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NTC allows DWIZ operator Aliw Broadcasting to use Channel 23

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<p>MANILA - The National Telecommunications Commission on Wednesday said it has granted Aliw Broadcasting Corp provisional authority to operate the frequency allotted to Channel 23, which was previously used by ABS-CBN.</p><p>Aliw currently operates radio stations under the Home Radio and DWIZ brands. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/01/26/22/quiboloy-awarded-channel-43-previously-used-by-abs-cbn">Quiboloy awarded Channel 43 previously used by ABS-CBN</a></li></ul><p>Channel 23 used to be held by Amcara Broadcasting Corp, but aired programs by ABS-CBN Sports+Action under a blocktime arrangement. </p><p>Aliw Broadcasting was the second applicant for the authority to install, operate and maintain a digital TV in Metro Manila as filed on July 30, 2007, the NTC said.</p><p>The Commission said that before granting Aliw provisional authority, the agency sought policy guidance from the Department of Information and Communication Technology, legal opinion from the Department of Justice, and concurrence from the Office of the President.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Look: NTC statements on the latest provisional authority awards to Aliw Broadcasting Corporation and Swara Sug Media Corporation. These are PAs for frequencies previously held by ABS-CBN. <a href="https://t.co/kzYWKoD1DB">pic.twitter.com/kzYWKoD1DB</a></p>— Warren de Guzman (@wddeguzman) <a href="https://twitter.com/wddeguzman/status/1486249086722674688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 26, 2022</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>On Tuesday, the NTC confirmed that business tycoon Manny Villar&#x27;s firm <br/>Advanced Media Broadcasting System Inc (AMBS) took over broadcast frequencies formerly held by ABS-CBN Corp.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/01/25/22/villar-firm-granted-use-of-former-abs-cbn-channels">Villar firm granted use of former ABS-CBN channels</a></li></ul><p>The NTC also confirmed on Wednesday that it gave Channel 43, which was also used by ABS-CBN under a blocktime deal with Amcara, to a company owned by controversial religious leader Pastor Apollo Quiboloy.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/01/26/22/quiboloy-awarded-channel-43-previously-used-by-abs-cbn">Quiboloy awarded Channel 43 previously used by ABS-CBN</a></li></ul><p>ABS-CBN&#x27;s bid for a new 25-year legislative franchise was denied by the House of Representatives in 2020.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/01/26/22/groups-concerned-over-assignment-of-abs-cbn-frequencies-to-others">NUJP, think tank concerned over granting of former ABS-CBN frequencies to others</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/abscbn-shutdown-stories">DEAD AIR: Stories from the night of the ABS-CBN shutdown</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/07/12/21/abs-cbn-franchise-rejection-70-congressmen">In the 2022 elections, remember the 70 who voted vs ABS-CBN franchise: labor leaders</a></li></ul><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1906106" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><div><strong>-- with a report from Warren De Guzman, ABS-CBN News</strong></div>

The NTC said it granted Aliw Broadcasting Corp, operator of DWIZ, provisional authority to run Channel 23, which was previously used by ABS-CBN.