DYRC-TV

DYRC-TV was a television station serving Roxas and the surrounding area of Capiz in the Philippines. It was associated with ABS-CBN Corporation and formed part of the network's nationwide collection of owned, affiliated, and relay broadcast stations. The station's identity was primarily geographic and technical: the DYRC call sign distinguished the Roxas-area outlet within ABS-CBN's Philippine broadcast system, while its programming and network relationship connected local viewers to the broader ABS-CBN television service. As a terrestrial television station, DYRC-TV's role was to distribute network programming to audiences in Capiz rather than to operate as a standalone national media brand. Its significance therefore came from local access, signal coverage, and its place in ABS-CBN's regional infrastructure. The available reference material identifies it as a former television station and places it in Roxas, Capiz, but does not provide reliable details about its launch date, transmitter specifications, channel assignment, local management, or programming schedule. Those details are consequently not stated here. DYRC-TV ceased operations on May 5, 2020, when the Philippine National Telecommunications Commission issued a cease-and-desist order affecting ABS-CBN after the expiration of the network's legislative franchise. The station remained defunct after ABS-CBN's franchise application was denied on July 10, 2020. This regulatory event ended the station's terrestrial operation and placed it among the former ABS-CBN television outlets. The station should not be confused with other broadcasters using similar call-sign patterns or with ABS-CBN's continuing pay-television and international services.

DYRC-TV was a regional television station in Roxas, Capiz, and part of the broadcast-station network associated with ABS-CBN Corporation. Its purpose was to provide local terrestrial access to ABS-CBN programming in Capiz. Unlike the ABS-CBN national network brand, the station was a local transmission and distribution outlet identified by its DYRC call sign. The available reference material does not establish a precise founding date, original ownership structure, channel frequency, transmitter profile, or details of locally produced programming. The station belonged to ABS-CBN's broader Philippine infrastructure, which included owned-and-operated outlets, affiliated stations, relay facilities, and other television services. Through that structure, regional stations such as DYRC-TV connected audiences outside Metro Manila to the network's entertainment, news, public-affairs, and other scheduled programming. The station's historical role was therefore closely tied to ABS-CBN's terrestrial broadcasting operations and its national reach. DYRC-TV's operating history ended on May 5, 2020. On that date, the National Telecommunications Commission issued a cease-and-desist order affecting ABS-CBN after the expiration of the network's legislative franchise. The order brought the station's terrestrial broadcasts to a halt along with the operations of other affected ABS-CBN television outlets. On July 10, 2020, ABS-CBN's franchise application was denied. As a result, DYRC-TV did not resume its former terrestrial service and is classified as a defunct former ABS-CBN television station. This regulatory history distinguishes the station from ABS-CBN's separate pay-television and international channels, which are not the same entity as DYRC-TV.

• 2020

  Terrestrial operations ended

  [1]List of ABS-CBN Corporation channels and stationsen.wikipedia.org

  DYRC-TV ceased operations on May 5 after the National Telecommunications Commission issued a cease-and-desist order affecting ABS-CBN following the expiration of its legislative franchise.

• 2020

  ABS-CBN franchise application denied

  [1]List of ABS-CBN Corporation channels and stationsen.wikipedia.org

  The denial of ABS-CBN's franchise application on July 10 left DYRC-TV among the former terrestrial stations that did not return to their previous broadcast operation.

A regional terrestrial television outlet associated with ABS-CBN's Philippine broadcast network and intended to extend network programming to Roxas and Capiz.

• Television broadcasting

  DYRC-TV terrestrial service

  The station's principal offering was terrestrial television service for Roxas and the wider Capiz area. As an ABS-CBN-associated outlet, it distributed network programming to local viewers and served as part of the network's regional broadcast footprint. Specific channel, schedule, and local-production details are not established in the available references.

• 2020

  Broadcast cessation after regulatory orderOther

  Background

  ABS-CBN's legislative franchise expired, and the National Telecommunications Commission issued a cease-and-desist order affecting the network's terrestrial stations.

  Action taken

  DYRC-TV stopped its terrestrial broadcasts on May 5, 2020.

  Aftermath

  The station remained defunct after ABS-CBN's franchise application was denied on July 10, 2020.

  Source

1. 1List of ABS-CBN Corporation channels and stationsen.wikipedia.org