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 is one of the biggest media corporations in Europe. Media Capital distributes 20th Century Studios and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) home video releases in the Portuguese market under the Castello Lopes label. From 2005 - 2
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. CNN Portugal (brand under license from Warner Bros. Discovery and CNN Global) TVI Ficção
TVI Internacional
TVI África
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
IOL (Portugal), a multimedia content provider (also an Internet service provider previously).
Former units
Radio
Media Capital Rádios, a radio broadcaster, which includes several radio stations (sold to Bauer Media Group in February 2022):
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%).