DWTE-TV

DWTE-TV, channel 2, is a commercial television station owned and operated by TV5 Network Inc.. Its studio and transmitter are located at Talingaan Street, Barangay 31, Laoag City.

DWTE-TV (TV5 Laoag)

Laoag City
Channels	Analog: 2 (VHF)
Branding	TV5 Laoag
Slogan	Sama-Sama Tayo sa TV5
Programming
Affiliations	TV5 (O&O)
Ownership
Owner	TV5 Network Inc. (ABC Development Corporation)
Sister stations	D___-TV 43 (One Sports)
History
Founded	1972
Former affiliations	KBS/RPN (1972-1995)
Call sign meaning	DW Tan Edward (former owner, deceased)
Technical information
Licensing authority	NTC
ERP	50,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates	18°12′39″N 120°33′28.5″E
Links
Website	www.tv5.com.ph

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 back to TV5 while retaining the 2019 numerical 5 logo.

See also

• TV5 (Philippine TV channel)
• List of television and radio stations owned by TV5 Network