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DWWX-TV
DWWX-TV was the flagship VHF television station of the Philippine network ABS-CBN. The station was owned and operated by ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation, with its studio and transmitter located at the ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center on Sgt. Esguerra Avenue corner Mother Ignacia Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City, Metro Manila.
It was regarded as the first and oldest television station in the Philippines. The station served as the originating channel of the network's national programming, which was relayed to all its regional stations.
On May 5, 2020, the station's broadcasting operations, along with those of its sister television and radio stations, were suspended following a cease-and-desist order issued by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC), after the expiration of ABS-CBN's legislative franchise.
DWWX-TV traces its history to DZAQ-TV, the first Philippine television station, which was owned by the Bolinao Electronics Corporation (BEC). In 1949, James Lindenberg, owner of BEC, became the first applicant for a congressional franchise to establish a television station in the Philippines. His application was granted on June 14, 1950. However, due to strict import controls and the lack of raw materials needed to open a television station during that time, Lindenberg shifted his focus to radio broadcasting.
Judge Antonio Quirino, brother of then President Elpidio Quirino, also sought a license but was denied. He later acquired shares of stock in BEC, gained controlling interest, and renamed the company Alto Broadcasting System (ABS).
DZAQ-TV Channel 3 began commercial operations on October 23, 1953, becoming the first fully licensed commercial television station in the Philippines. Its inaugural program was a garden party at the Quirino residence in Sitio Alto, San Juan City, Rizal Province (later Metro Manila in 1975). After the premiere telecast, the station followed a four-hour daily schedule from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
On June 16, 1955, Republic Act No. 1343, signed by President Ramon Magsaysay, granted the owners of the Manila Chronicle, Eugenio López, Sr. and former Vice President Fernando Lopez, a radio-television franchise. They subsequently established the Chronicle Broadcasting Network (CBN) on September 24, 1956, which initially focused on radio broadcasting. On February 24, 1957, López invited Judge Quirino to his house for breakfast, during which ABS was purchased under a contract reportedly written on a table napkin. Following the acquisition, the company temporarily reverted to the name Bolinao Electronics Corporation.
With the establishment of DZXL-TV Channel 9 on April 19 (or July), 1958, the López brothers gained control of both existing television channels in the Philippines. Plans were then made to construct a new network headquarters along Roxas Boulevard in Pasay, which was completed in the same year and became the official studios for Channels 3 and 9. The television monopoly was broken on March 1, 1960, when DZTV-TV Channel 13 was launched by the Inter-Island Broadcasting Corporation (now the Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation, or IBC), then owned by Dick Baldwin.
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DWWX-TV
DWWX-TV was the flagship VHF television station of the Philippine network ABS-CBN. The station was owned and operated by ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation, with its studio and transmitter located at the ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center on Sgt. Esguerra Avenue corner Mother Ignacia Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City, Metro Manila.
It was regarded as the first and oldest television station in the Philippines. The station served as the originating channel of the network's national programming, which was relayed to all its regional stations.
On May 5, 2020, the station's broadcasting operations, along with those of its sister television and radio stations, were suspended following a cease-and-desist order issued by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC), after the expiration of ABS-CBN's legislative franchise.
DWWX-TV traces its history to DZAQ-TV, the first Philippine television station, which was owned by the Bolinao Electronics Corporation (BEC). In 1949, James Lindenberg, owner of BEC, became the first applicant for a congressional franchise to establish a television station in the Philippines. His application was granted on June 14, 1950. However, due to strict import controls and the lack of raw materials needed to open a television station during that time, Lindenberg shifted his focus to radio broadcasting.
Judge Antonio Quirino, brother of then President Elpidio Quirino, also sought a license but was denied. He later acquired shares of stock in BEC, gained controlling interest, and renamed the company Alto Broadcasting System (ABS).
DZAQ-TV Channel 3 began commercial operations on October 23, 1953, becoming the first fully licensed commercial television station in the Philippines. Its inaugural program was a garden party at the Quirino residence in Sitio Alto, San Juan City, Rizal Province (later Metro Manila in 1975). After the premiere telecast, the station followed a four-hour daily schedule from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
On June 16, 1955, Republic Act No. 1343, signed by President Ramon Magsaysay, granted the owners of the Manila Chronicle, Eugenio López, Sr. and former Vice President Fernando Lopez, a radio-television franchise. They subsequently established the Chronicle Broadcasting Network (CBN) on September 24, 1956, which initially focused on radio broadcasting. On February 24, 1957, López invited Judge Quirino to his house for breakfast, during which ABS was purchased under a contract reportedly written on a table napkin. Following the acquisition, the company temporarily reverted to the name Bolinao Electronics Corporation.
With the establishment of DZXL-TV Channel 9 on April 19 (or July), 1958, the López brothers gained control of both existing television channels in the Philippines. Plans were then made to construct a new network headquarters along Roxas Boulevard in Pasay, which was completed in the same year and became the official studios for Channels 3 and 9. The television monopoly was broken on March 1, 1960, when DZTV-TV Channel 13 was launched by the Inter-Island Broadcasting Corporation (now the Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation, or IBC), then owned by Dick Baldwin.