TV5 (Philippine TV network)
TV5 Network (also known as TV5 and 5 and formerly known as ABC) is a Philippine commercial broadcast network based in Mandaluyong, with its alternate studios located in Novaliches, Quezon City. It is the flagship property of TV5 Network, Inc., The both owned by MediaQuest Holdings, the multimedia arm of Philippine-based telecommunications company PLDT. The network is headquartered in the TV5 Media Center in Mandaluyong with additional studios in TV5 Broadcast Complex and transmitter facilities TV5 Satellite Tower in Novaliches, Quezon City with regional stations and offices strategically located in over 10 major cities across the country including Baguio, Naga, Iloilo, Bacolod, Cebu, Davao. TV5 (formerly known as Associated Broadcasting Corporation simply knows as ABC and Associated Broadcasting Company simply known as ABC) is also formally referred to as "The Kapatid Network", the Filipino term for "sibling", which was introduced in 2010.
| TV5 Network | |
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| Type | Broadcasting network (Free-to-air television network:1962-1972, since 1992; Streaming media: since 2024) |
| Country | Philippines |
| Affiliates | List of TV5 stations |
| Headquarters | TV5 Broadcast Complex, 762 Quirino Highway, Brgy. San Bartolome, Novaliches, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines TV5 Media Center, Reliance cor. Sheridan Sts., Brgy. Highway Hills, Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Philippines |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Filipino (main) English (secondary) |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 480i 16:9 for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | TV5 Network, Inc. |
| Key people |
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| Sister channels | |
| History | |
| Founded | June 19, 1960[1] |
| Launched | June 19, 1960 (radio) July 1, 1962 (television) |
| Founder | Joaquin "Chino" Roces |
| Former names | Associated Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) (June 19, 1960 – September 23, 1972) Associated Broadcasting Company (ABC) (February 21, 1992 – August 8, 2008) The 5 Network (February 17, 2018 – August 14, 2020) |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Analog VHF/UHF | Listings may vary |
| Digital VHF/UHF | Listings may vary |
| Streaming media | |
| YouTube Live | Live Stream (Philippine users only) |
| Cignal Play | Available on the Cignal Play website or via mobile application |
TV5 is the flagship station in Metro Manila, DWET-TV, which are carried in VHF Channel 5 (analog broadcast) and UHF Channel 51 (digital test broadcast; the latter is licensed to TV5's sister company Mediascape/Cignal TV), TV5 is also broadcasting to five originating stations, five semi-satellite stations, forty owned-and-operated and affiliate relay television stations nationwide, as well as on all cable and satellite TV providers nationwide. Its programming is also available outside the Philippines through Kapatid Channel, AksyonTV International and PBA Rush.
References
change- ↑ "Republic Act 2945". June 19, 1960. Archived from the original on April 12, 2023. Retrieved March 5, 2020.