Digital Broadcasting Corporation

Digital Broadcasting Corporation Hong Kong Limited (DBC) (), formerly known as Wave Media Limited (), was 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() Monday to Saturday 0730–1000
• All Time Happy() Monday to Sunday 1000–1300
• Up High The Sky() Monday to Friday 1300–1500; Saturday 1300–1600
• Career Boom!() Monday to Friday, 1500–1700
• DBC Home() Monday to Friday 1700–2000
• Music Dessert() Monday to Friday 2000–2100
• My Heart Will Go On() Monday to Friday 2100–2300
• Night Still Young() Monday to Friday 2300–0100

Saturday Program

• The World on Stage () Saturday 1300–1500
• Afternoon Delight ()Saturday 1500–1800
• Hi End Music Show () Saturday and Sunday 1800–1900
• AV fanatics () Saturday and Sunday 1900–2100
• AhVMusic ()Saturday and Sunday 2100–2200
• Love Beyond Limits() Saturday 2200–2400

Sunday Program

• Entertainment Report () Sunday 1300–1500
• Beautiful Mission () Sunday 1500–1600
• Pets Sweet Pets () Sunday 1600–1700
• The Eco War () Sunday 1700–1800
• Music Live Show () 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 () 0830-0930
• Markets Now (Morning)() 0930-1200
• News 1200–1300
• Markets Now (Afternoon)() 1300–1600
• After the Bell () 1600–1800
• News 1800–2030
• Wall Street at Cyberport () 2030–2100
• Moves with Fire () 2100–2200
• 10 Things You Need to Know () 2200–2230

DBC 4 Radio Campus

Weekdays

• Happy Parents () Monday to Sunday 08:30–0900
• Active Elite () 0900–1000
• Campus Parade () 1000–1200;1900–2100
• Liberal Tone () 1200–1400
• 8910 Campus () 1400–1600
• Super Classroom () 1600–1800
• DBC Campus DJ () Monday to Sunday 1800–1900
• My Heart Will Go On () 2100-0000

Saturday

• Talk to Heroes () 0900-1000
• Study Overseas () 1000–1200;1900–2100
• Ears Travellers () 1200–1400
• Digital Sports News () 1400–1600
• Family Doctor () 1600–1800
• To Sir With Love () 2100–2200
• Love Tutorial () 2200-0000

Sunday

• Beating the unbeatable () 0900-1000
• U Station () 1000–1200;1900–2100
• Green Discovery () 1200–1400
• Sing Out the Real Me () 1400–1600
• To Students With Love () 2100–2200
• Voice of Books () 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 ()

• 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