 On August 29, 1988, TV Patrol Central Visayas (first known as TV Patrol Cebu), the channel's flagship newscast was launched as the first and the longest-running regional TV Patrol in the Philippines.With this feat, DYCB became the first regional station of the ABS-CBN network to introduce local newscasts.In January 1989, DYCB-TV commenced its domestic satellite broadcasts to bring programs live from the network's flagship station DWWX-TV Channel 2 Manila to becoming a hub for viewers in the Central and Eastern Visayas regions.