History
The Chronicle Broadcasting Network was set up by the López family, which, years later, thanks to a merger, would control the ABS-CBN network. It was established in 1955 by initiative of the Manila Chronicle and received a radio and television franchise in June of that year. [1]
Three years after starting on radio, DZXL-TV started broadcasting in July 1958 on VHF channel 9, using a 200-watt transmitter and an ERP of 1.34 kilowatts. By the early 1960s, CBN had started a second television station on channel 3 in Cebu with a 3-kilowatt transmitter and had two stations ordered for Mindanao, one in Davao on channel 9 and another in Cagayan de Oro on channel 3, the latter of which also planned a 2kW transmitter. [2] One of its early successes was the noontime variety show Student Canteen , which was ported over from CBN Radio, [3] and according to Joey de Leon, the show is also where he inspiring the creation of Eat Bulaga! which premiered on July 30, 1979 on the same channel frequency. [4] In 1961, the station aired the first educational program on Philippine television, Education on TV, airing on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. [5]
In 1962, CBN planned its renunciation of its control over VHF channel 9 and petitioned a move from the existing frequency in Quezon City, as it also had the adjacent channel 10 frequency, but in Baguio City. This was necessary to avoid interference with channel 8 in Pampanga, which was used by the Far East Network. The plan was eventually rejected. [6]
The station was treated as ABS-CBN's secondary station after the Lopezes took over ABS, causing the merger. The Lopezes prioritized the former ABS station on channel 3 (DZAQ-TV) and advertising revenue for DZXL often consisted of bonuses from DZAQ. [1] Both stations around the early 1960s started simulcasting each other's programs. [7] The World Tonight first aired on this station on November 21, 1966. [8]
DZXL-TV remained on channel 9 until November 14, 1969. Less than one month prior, on October 15, 1969, the Kanlaon Broadcasting System (KBS) (now the Radio Philippines Network) took over the Channel 9 frequency (along with several of the broadcasting equipments and facilities of ABS-CBN) under the call sign DZKB-TV (KBS-9). The only solution to keep both stations operational was by moving DZAQ to channel 2 and DZXL to channel 4 in order to prevent co-channel interference. [1]
On September 23, 1972, Ferdinand Marcos declared martial law, and the two ABS-CBN TV stations went off air. [9] On October 31, the network was refused to resume broadcasting on its seven stations in six cities, including DZXL-TV. [10] The frequency was taken over by the state-owned DWGT-TV on February 2, 1974. [11]
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