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Radio station in Metro Manila, Philippines

DWIZ (882 AM) is a radio station owned and operated by Aliw Broadcasting Corporation, a subsidiary of the ALC Group of Companies. It serves as the flagship station of the DWIZ network, which was established in late January 2023. The station's studio is located at the 5th Floor, Citystate Centre, 709 Shaw Boulevard, Brgy. Oranbo, Pasig, and its transmitter is located along Osmeña St., Brgy. Pag Asa, Obando, Bulacan.

In 1949, the Manila Broadcasting Company (now known as MBC Media Group) launched DZPI (then broadcasting at 800 kHz), serving as a sister radio station of DZRH and DZMB. On September 24, 1972, DZPI was rebranded as DWIZ Sunshine City. As one of the stations established during the Martial Law, it was then one of the most influential Top 40 music stations in Metro Manila.

In 1991, Aliw Broadcasting Corporation, a then newly established broadcast network owned by Antonio Cabangon Chua, acquired DWIZ. In 1994, the station increased its power from 25,000 watts to 50,000 watts. As one of the few stations in the market authorized to operate with such power, it carries the tagline Todong Lakas. In 2000, DWIZ relocated their studio from Dominga Building, Pasong Tamo, Makati (home of Aliw's sister companies BusinessMirror and Pilipino Mirror) to their current home in Citystate Centre in Shaw Boulevard, Pasig. In 2005, DWIZ launched Karambola, a morning political commentary program featuring a panel of journalists and columnists led by Jonathan De la Cruz. Karambola is now one of the station's longest running programs. On January 3, 2014, DWIZ signed a 3 year memorandum of agreement with Radio Philippines Network (owner of CNN Philippines affiliated stations and Radyo Ronda) for the expanded coverage of both the TV and radio networks nationwide. Selected programs of this station are also simulcasted on the Radyo Ronda Network. DWIZ also launched its first ever radio jingle on July 14, 2014, a couple of days before Typhoon Glenda (Rammasun) wreaked havoc over Metro Manila. In 2016, DWIZ officially upgraded its newly improved 50,000 watt transmitter system standing on a 300 foot tower, providing improved signal reception in the Greater Luzon Area. On January 30, 2023, DWIZ underwent some programming changes to serve a wider audience. This comes along with the reformat of Home Radio provincial stations to a news and talk station under the DWIZ branding.

On May 6, 2022, DWIZ started its TeleRadyo feed on digital TV via Channel 23 (527.143 MHz). The channel was awarded by the National Telecommunications Commission to Aliw last January 5. On August 10, 2022, the channel started carrying the brand IZTV, with the tagline The News Company. It was officially launched on November 18. On January 30, 2023, the channel rebranded as ALIW Channel 23, coinciding with the reformatting of Home Radio's provincial stations under the DWIZ network.