DWWX-TV traces its history to the first Philippine television station DZAQ-TV, owned by Bolinao Electronics Corporation.

In 1949, James Lindenberg, owner of BEC, became the first applicant for a congressional license to establish a television station in the Philippines.

Because of the strict import controls and the lack of raw materials needed to open a TV station during those days, Lindenberg branched to radio broadcasting instead.

1343 signed by President Ramon Magsaysay granted Manila Chronicle owners Eugenio López Sr. and former Vice President Fernando Lopez, a radio-TV franchise from the Congress and immediately established Chronicle Broadcasting Network (CBN) on September 24, 1956, which initially focused only on radio broadcasting.

[1][2] On February 24, 1957, Lopez called Judge Quirino to his house for breakfast and ABS was bought under a contract written on a table napkin.

On October 15, 1969, Kanlaon Broadcasting System (now Radio Philippines Network) took over the channel 9 frequency with DZKB-TV (KBS-9) as its call sign.

The name of MBS-4 was changed to its interim name The New TV-4 (until it was officially rebranded as the People's Television Network (PTV) in April 1986) went on-air that afternoon, with the broadcasts spearheaded by former ABS-CBN talents and newsreaders.

After Marcos was deposed, the Benedicto networks BBC, RPN and IBC were sequestered by the newly formed Presidential Commission on Good Government.

Cashflow was low and resources stretched to the limit, with offices being made to double as dressing rooms and basics such as chairs, tables and telephones in short supply during the months ABS-CBN stayed at the Benpres Building in Pasig.

Channel 4 would later move out of the area to a new broadcasting complex (Government Information and Media Center Building) and the new 500 ft (150 m) transmitter tower situated in Visayas Avenue, Quezon City as ABS-CBN regains full control of the facility on January 22, 1992.

On December 11, 1988, it launched nationwide domestic satellite programming with its broadcast of Australian television miniseries titled A Dangerous Life and by 1994, it expanded its operations worldwide.

On May 5, 2020, following the expiration of the network's franchise and the issuance of a cease-and-desist order by the National Telecommunications Commission, the station signed off after the airing of news program TV Patrol.

[7] On May 19, 2020, the Supreme Court asked the NTC and the House of Representatives to comment on ABS-CBN's request for a TRO and is to be tackled on July 13, 2020.

On May 19, 2020, the House of Representatives decided to forego the hearings on a bill seeking to grant ABS-CBN a provisional franchise until October 30.

Instead, House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano said they will go straight to hearings on granting the media giant a fresh 25-year franchise, which he said may take place even during the annual Congressional recess in preparation for the new session.

On September 10, 2020, the National Telecommunications Commission issued an order recalling all frequencies of the network as it no longer obtains a valid Congressional franchise to continue operating, thus effectively permanently terminating the station's broadcasting activities, as well as those of ABS-CBN as a whole.

On January 5, 2022, Advanced Media Broadcasting System, backed by the Villar Group through Planet Cable, was awarded a provisional authority license for the Channel 2 analog frequency, later with new call sign DZMV-TV and its digital counterpart Channel 16 frequency by the National Telecommunications Commission for 18 months.