Aliw Broadcasting Corporation is one of the major commercial broadcasting companies in the Philippines, which operates a number of radio stations under the Home Radio & DWIZ brands, as well as its only digital television station, IZTV. Its corporate office and studios are located at the fifth floor of Citystate Centre, 709 Shaw Blvd., Brgy. Oranbo,
Pasig City
Pasig, officially the City of Pasig ( fil, Lungsod ng Pasig), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 803,159 people.
It is located along the ...
. The network's station
DWIZ 882 is one of the few AM radio stations authorized to operate a 50,000 watt transmitter in Mega Manila.
It is a sister company of
Nine Media Corporation
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, which is also owned by the ALC Group of Companies.
Legislative franchise
On May 3, 2016,
Philippine President
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Benigno S. Aquino III
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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.
IZTV
IZTV is a Philippine
free-to-air
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digital
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*Digital electronics, electronic circuits which operate using digital signals
**Digital camera, which captures and stores digital i ...
broadcast
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television network
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based in
Pasig
Pasig, officially the City of Pasig ( fil, Lungsod ng Pasig), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 803,159 people.
It is located along the ...
, with its studios located at the fifth floor of the Citystate Centre Building in
Shaw Boulevard
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and its transmitter is located at Nuestra Señora Dela Paz Subdivision, Sumulong Highway, Brgy. Santa Cruz,
Antipolo
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. It serves as the flagship television property of Aliw Broadcasting Corporation.
Award of the frequency
On January 5, 2022, the
National Telecommunications Commission
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awarded the channel to Aliw Broadcasting Corporation under a provisional authority license.
On January 26, 2022, the
National Telecommunications Commission
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assigned Aliw's television frequency on channel 23 which was formerly used by
Studio 23
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and
S+A of
ABS-CBN Corporation
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.
The first telecast
On May 6, 2022, Aliw commenced its test broadcast using a live video feed of AM station DWIZ.
Rebranding as IZTV
Aliw's
DWIZ-TV is rebranded as IZTV on August 10, 2022. On August 31, Aliw has revealed the official logo of the television network, and its tagline ''The News Company''. IZTV had its test broadcast until November 17, 2022, and it officially launched on November 18.
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
Digital TV
Radio
The following is a list of
radio stations
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owned and affiliated by Aliw.
AM stations
FM stations
References
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