Legislative Franchise
It was granted a 25-year legislative franchise on November 19, 1991, under Republic Act (R.A.) 7163[6] to construct, install, operate and maintain commercial radio and TV broadcasting stations in Metro Manila, Region I, Region VI and Region VII signed by Philippine President Corazon C. Aquino. On September 23, 1995, R.A. 8162[7] was approved to amend its franchise extending its operations throughout the Philippines. On August 24, 2015, House Bill No. 5940[8] was approved by the House of Representatives and by the Senate of the Philippines on January 18, 2016, to extend PBC's franchise.[9] On May 18, 2016, President Benigno S. Aquino III signed Republic Act No. 10820 which renewed PBC's license for another 25 years. The law grants PBC a franchise to construct, install, operate, and maintain, for commercial purposes, radio broadcasting stations and television stations, including digital television system, with the corresponding facilities such as relay stations, throughout the Philippines.[8]
Radio
On August 31, 1987, an unknown radio station started broadcasting at the frequency of 107.5 on the FM band. Playing what was then known as new wave, the station aired for a month, no call letters, no jocks. When they finally announced "This is dwNU, if you're listening, please call..." After mentioning the phone number on air, the phone rang constantly for three hours.
DWNU 107.5 FM was the brainchild of banker/businessman Atom Henares, and radio veteran Mike Pedero. Born out of the need to come up with a product that would set the standard for good taste in music amongst the youth, NU 107 blasted the airwaves with rock, music that is "dynamic, young, passionate, creative, and always ready to renew itself."
On November 7, 2010, NU 107 made its final broadcast. On November 9, 2010, DWNU was rebranded as 107.5 Win Radio with a mass-based format. On June 26, 2014, Win Radio aired its last broadcast on 107.5 FM. Two days later, Win Radio transferred its broadcast to 91.5 FM, the frequency formerly branded as 91.5 Big Radio. It is currently managed by Zimzam Management Corporation, led by Manuelito "Manny" Luzon.
In 2014, UNTV-BMPI became the content provider for 107.5 FM. The newest station held a soft launch during UNTV's 10th anniversary concert held at the World Trade Center, Pasay City on June 26, 2014. The station was subsequently rebranded as 107.5 Wish FM, and formally launched on August 10, 2014 at the World Trade Center. Meanwhile, PBC's Cebu, Cagayan de Oro, Davao and Iloilo FM stations retained the Win Radio brand. However, in 2016, after House Bill No. 5982[10]
Television
In July 2001, PBC ventured to UHF television through UNTV 37. UNTV started in May 2002 as a television counterpart to NU 107, airing rock-related music videos. In its early years, UNTV gained viewers' attention through the program Strangebrew, a.k.a. Ang show na may tama. Starting in 2003, the station started airing religious content from Ang Dating Daan, a former blocktimer in SBN 21. In 2004, UNTV began airing contents from Tapatan, Inc. led by veteran broadcaster Jay Sonza. UNTV gradually reduced and eventually stopped airing rock music videos. Since then, it became a 24/7 television station, airing not only religious programs, but also news and information content. In 2007, Breakthrough and Milestones Productions International, Inc. or BMPI led by veteran broadcaster Daniel Razon, took over the operations of the network, and repositioned itself as public service channel.
The transformation from its original incarnation became more distinct after a change in the pronunciation of the station's name to you-en-tee-vee or "you-en" television instead of un-tee-vee
