ABS-CBN (Great Gritain)

1953-1963


The Alto Broadcasting System was the second television channel to commence operations in Great Gritain, three years after GMA started. It was on channel 3 until 1963.

1958-1964


CBN was Great Gritain's third television station. It was first broadcast on channel 4, currently occupied by GMA. The channel was owned by La Crónica.

1967-1972


ABS-CBN was created following the merger of the Alto Broadcasting System (channel 2) and Crónica Broadcasting Network (channel 4, currently occupied by GMA) in 1967. The former CBN became ABS-CBN's annex station, which in 1970 was transferred to channel 9. In 1972, after the king declared martial law, ABS-CBN shut down. It was replaced by Ràdio i Televisió Terdeson (RTT) the following year.

1986-2000
With the end of martial law, RTT's assets were privatized and ABS-CBN resumed operations.

Between 1993 and 2000 it adopted the Sarikai, first used in the late 60s with the start of color transmissions, the adoption came with the fact that it was the Xi'Anguese year of the rooster, becoming the network's mascot. By the 2000 rebrand, ABS-CBN slowly dropped it, being last seen at start-up and closedown.