DXWP-TV, channel 5, is a television station of Southern TV Industries and affiliate of

People's Television Network People's Television Network ( fil, Telebisyon ng Bayan; abbreviated PTV) is the flagship State broadcasting, state broadcaster owned by the Government of the Philippines. Founded in 1974, PTV is the main brand of People's Television Network, In ...

. Its studio, transmitter and broadcast facility is located at Pioneer Avenue, General Santos City. Currently the station is inactive.

History

*1977 - DXBG-TV channel 8 was launched by the

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as Government Television (GTV) under Lito Gorospe and later by then-Press Secretary Francisco Tatad. It is the first television station in Soccksargen. *1980 - GTV was then became Maharlika Broadcasting System (MBS). *February 24, 1986 - Following the

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on which it was taken over by pro-

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, MBS was renamed People's Television (PTV). *March 26, 1992 -

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Cory Aquino signed Republic Act 7306 turning PTV Network into a government corporation known formally as People's Television Network, Inc. (PTNI) and PTV General Santos moved its frequency from Channel 8 to channel 5 in 1992, which became an affiliate station of Southern TV Industries. *July 16, 2001 - Under the new management appointed by President

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, PTNI adopted the name National Broadcasting Network (NBN) carrying new slogan "One People. One Nation. One Vision." for a new image in line with its new programming thrusts, they continued the new name until the Aquino administration in 2010. *October 6, 2011 – People's Television Network, Inc. (PTNI) became a primary brand National Broadcasting Metwork was retired. *2018 - After it was lasted for twenty six years in General Santos, the station went silent. Television stations in General Santos Television channels and stations established in 1985 1985 establishments in the Philippines {{Philippines-tv-station-stub