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Revision as of 00:22, 23 June 2010

Banahaw Broadcasting Corporation
(BBC 23)
TypeBroadcast television network
Country
OwnerSalvador Tan, Roberto Benedicto
Key people
Ferdinand Marcos
Launch date
November 1973 as Channel 2
June 23 2010-present (as BBC-23)
Former names
AMCARA Broadcasting Network (1996-2010)

Banahaw Broadcasting Corporation is a Philippine television network that started its operations in November 1973. Upon its opening, the network operated the Channel 2 Metro Manila frequency owned by ABS-CBN, which was then shut down after the declaration of Martial Law, and changed the station's call sign from DZAQ-TV to DWWX-TV (which is still in use today even after the station was returned to ABS-CBN). The Return On New BBC Channel 23 DWAC-TV On June 23 2010 The BBC is located at Broadcast City Old Balara Captiol Hills Diliman Quezon City and 3/F ABS-CBN Broadcast Center Sgt Esguerra Avenue Diliman Quezon City

History

BBC originally operated out of the ABS-CBN Broadcast Center on Sgt. Esguerra (formerly Bohol) Avenue in Quezon City. Roberto Benedicto, a crony of former President Ferdinand Marcos and owner of Radio Philippines Network (alternately known at that time as Kanlaon Broadcasting System), took over the broadcast facility after the KBS Studios at Roxas Boulevard in Pasay (which were, incidentally, sold to them by ABS-CBN in 1969) were destroyed by fire in June 1973, a few months before BBC went on the air. In 1976, BBC, RPN and another Benedicto-owned network, Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation (which originally aired from San Juan), transferred to the Broadcast City compound in Old Balara, Quezon City and the transmitter located at Panay Ave, Quezon City, leaving Channel 4 (also formerly owned by ABS-CBN, but was taken over and reopened by the government as GTV in 1974) at the ABS-CBN compound, then renamed Broadcast Plaza.

In December 1973, the network also operated DYCB-TV 3 in Cebu and DYXL-TV 4 in Bacolod, both of which were also originally owned by ABS-CBN. However, their call signs were also changed to DYCW-TV and DYBW-TV, respectively. The Cebu and Bacolod stations switched affiliations to GTV-4 (later MBS) in 1978 (and reverted to their former call letters), and were finally returned to ABS-CBN in 1986.

BBC-2 was rebranded as City 2 Television from 1980 to 1984, and rebranded again as BBC-2 with a different logo during its last years of broadcast before the People Power EDSA Revolution. After Corazon Aquino became Philippine president in 1986, BBC was shut down after being sequestered by the Presidential Commission on Good Government or PCGG, due to its part in the Marcos regime. Channel 2, which was vacant from February 25, was given back to the ABS-CBN network on July 16, 1986.

The network was well-remembered for its trademark jingle, "Big, Beautiful Country", composed by Jose Mari Chan.

The Return of New BBC 23

The Return of New BBC Channel 23 Callsigns DWAC-TV UHF Channel 23 In Metro Manila Welcome to BBC Channel 23 The Beautiful Big Channel Hosted by Edu Manzano Megan Young and Iya Villania The BBC 23 Television Most Powerful By Banahaw Broadcasting Corporation Is Powered by ABS-CBN Corporation

BBC-23 Programming (Local)

BBC News and Public Affairs

Movie Block

  • BBC Movietoday
  • BBC Nights
  • BBC-23 Presents
  • Lunch Box Office

Realty and Variety Show

  • Biyaheng Bulilit
  • Generation RX
  • MOG TV
  • Mysmatch with Iya Villania and Archie Alemania
  • This is Life

Religuios

Drama

  • The New Pangarap Kong Jackpot (2009-present)

Education

  • Math-Tinik
  • Sineswkela

Sports

  • BBC Sports
  • BBC Boxing
  • Sultada

Prievouis of BBC-2/City Television Programming (Local)

Slogans

  • 1973-1980: The Big Bold Channel
  • 1976-1978: Broadcast City 2, Soon to Air with Big New Power! (It Won't Be Long)
  • 1981-1984: City 2 Television
  • 1986: Big Beautiful Country
  • 2010-present: BBC-23 The Beautiful Big Channel

BBC TV stations

  • BBC 23 Metro Manila
  • BBC 30 Baguio
  • BBC 23 Isabela
  • BBC 23 Laoag
  • BBC 35 Tuguegarao
  • BBC 24 Naga
  • BBC 23 Cebu
  • BBC 23 Davao
  • BBC 23 Zamboanga

Radio stations

See also

References