DWAQ-TV


SMNI TV 39 of Sonshine Media Network International, is a flagship television station of Philippine religious television network Sonshine Media Network International. Its studios is located at ACQ Tower, Sta. Rita Street corner Epifanio de los Santos Avenue, Guadalupe Nuevo, Makati City and its transmitter is located at KJC Compound, Barangay Sauyo, Novaliches, Quezon City. DWAQ-TV now operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
The station was temporarily inactive in May 2014, due to upgrading of transmission power & maintenance of their airconditioning unit inside the transmitter room, but it recently resumed on-air on July 11, 2014 at exactly 7pm.

History

As ETV 39

The station started as DWBP-TV ETV 39, attempting to become the first free to air gambling channel on UHF with the nightly Bingo Pilipino draws. It fizzled out in 2001 as former President Joseph Estrada banned its draws in response to public clamor.

As ACQ-KBN Sonshine TV / SMNI TV 39

On January 8, 2006, after the series of test broadcasts, DWAQ-TV ACQ-KBN Sonshine TV 39 is launched at the first Global Thanksgiving and Worship presentation at the PhilSports Arena.
In July 2006, ACQ-KBN Sonshine TV to form as Sonshine Media Network International was launched as News and Public Affairs block which became a tie-up of ACQ-KBN Sonshine TV-39.
In August 2010, ACQ-KBN Sonshine TV was renamed as simply SMNI.

Programming

Digital television

Digital channels

UHF Channel 40
ChannelVideoAspectPSIP Short NameProgrammingNote
40.341080iSNCSMNI News ChannelTest Broadcast
40.351080i SMNI SD1SMNITest Broadcast
40.36480i SMNI SD2SMNIBlack Screen
40.64240pSMNI 1SEGSMNI1Seg

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