DMME

DMME, virtual channel 2 (UHF digital channel 15), is the flagship station of ENetwork, licensed to Metro Manila, Philppines. Owned by the ENetwork Television Stations group, a subsidiary of EMedia LLC., it is part of a independent station DWPO-TV (channel 37), NBC affiliate DNBC-TV (channel 9) and CBS affiliate DCIM-TV (channel 15). The four stations share studios within the ENetwork Television Center on Tandang Sora Ave in Quezon City, while DMME's transmitters are located near the Renaissance Plaza in Quezon City.
== History ==
=== Early years (1948-1951) ===
DMME's history traces back to ENetwork's opening of experimental station DX-2-MM on November 10, 1948, which would be owned by the United Broadcasting Systems Inc., via it's television arm which would later become the current EMedia.
Jose Cruz, who owned the United Broadcasting Systems Inc., at that time, were one of the first persons who applied for a permit to establish a television station on the country. He would apply for a permit by 1941. His permit was granted on November 5, 1946, nearly 5 years later.
Experimental broadcasts of the station would start at around 2 years later, on November 10, 1948. By its premiere on that said year, the experimental station would first adapt a 6 hour broadcasting schedule, whilst being one of the first stations to broadcast in 7 days straight. 
During it's experimentation, the United Broadcasting Systems Inc., at that time, entered a joint venture with the Columbia Broadcasting System, more known as CBS. They were the ones in charge of distributing select programs through the experimental station at that time. 
On March 10, 1949, DWMS would begin it's commercial television operations. The station signed on at March 10 at 4:00 pm, just almost a day after station DZNB signed on. With that, it would become one of the first fully licensed commercial television station in the Philippines. After their inaugural broadcast, they would adapt a seven-day, 20-hour broadcasting schedule, being one of the first stations to broadcast in such length.
The Cruzes and Scotts eventually and plans were underway to build a new headquarters for the channel and the network in Tandang Sora, Quezon City, which was officially opened at the same year. 
In 1956, DMME would start test broadcasts for color, and would eventually lead them to airing color programs on selected programs and coverages by 1957.
=== Marcos and Martial Law years (1972-1986) ===
When then President Ferdinand Marcos declared martial law with Proclamation No. 1081 on September 23, 1972, DMME, alongside other EN stations were forced to shut down. Eventually, after 2 months, the station returned on-air in November with permission granted from Marcos and limited 3-month permits.
With Martial Law being declared, Scotts decided to give full operations of the station and the company itself to
DMME would be in the center of the headlines in 1983 wherein the 10:00 pm newscast showed clips from the funeral procession of senator Ninoy Aquino. Censorship at that time prevailed in the news, but the newscast decided to just show 10 seconds of the said clip. Days after the said newscast aired, President Ferdinand E. Marcos issued tirades and warned the station, that they may end up as closed down by the government.
=== The post-Marcos era ===
When Democracy slowly came back to the Philippines in 1986 by the People Power Revolution, most stations eventually either came back to air or were given to their original owners. Scotts decided to come back, and help run the station. He was appointed as GM of the station eventually.
== News operation ==
Currently, DMME presently broadcasts 33 hours, 5 minutes of locally produced newscasts each week (with 5 hours, 5 minutes each weekday; 3 hours, 5 minutes on Saturdays and 4 hours, 35 minutes on Sundays). 
DMME newscasts have also faced stiff competition with local newscasts coming from several stations. DMME is known as one of the leading providers of local news throughout the Metro Manila.
DMME airs newscasts from 5:00-6:00, (This Morning), 11:00 am-12:00 pm (noon), 5:30pm-6:00pm (5pm), 6:00 pm-6:30 pm (6pm), and 11:00pm-11:30 pm (11pm) every weekday.
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