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| Type | Broadcast radio and television network |
|---|---|
| Country | Philippines |
| Availability | Defunct |
| Owner | Roberto Benedicto |
| Key people | Roberto Benedicto, Salvador Tan, Peter Musngi |
| Launch date | November 4, 1973; 51 years ago (initial) 1996; 29 years ago (radio under the management of Asia Pacific News and Features) |
| Dissolved | July 15, 1986; 38 years ago (radio) September 7, 1986; 38 years ago (television) |
| Replaced | ABS-CBN DZAQ-TV DZXL-TV (1st iteration, pre-martial law) |
| Replaced by | ABS-CBN DWWX-TV (2nd iteration, post-martial law) |
The Banahaw Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) was a Philippine television network that began operations on November 4, 1973 and ceased transmission on March 20, 1986.
The network was well-remembered for its theme song, "Big Beautiful Country", composed by José Mari Chan and sung by Chan with Basil Valdez, Tillie Moreno, Alice Bell and Nonong Pedero.
History[]
DZAQ-TV (now DWWX-TV) station owned by ABS-CBN was shut down following the declaration of Martial Law in 1972, and served as the flagship station of BBC. Roberto Benedicto, a crony of then-President Ferdinand Marcos and owner of the Kanlaon Broadcasting System, took over the ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center complex on Bohol (now Sergeant Esguerra) Avenue in Quezon City after the KBS Studios along Roxas Boulevard in Pasay City (which were ironically sold to them by ABS-CBN in 1969) were destroyed by fire on June 6, 1973, a few months before BBC went on air.[1] The new network was named the "Banahaw Broadcasting Corporation" after Mount Banahaw, a dormant volcano located in southern Luzon known for its hot springs and mystical associations.
In July 1978, BBC, RPN and another Benedicto-owned network, the Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation (IBC) (which originally aired from San Juan del Monte), transferred to the Broadcast City compound in Old Balara, Quezon City, with the transmitter located along Panay Avenue, Quezon City (now being used by ABS-CBN), with the then newly upgraded 35 kW transmitter for better broadcast reception. This left DZXL-TV Channel 4 (a frequency formerly owned by ABS-CBN and taken over by the government through National Media Production Center (NMPC) as Government Television in 1974) at the ABS-CBN Broadcast Center complex, then renamed MBS Broadcast Plaza (MBS being Maharlika Broadcasting System, the name that Channel 4 acquired in 1980).
By 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. Their call signs were also changed to DYCW-TV and DYBW-TV, respectively. The Cebu and Bacolod stations switched affiliations to GTV (Government Television; later the Maharlika Broadcasting System) in 1978 and reverted to their former call letters.
BBC-2 was rebranded as City 2 Television from 1980 until 1984. In 1984, it was rebranded again back as BBC-2 (not to be confused with the British television channel). BBC ended operations on March 20, 1986 after People Power Revolution along with RPN and IBC (temporarily), after reformist soldiers disabled the transmitter that was broadcasting Marcos' inauguration from Malacañang Palace.[2] Upon Corazón C. Aquino's subsequent accession to the presidency, BBC, RPN and IBC (collectively known as "Broadcast City") were sequestered and placed under the management of a Board of Administrators tasked to operate and manage its business and affairs subject to the control and supervision of Presidential Commission on Good Government.[3][4] ABS-CBN resumed broadcasting on September 14, 1986 and its Cebu and Bacolod stations were returned to its original owner. DWWX-TV is still used as the callsign of the network's flagship station in Metro Manila.
Logo Evolution[]
BBC-2 Metro Manila era[]
City2 Television era[]
Programming[]
- Main article: List of programs broadcast by Banahaw Broadcasting Corporation
Television stations[]
- DWWX-TV 2 - Metro Manila. The frequency was awarded to ABS-CBN Corporation from 1986 to 2020. Now known as All TV (DZMV-TV) since 2022.
- D-8-XM-TV 8 - Baguio. Now known as PTV Cordillera (Baguio).
- DYCW-TV 11 - Cebu. Now known as PTV Cebu.
- DXLA-TV 9 - Zamboanga. Now known as GMA Zamboanga.
- DXCC-TV 10 - Cagayan de Oro. Now known as IBC Cagayan de Oro.
- DXMC-TV 12 - Cotabato. Now known as GMA Cotabato.
- DXER-TV 12 - General Santos. Now known as TV5 General Santos.
- DXWW-TV 9- Davao. Now known as RPN Davao.
Radio stations[]
- DWWA 1160/1206 - Metro Manila. Call letters were changed to DWAN; it was later owned by Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation and then under the management of Metropolitan Manila Development Authority. This station is defunct. The station was re-acquired by IBC in 2024.
- DWWK-FM/DWOK-FM 101.9 - Metro Manila. The frequency was awarded to ABS-CBN Corporation from 1986 until its shutdown in 2020 due to its expired broadcast franchise and its denial last July 10, 2020.
- DWLW 675 - Laoag
- DWBW 740 - Baguio
- DWDW 1017 - Dagupan
- DWNW 756 - Naga
- DWGW 684 - Legazpi
- DYBQ 870 - Bacolod
- DYDY 570 - Cebu. Now known as DYMR Radyo Pilipinas 576 Cebu.
- DXCT 690 - Cagayan de Oro
- DXWW 640 - South Cotabato
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-11-04. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
- ^ http://stuartxchange.com/DayFour.html
- ^ http://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/decisions.php?doctype=Decisions%20/%20Signed%20Resolutions&docid=1311062211772857320
- ^ http://www.lawphil.net/executive/execord/eo1986/eo_11_1986.html
Fandom Support[]
Supreme Court decisions on BBC[]
- Benedicto v Board of Administrators of Television Stations RPN, BBC, and IBC (G.R. 87710, 1992)
- Republic v Sandiganbayan (G.R. 108292, 1993)
- ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation, et al. v Office of the Ombudsman, Roberto S. Benedicto, Exequiel B. Garcia, Miguel V. Gonzales, and Salvador Tan (G.R. 133547, 2008)
- Banahaw Broadcasting Corporation v Pacana III, et al. (G.R. No. 171673, 2011)