Aliw Broadcasting Corporation

Aliw Broadcasting Corporation

Company type	Private
Industry	Information Communication Broadcasting
Founded	May 12, 1991 (1991-05-12)
Headquarters	Citystate Centre, 709 Shaw Boulevard, Brgy. Oranbo, Pasig, Metro Manila, Philippines
Key people	D. Edgard A. Cabangon (Chairman) Benjamin V. Ramos (President, Aliw Broadcasting Corporation, Broadreach Media Holdings and Nine Media Corporation and President and CEO, Radio Philippines Network) D. Adrian "Randy" Cabangon (President, Insular Broadcasting System) Atty. Mcneil Rante (Executive Vice President and General Manager) Dennis Antenor, Jr. (Vice President for Business Development)
Brands	DWIZ Home Radio Aliw Channel 23
Parent	ALC Group of Companies

Aliw Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is a Philippine broadcasting company. Its corporate office and studios are located at the 20th floor of Citystate Centre, 709 Shaw Blvd., Brgy. Oranbo, Pasig. It is one of the broadcast media assets of the ALC Group of Companies, alongside RPN, NewsWatch Plus and Nine Media. Aliw operates a number of radio stations under the Home Radio & DWIZ brands, as well as its only digital television and cable channel, ALIW Channel 23. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

History

Aliw was established on May 12, 1991, with the acquisition of DWIZ from Manila Broadcasting Company. The station would later on become among the top-rated news and talk stations in Metro Manila. A year later, it established a number of FM stations across the country. These stations would be later known as Home Radio.

On May 3, 2016, Philippine President Benigno S. Aquino III signed Republic Act No. 10790, an act amending the franchise of Aliw Broadcasting Corporation and Renewing/Extending the term thereof to another twenty-five (25) years that shall take effect on April 13, 2017. ^[4]

On January 5, 2022, the National Telecommunications Commission awarded Channel 23 to Aliw Broadcasting Corporation under a provisional authority license. The channel was formerly used by Studio 23 and S+A of ABS-CBN Corporation. This marks Aliw's venture into television. On May 6, 2022, the channel launched its broadcast with a live video feed of DWIZ, in which it would be later known as IZTV. On January 30, 2023, it was relaunched as ALIW Channel 23. ^{[5] [6] [7] [8]} It was officially launched on June 23, 2023, with the tagline Reaching and Engaging More Filipinos Nationwide and Worldwide. ^[9]

On January 30, 2023, Home Radio's provincial stations were relaunched under the DWIZ network, collectively known as DWIZ News FM. ^[10]

Broadcasting vehicle at Makati

Awards and recognition

The year 2014 served as a milestone for the station as it received several recognitions:

• Most Outstanding Radio Station of the Year awarded by the Rotary Club of Manila
• Best Magazine Program awarded to Siyasat by the KBP Golden Dove Awards
• Citation in the Best AM Radio Station category in the KBP Golden Dove Awards

Awards and recognition for the first half of 2015:

• Best Station Radio Category by the Universal Peace Federation
• Gawad Ulat for Most Supportive Radio Station by the Department of Social Welfare and Development
• Best Documentary Program awarded to Siyasat by the KBP Golden Dove Awards
• Lifetime Achievement Award by the KBP Golden Dove Awards given to Ambassador Antonio Cabangon-Chua – founder and chairman emeritus of Aliw Broadcasting Corporation
• Journalism Awardee of the Year by the Rotary Club of Manila given to Ambassador Cabangon-Chua – founder and chairman emeritus

Stations

TV

Aliw's upcoming expansion of digital terrestrial television will be announced soon as possible in other bigger key cities nationwide.

