Media Capital Explained
Media Capital SGPS, SA, is a Portuguese media corporation founded in 1988 (originally named SOCI – Sociedade de Comunicação Independente, founded by Luís Nobre Guedes), based in Oeiras, Lisbon in Portugal. Media Capital is a major media group in Portugal, and one of the biggest media corporations in Europe. It distributes 20th Century Studios and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) home video releases in the Portuguese market under the Castello Lopes label.
2020, PRISA was the principal owner of Media Capital.
Businesses
Media Capital operates in several areas of media and advertising. Here is a list of the companies owned by Media Capital.
Broadcasting
- TVI, a television broadcaster. It was acquired by Media Capital in 1997.
Magazines
- Media Capital Edições, a magazine publisher:
- Lux Magazine (women's magazine)
- Maxmen (Portuguese version of Maxim men's magazine)
- Portugal Diário (news magazine)
- Agência Financeira (financial magazine)
- MaisFutebol (Association football magazine)
Internet
Former units
Radio
Media Capital Rádios, a radio broadcaster, which includes several radio stations (sold to Bauer Media Group in February 2022[1]):
- Rádio Comercial - national net of broadcasters:
- 88.1 FM - Fóia (Monchique) → 10 kW
- 88.7 FM - Lamego (Viseu) → 5 kW
- 88.9 FM - Minhéu (Vila Real) → 10 kW
- 89.0 FM - Leiria - Maunça → 1 kW
- 89.3 FM - Esposende (Braga) → 0,4 kW
- 90.8 FM - Lousã (Coimbra) → 44 kW
- 91.9 FM - Bornes Mountains → 10 kW
- 92.0 FM - Mendro Mountains (Beja district - also serving Évora's district) → 50 kW
- 92.2 FM - Oliveirinha (Aveiro) → 0,2 kW
- 93.9 FM - Samil - Bragança → 10 kW
- 94.3 FM - Viseu → 0,5 kW
- 96.1 FM - Faro - São Miguel/Goldra → 10 kW
- 96.1 FM - Guarda/P. Vento → 10 kW
- 96.8 FM - Grândola → 10 kW
- 97.4 FM - Lisboa (Monsanto Forest Park) → 44 kW
- 97.7 FM - Porto (Monte da Virgem) → 44 kW
- 98.2 FM - Fundão (Gardunha Mountains) → 10 kW
- 98.5 FM - Sintra → 0,3 kW
- 98.9 FM - Portalegre (Marada Alta Mountains) → 10 kW
- 99.0 FM - Valença do Minho - Monte do Faro → 10 kW
- 99.2 FM - Braga (Sameiro) → 5 kW
- 99.8 FM - Montejunto Mountains → 10 kW
- 103.1 FM - Vouzela (Pena Hill) → 0,2 kW
- Cidade FM - ten local radio stations:
- 91.6 FM - Lisboa → 5 kW
- 97.2 FM - Redondo → 0.5 kW
- 99.3 FM - Alcanena → 2 kW
- 99.7 FM - Penacova (Coimbra) → 1 kW
- 99.7 FM - Loulé (Faro district) → 2 kW
- 106.2 FM - Montijo → 1 kW
- 101.0 FM - Vale de Cambra (Aveiro) → 0.5 kW
- 102.8 FM - Viseu → 2 kW
- 104.4 FM - Braga (Amares) 104.4 FM → 1 kW
- 107.2 FM - Vila Nova de Gaia - Porto → 0.5 kW
- M80 Radio
- 90.0 - Matosinhos (Porto)
- 93.0 - Leiria
- 95.6 - Penalva do Castelo (Viseu)
- 96.4 - Santarém
- 98.4 - Coimbra
- 94.4 FM - Aveiro
- 97.4 FM - Vila Real
- 104.3 - Lisbon and Setúbal
- 106.1 - Faro
- 106.4 - Beja and Évora
- 106.7 - Portalegre
- 107.1 - Portimão
- 107.5 - Grândola / Santiago do Cacém
- 103.8 - Braga and Fafe
- Vodafone FM
- 107.2 - Lisbon Metro Area
- 103.0 - Coimbra & Centre region
- 94.3 - Porto Metro Area
- Smooth FM
- 89.5 - Matosinhos - Porto
- 92.8 - Figueiró dos Vinhos (Coimbra)
- 96.6 - Lisbon
- 97.7 - Santarém
- 103.0 - Barreiro
Shut down stations
- Best Rock FM
- 89.5 FM - Valongo
- 101.1 FM - Moita
- Star FM
- Benavente (Belmonte) 1035 AM
- 96.6 FM - Lisboa
- 105.8 FM - Porto
- 96.8 FM - Sabugal
- 103.0 FM - Coimbra and Cantanhede
- 97.7 FM - Santarem
- 104.4 FM - Manteigas
Ownership
Media Capital is owned by Pluris Investments, S.A. (35.38%), Triun, SGPS, S.A. (23%), Biz Partners (11.9725%), CIN – Corporação Industrial do Norte, S.A. (11.20%), Zenithodyssey, Lda. (10%), Fitas & Essências, Lda. (3%) and DoCasal Investimentos, Lda. - (2.5%).
External links
TVI Reality
Notes and References
- Web site: Media Capital vende rádios a alemães da Bauer por 69,6 milhões de euros . 2023-01-16 . ionline . pt.
