdays

Happy Parents (Chinese: 親親寶貝) Monday to Sunday 08:30–0900
Active Elite (Chinese: 活力群星盡精英) 0900–1000
Campus Parade (Chinese: 校園巡禮) 1000–1200;1900–2100
Liberal Tone (Chinese: 天下通‧識天下) 1200–1400
8910 Campus (Chinese: 8910 大本營) 1400–1600
Super Classroom (Chinese: 非常班房) 1600–1800
DBC Campus DJ (Chinese: 校園DJ) Monday to Sunday 1800–1900
My Heart Will Go On (Chinese: 星空再遇鐵達尼) 2100-0000

Saturday

Talk to Heroes (Chinese: 強人是你) 0900-1000
Study Overseas (Chinese: 學貫中西) 1000–1200;1900–2100
Ears Travellers (Chinese: 耳朵去旅行) 1200–1400
Digital Sports News (Chinese: 數碼體壇) 1400–1600
Family Doctor (Chinese: 家一點健康) 1600–1800
To Sir With Love (Chinese: 給老師的信) 2100–2200
Love Tutorial (Chinese: 明愛暗戀補習社) 2200-0000

Sunday

Beating the unbeatable (Chinese: 我有我天地) 0900-1000
U Station (Chinese: 大學站) 1000–1200;1900–2100
Green Discovery (Chinese: 綠色大發現) 1200–1400
Sing Out the Real Me (Chinese: 唱出真我) 1400–1600
To Students With Love (Chinese: 化雨之聲) 2100–2200
Voice of Books (Chinese: 打開心窗睇睇書) 2200-000

DBC 5 Radio Smiles

Filipino:

Pinoy Fuse: Tuesday and Thursday 18:00–21:00 (Replay: Wednesday and Friday 1100–1400
Tsikahan Sa Hong Kong: Monday and Saturday 2000–2300 (Replay: Tuesday and Sunday 1500–1800)
Radyo Migrante: Thursday 2100–2300 (Replay: Friday 1500–1700)
Pinoy Tambayan: Sunday 2000–2200 (Replay: Monday 1500–1700)

Indonesian

Nongkrong Bareng: Wednesday 2000–2300 (Replay: Thursday and Saturday 1500–1800; Sunday 0900-1500)
Selamat Malam Sobat Migran: Tuesday 2100–2300 (Replay: Wednesday 1500–1700)
Kumpul Bareng: Sunday 2200-0000 (Replay: Monday 1700–1900)

Korean

Super K-Pop Monday 1100–1500; Weekdays 2300-0100

(Broadcast Arirang radio program)

DBC 6 Radio Music

Weekdays

In the Wee Small Hours: Monday 0600-0900
Featured Picks: 0900-1300
Popular Classics: 1300–1600
逸樂生活館: 1600–1800
師妹揀首新歌: 1800–1900
揀首男女: 1900–2000
音樂 DNA: 2000–2100
愛與樂飛行: 2100–2300
夜空傳情: 2300-0100
抒情夜曲: 0100-0600

DBC 7 Radio Opera

Canton Opera

Monday to Friday 0400-0900;1100–2300
Saturday and Sunday 0700-1200;1400–2300

Chaozhou

Monday to Friday 0900-1100
Saturday and Sunday 1200–1400

Angel Ching Time (Chinese: 戲語蓉蓉)

Monday to Friday 1200–1400
Monday to Friday (Replay) 2300-0100

Opera Mix

Monday to Sunday 1900–2100
Saturday and Sunday 0600-0900

Shanghai Shaoxing Opera

Monday to Sunday 2100–2300
Saturday and Sunday 2300-0000

Chinese Traditional Music

Monday to Sunday 0100-0300
Saturday and Sunday 0000-0100

Peking Opera

Monday to Sunday 0300-0600

References

External links

Digital Broadcasting Corporation Hong Kong

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