Digital TV

Callsign	Ch. #	Frequency	Power	Area of Coverage
DWBA-DTV	23 (digital test broadcast)	527.143 MHz	5,000 watts	Metro Manila

Channel	Video	Aspect	Short name	Programming	Note
23.01	1080i	16:9	ALIW CHANNEL 23	Aliw Channel 23	Fully migrated from analog to digital
23.02	480i		DWIZ NEWS TV

Aliw Channel 23 via cable and satellite television

Cable/Satellite Provider	Ch. #	Coverage
Sky Cable	72	Metro Manila
Cignal	23	Nationwide
SatLite	24	Nationwide

Radio

The following is a list of radio stations owned By Aliw. ^{[11] [12]}

DWIZ

Callsign	Branding	Frequency	Power (kW)	Location
DWIZ News 882	DWIZ-AM	882 kHz	50 kW	Metro Manila
DWIZ News FM Northern Luzon	DWIZ-FM	89.3 MHz	10 kW	Dagupan
DWIZ News FM Naga	DWQJ	95.1 MHz	10 kW	Naga
DWIZ News FM South Luzon	DWQA	92.3 MHz	10 kW	Legazpi
DWIZ News FM Central Palawan	DWAN	94.3 MHz	10 kW	Puerto Princesa
DWIZ News FM Western Visayas	DYQN	89.5 MHz	10 kW	Iloilo City
DWIZ News FM Central Visayas	DYQC	106.7 MHz	10 kW	Cebu City
Lamrag Radio Tacloban	DYAW	89.5 MHz	10 kW	Tacloban
Lamrag Radio Catbalogan	—	95.7 MHz	5 kW	Catbalogan
DWIZ News FM Northern Mindanao	DXQR	93.5 MHz	10 kW	Cagayan de Oro
DWIZ News FM Southeastern Mindanao	DXQM	98.7 MHz	10 kW	Davao City
DWIZ News FM Southern Mindanao	DXQS	98.3 MHz	10 kW	General Santos

Home Radio

Branding	Callsign	Frequency	Power (kW)	Location
Home Radio Manila	DWQZ	97.9 MHz	25 kW	Metro Manila
Home Radio Dumanjug	—	87.5 MHz	250 W	Dumanjug

Inactive

Callsign	Frequency	Location
DWIM	936 kHz	Mindoro

References

1. "Aliw Broadcasting Corporation". KBP. Archived from the original on July 10, 2019. Retrieved December 9, 2019. Broadcasting Member
2. "An Act Granting the Aliw Broadcasting Corporation a Franchise to Install, Construct, Operate and Maintain Commercial Radio and Television Broadcasting Stations Throughout the Philippines [Republic Act No. 7399]". The Corpus Juris. Archived from the original on March 19, 2023. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
3. "ALIW BROADCASTING CORPORATION @ 28". Pilipino Mirror. May 16, 2019. Archived from the original on October 3, 2019. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
4. "Republic Act No. 10790". lawphil.net. May 3, 2016. Archived from the original on August 27, 2022. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
5. "Duterte adviser, Aliw also get ABS-CBN channels". BusinessWorld. January 27, 2022. Archived from the original on May 21, 2022. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
6. De Guzman, Warren (January 26, 2022). "NTC allows DWIZ operator Aliw Broadcasting to use Channel 23". ABS-CBN News . Archived from the original on January 26, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
7. Dela Cruz, Raymond Carl (January 26, 2022). "NTC allows 2 firms to use channels formerly used by ABS-CBN". Philippine News Agency . Archived from the original on January 27, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
8. Manuel, Pilar (January 26, 2022). "Quiboloy network, Aliw Broadcasting bag other ABS-CBN frequencies". CNN Philippines . Archived from the original on January 26, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
9. "Aliw Broadcasting Corporation launches Aliw 23". Business Mirror . June 25, 2023. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
10. Celario, Eunice; Cambri, Susan (January 30, 2023). "Pagbabago sa DWI,Z Kaabang-abang". Filipino Mirror. Archived from the original on January 30, 2023. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
11. "NTC AM Radio Stations via FOI website" (PDF). foi.gov.ph. August 23, 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 12, 2022. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
12. "NTC FM Stations via FOI website" (PDF). foi.gov.ph. August 23, 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 13, 2022. Retrieved August 23, 2022.