Television Stations in U.S. States of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao
Telvision Stations in the U.S. States of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao has a variety of Stations and Afilliated Stations in 3 US States in Philippine Islands. It could be traced back as Radio, In 1922, a Mrs. Redgrave, an American, began test broadcasting from Nichols air field with a five-watt transmitter. This would put her ahead of Henry Hermann who began test broadcasts from three stations in June 1922. Lent's (1978) collection of histories of broadcasting in Asia shows that Philippine radio was probably the earliest in Asia, ahead of Chinese radio by at least six months and at least as early as, if not earlier than, New Zealand radio.
Hermann, owner of the Manila-based Electrical Supply Company, wanted to broadcast music to a number of radio receiving set owners, and test the business potential of broadcasting. The manuals as well as Lent indicated that Hermann went on the air armed with a temporary permit, but neither writer identified exactly whom or which institution gave Hermann this permit to operate experimental radio stations. Two years into the experiment Hermann replaced the experimental stations with a 100-watt station with the call letters KZKZ. However, Hermann soon after gave up on the commercial potential of radio. On October 4, 1924, with KZKZ but a few months old, he sold it to the Radio Corporation of the Philippines (RCP)
Lent (1973) traces the appearance of the first radio station outside of Manila to 1929 when RCP put up KZRC, now KYRC (Radio Cebu), a one-kilowatt experimental station in Cebu City.
Much of the programming was patterned after American broadcasting and was indeed run by Americans. At first, sponsors did not directly advertise their products but mentioned only their names as sponsor of particular shows, or titled the shows after their product, for example Klim Musical Quiz or The Listerine Amateur Hour. Early regulation of broadcasting was begun in 1931 when the colonial government (of the USA) began realizing the business potential of radio, and thus passed the Radio Control Law creating the regulatory body Radio Control Board. The board examined applications for licenses to operate radio, allocated band frequencies, and conducted inspections for the office of the Secretary of Commerce and Industry.
At the dawn of World War II and the subsequent Japanese Occupation of Philippines, the Japanese had seized broadcasting stations, the oldest broadcast stations in Manila is KZRH was rebranded PIAM ("Philippine Islands AM"), becoming a tool for the Second Republic's propaganda.
After the War, three prominent businessmen Maestro Frederico Elizalde and his brothers then-Ambassador JM and Manuel (also known as Don Manolo) took over KZRH and KZRC. With the help of station manager Bertrand Silen, KZRH re-established its operations, this time at the Insular Life Building on Plaza Cervantes in Binondo, Manila. In June 1946, the Elizalde family established the new network as Manila Broadcasting Company.
KZRH returned to the airwaves under MBC on July 1, 1946, and first covering the live inauguration of Three Governors and Lieutenant Governors of newly-US States in 3 Philippine Islands. In 1950s, the Television has been imported from U.S. Mainland. In 1949 of January, Governor Elpidio Quirino opened new first television station named KZRH, the oldest TV stations in the U.S. States in 3 Philippine Islands, followed by KZRC and others.
Today. Television Stations has been changed with new TV networks and affiliates.
These Television Stations in 3 U.S. States of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao
Manila
KZRH - NBC7 Manila and Quezon City
KWWX - ABC7 Manila and Quezon City
KZBB - CBS2 Manila and Quezon City
KWET-5 - PBS Manila and Quezon City
KZTV - ZTV 9, CW affiliate
KWGT - Fox 12 Manila
Outside Manila, Luzon
KWOM - NBC Baguio
KZRR - ABC Baguio
KWYZ - CBS Baguio
KWCR - Fox 6 Baguio
KWYH - PBS affiliate in Baguio
KZRW - NBC Central Luzon
KWWN - ABC Central Luzon
KZYD - CBS Central Luzon
KZRR - PBS affiliate in Central Luzon
KWYE - NBC Legazpi and Bicol
KNRW - ABC Legazpi and Bicol
KWWJ - CBS Legazpi and Bicol
KZGN - CW affiliate in Legazpi and Bicol
KZHE - PBS in Legazpi and Bicol
Visayas
KYRC - NBC Cebu
KYWW - ABC Cebu
KYWN - CBS Cebu
KYRN - PBS affiliate in Cebu
KYNT - CW affiliate in Cebu
KYMZ - Fox 8 Cebu
KYZJ - NBC 6 Roxas
KYMZ - ABC8 Roxas
KYJA - CBS 3 Roxas
KYNR - Fox 3 Roxas
KYRZ - PBS affiliate in Roxas
Mindanao
KXNR - NBC Davao
KXYJ - ABC Davao
KXNR - CBS Davao
KXOR - PBS affiliate in Davao
KXTL - CW affiliate in Davao