HISTORY OF

PHILIPPINE TELEVISIO

NPresented by: Group Three

1946• James

Lindenberg

founded Bolinao

Electronic

Company (BEC)

• Dubbed as “The

Father of

Philippine

Television”.

1953• Antonio

Quirino bought

70% of BEC,

changing the

name to ABS

(Alto

Broadcasting

System)

FIRST TELECAST COVERING A 50 MILE RADIUS

1956• ABS was sold

to Lopez

Family, turning

it to Chronicle

Broadcasting

Network (CBN)

1957• CBN owned

by Lopez

operated

DZAQ 3

and DZXL

• DZBB-tv

channel 7

(GMA now) or

the Republic

Broadcasting

System (RBC)

was

established

and owned by

Robert

Stewart.

October 29, 1961

• ABS-CBN

was the

biggest

network

during

martial

law.

1966