DMNT-TV

DMNT-TV, also known as Manila News Television, is a television network made by AFC Broadcasting Corporation (also known as ABC). DMNT-TV's callsign letters stands for Manila News Television. It is one of the two stations that do not use Z or W on its second letter on its callsign, alongside DABC.
==History==
===2009-2011 (First years)===
DMNT-TV started broadcasting on December 21, 2009. Its first show is Manila News, which is still their news show. 7 days later, it came up to No.3, behind DWAM-TV and DZCP-TV (its Kapampangan affliate, DZMX-TV, is No.4). On December 29, it starting broadcasting old news coverages, the pilot which is the EDSA Revolution coverage.
On January 8, 2010, DMNT-TV came up to No.2, behind DWAM-TV. However, DMNT-TV is so far from ratings of DWAM-TV (DWAM-TV is 45.2%, while DMNT-TV is 36.7%). On February 1, 2010, ABC started DMNT 100.6 FM and DMNT 594 kHZ in February 3, 2010. New shows were broadcasted, such as Dobol T sa MNT, Manila Breaking News, and others. MNT stations started on December 2010, the first one being DANT-TV, which is on Aurora.
===2011 (Low ratings, went to No.2 again)===
On January 30, 2011, MNT starting to decline, due to a controversy that MNT brought a fake news that the end of the world is coming. MNT was fined P500,000 for the rant.
Due to low ratings, MNT started broadcasting variety shows from the 80's, such as Student Canteen. On March 22, 2011, MNT went to No.2 again.
Starting June 1, 2019, DMNT-TV will start DTV, but analog is still on operations. DMNT-TV 17.2 started on operations, broadcasting vintage news coverages. Due to that, the vintage and variety shows were move to DT2. The first program of 17.2 is the News to Go pilot.
==Gallery==
DMNT172009.png|Logo from 2009-2013
DMNT17screenbug.jpg|Screencap during February 25, 2019.
DMNTDT2screenbug.jpg|Screencap of DMNT-DT2 (June 2, 2019)
Category:Television channels and stations established in 2009
Category:Philippines
Category:Quezon City
Category:Metro Manila
Category:Manila
Category:Channel 17