DWCP-DTV facts for kids

DWCP-DTV is a television station in the Philippines. It broadcasts on digital UHF channel 21. This station is owned by the Southern Broadcasting Network. This network is part of the Solar Entertainment Corporation. DWCP-DTV is the main station for the ETC television network.

The station's studios are in Mandaluyong City. Its transmitters are in Antipolo, Rizal. SBN-21 was the first local UHF TV station in Metro Manila. It started broadcasting in May 1992. It used to be known as World TV 21. The station broadcasts 24 hours a day. As of September 12, 2019, the station stopped broadcasting with its old analog signal.

How it Started: The History of DWCP-DTV

The Southern Broadcasting Network from Davao launched SBN Channel 21 in 1992. This was the first local UHF TV station in Metro Manila. It was first called World TV 21. It showed programs from ABC, CNN, and ESPN. The idea was to bring back shows similar to those from FEN Channel 17. That station had closed down a year earlier.

On January 1, 2008, Solar Entertainment Corporation started using SBN's broadcast time. They chose to show programs from their entertainment channel, ETC. This partnership ended on March 2, 2011. Solar moved ETC to another network, RPN. After that, SBN and Solar worked together again. They created a news network called Talk TV. On October 30, 2012, this channel was renamed Solar News Channel.

On December 1, 2013, Solar News Channel moved to RPN. This was to reach more people across the country. ETC then returned to SBN the day before. In 2015, SBN stopped using its old analog transmitter. This transmitter was in Pasig City. Instead, they started using a new tower built by Solar in Antipolo. This new tower gave a clearer and better signal. It worked for both analog and digital broadcasts. SBN turned off its analog signal on September 12, 2019.

Where You Can Watch: Coverage Areas

DWCP-DTV's signal reaches many areas. These include:

• Metro Manila
• Nueva Ecija
• Tarlac
• Olongapo
• Zambales
• Bataan
• Bulacan
• Pampanga
• Rizal
• Cavite
• Tagaytay
• Laguna
• Batangas

Moving to Digital TV

SBN started its digital television broadcasts in 2015. Solar Entertainment provides its digital TV channels through this new system. For a while, the transmitter's encryption system was on. This meant some channels could only be watched with special set-top boxes. This technical issue was fixed by September 25, 2017.

What Channels You Can Find

DWCP-DTV broadcasts on UHF Channel 21. This is 515.143 MHz. Here are the channels you can watch:

Solar also runs a second set of channels. These are on DZBC-TV, UHF Channel 30. This is 569.143 MHz. Solar uses this channel through an agreement with Byers Communications.

Switching to Digital TV

On September 12, 2019, SBN turned off its analog signal for UHF Channel 21. This was part of the move to digital TV. SBN was the fifth TV network in the Philippines to stop analog broadcasts. They now broadcast only in digital.