Television in the Philippines
Television in the Philippines was introduced in October 1953.
Free-to-air television networks
Government-owned networks
- Radio Philippines Network (RPN) (20% minority share; currently carries CNN Philippines)
- People's Television Network (PTV)
- Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation (IBC)
Major television networks
Minor television networks
- Net 25
- UNTV
- Southern Broadcasting Network (SBN) (currently carries SolarFlix)
- BEAM TV (currently carries PIE Channel)
- RJTV
- All TV
- Aliw Channel 23
- Golden Nation Network
- One Sports
- Teleradyo Serbisyo 35
Religious television networks
- Truth Channel
- INC TV (Christian Era Broadcasting Service International)
- Hope Channel Philippines (Seventh-day Adventist Church, Gateway UHF Television Broadcasting)
- Sonshine Media Network International (Kingdom of Jesus Christ, Swara Sug Media Corporation)
- Light TV (Jesus Is Lord Church)
- Delta Broadcasting System (El Shaddai)
Regional television networks
- Bandera News TV (Palawan)
- Bee TV (Butuan)
- Brigada News TV (General Santos)
- Brodkast Southern Luzon (CALABARZON)
- CCTN (Cebu)
- CLTV (Central Luzon)
- Davao Christian Bible Channel (Davao)
- eMedia TV (Zamboanga)
- GBPI (Zamboanga)
- Infomax TV (Pampanga)
- Jao TV (Cagayan De Oro)
- NETV (Nueva Ecija)
- PBC (Palawan)
- PBN (Bicol)
- PRTV (Tacloban)
- Ranao TV (Marawi)
- RBU (Central Luzon)
- SBC (Zambales)
- UBC (Provincial)
Defunct/Inactive television network(s)
Most viewed channels
Position | Channel | Share of total viewing (%) |
---|---|---|
1 | IBC | 25.9 |
2 | PTV | 19.5 |
3 | CNN Philippines (RPN) | 14.6 |
4 | GMA Network | 8.4 |
5 | TV5 | 6.1 |
6 | A2Z (ABS-CBN/ZOE TV) | 4.6 |
7 | GTV | 3.9 |
8 | One Sports | 3.4 |
9 | PIE Channel (BEAM TV) | 4.6 |
10 | Light TV/ZOE TV | 3.9 |
11 | All TV | 3.4 |
12 | Net 25 | 3.0 |
13 | RJ DigiTV | 2.7 |
14 | SolarFlix | 2.5 |
15 | Aliw Channel 23 | 2.4 |
16 | UNTV | 1.9 |
17 | SMNI | 1.7 |
18 | INC TV | 1.4 |
19 | Hope Channel Philippines | 1.2 |