Aliw Broadcasting Corporation

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Aliw Broadcasting Corporation
Company type Private
Industry
FoundedMay 12, 1991 (1991-05-12)
HeadquartersCitystate Centre, 709 Shaw Boulevard, Brgy. Oranbo, Pasig, Metro Manila, Philippines
Key people
  • D. Edgard A. Cabangon (Chairman)
  • Benjamin V. Ramos (President, Aliw Broadcasting Corporation and Nine Media Corporation)
  • 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
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 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]

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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 Manila South Cemetery San Andres (Metro Manila; 2023-08-18) E911a 01.jpg
Broadcasting vehicle at Makati

Awards and recognition

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

Awards and recognition for the first half of 2015:

Stations

TV

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

Digital TV

CallsignCh. #FrequencyPowerArea of Coverage
Provisional authority23 (digital test broadcast)527.143 MHz5,000 watts Metro Manila
Channel Video Aspect Short nameProgrammingNote
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 ProviderCh. #Coverage
Sky Cable 72 Metro Manila
Cignal 23Nationwide
SatLite 24Nationwide

Radio

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

DWIZ

CallsignBrandingFrequencyPower (kW)Location
DWIZ 882 DWIZ-AM 882 kHz50 kW Metro Manila
DWIZ News FM Northern Luzon DWIZ-FM 89.3 MHz10 kW Dagupan
DWIZ News FM Naga DWQJ 95.1 MHz10 kW Naga
DWIZ News FM South Luzon DWQA 92.3 MHz10 kW Legazpi
DWIZ News FM Central Palawan DWAN 94.3 MHz10 kW Puerto Princesa
DWIZ News FM Western Visayas DYQN 89.5 MHz10 kW Iloilo City
DWIZ News FM Central VisayasDYQC106.7 MHz10 kW Cebu City
Lamrag Radio TaclobanDYAW89.5 MHz10 kW Tacloban
Lamrag Radio Catbalogan95.7 MHz5 kW Catbalogan
DWIZ News FM Northern Mindanao DXQR 93.5 MHz10 kW Cagayan de Oro
DWIZ News FM Southeastern Mindanao DXQM 98.7 MHz10 kW Davao City
DWIZ News FM Southern Mindanao DXQS 98.3 MHz10 kW General Santos

Home Radio

BrandingCallsignFrequencyPower (kW)Location
Home Radio DWQZ 97.9 MHz25 kW Metro Manila

Inactive

CallsignFrequencyLocation
DWIM936 kHz Mindoro

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