DWTE-TV
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| City | Laoag City |
| Channels | |
| Branding | TV5 Ilocos Norte |
| Programming | |
| Subchannels | See list |
| Affiliations |
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| Ownership | |
| Owner | TV5 Network Inc. |
| History | |
| Founded | 1972 |
| KBS/RPN (1972-1995) ABC Laoag (1995–2008) 5 Laoag (2018–2020) | |
Call sign meaning | DW Tan Edward (former owner, deceased) |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | NTC |
| Power | Analog: 2.5 kW Digital: 5 kW |
| ERP | 15 kW |
| Transmitter coordinates | 18°12′39″N 120°33′28.5″E / 18.21083°N 120.557917°E |
| Links | |
| Website | www.tv5.com.ph |
DWTE-TV, Channel 2, is a commercial television station owned and operated by TV5 Network Inc. Its studio and transmitter are located at Talingaan St., Brgy. 31, Laoag City.
History
- 1972 - DWTE-TV channel 2 was launched by Kanlaon Broadcasting System during the Martial Law period, and in 1975, KBS was formally re-launch as RPN, the acronym for its franchise name, Radio Philippines Network.
- January 25, 1997 - Associated Broadcasting Company opened its TV station ABC Channel 2 Laoag as a relay (satellite-selling) station of ABC-5 Manila, with the inaugurated its studio and transmitter complex in Talingaan Street, Barangay 31, Laoag City.
- August 8, 2008 - The station aired a countdown to its re-launch for much of the next day until 19:00 PHT, when the network officially re-launched under its new name of TV5.
- February 17, 2018 - as the recent changes within the network and in celebration of its 10th anniversary, TV5 Laoag was relaunched as The 5 Network with a new logo and station ID entitled Get It on 5 whereas the TV on the northeastern quadrant of the logo has been dropped, making it more flexible for the other divisions to use it as part of their own identity.
- January 13, 2019 - 5 Laoag introduced a variation of the current numerical 5 logo, similar to the newly network, 5 Plus.
- August 15, 2020 - 5 Laoag was reverted to TV5 while retaining the 2019 numerical 5 logo.
Digital channels
DWTE-TV's digital signal operates on UHF Channel 18 (497.143 MHz) and broadcasts on the following subchannels:
| Channel | Video | Aspect | Short name | Programming | Notes |
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| 2.01 | 480i | 16:9 | TV5 | TV5 (Main DWTE-TV programming) | Commercial broadcast (5 kW) |
| 2.02 | OnePH | One PH | |||
| 2.03 | 4:3 | One Sports | One Sports | ||
| 2.35 | 240p | 16:9 | One Seg S1 | TV5 | 1seg broadcast |
Areas of coverage
Primary areas
Secondary areas
See also
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