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.DBC啟播 黃楚標攜妻女現身
In summer 2012, DBC underwent a period of corporate dispute, leading the station to closure.Webb-Database: Digital Broadcasting Corporation Hong Kong Limited 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.Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: DBC hosts protest 'politically motivated' closure of radio station 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.汪明荃支持DBC戲曲台 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.DBC station to close, marking the second closure of a digital radio station in a year
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