TV channels Philippines

Philippine television runs on famous names: the news arms of the great networks, the state broadcaster, channels born from legendary radio stations, a strong faith sector and regional broadcasting.

News and National Networks

GMA News TV is the news channel of the GMA network, and ABS-CBN Kapamilya represents the country's other great broadcasting family. PTV - People's Television is the state broadcaster. A special place belongs to CNN Philippines, the Philippine franchise of the CNN brand launched on 16 March 2015 by Nine Media Corporation - a chapter of the country's television history that closed in 2024. DZRH News TV is the television face of the Philippines' oldest radio station: DZRH first crackled across Manila in 1939, before the war.

Faith and Public Service

SMNI - Sonshine Media Network International - is the broadcasting arm of the Davao-based Kingdom of Jesus Christ. UNTV News and Rescue is the public-service channel of the Progressive Broadcasting Corporation, famous for combining news with rescue and charity work. TV Maria Philippines carries Catholic programming for Filipino families.

Radio-Born and Regional Channels

DZXL - RMN is the television window of Manila's DZXL 558 AM, the flagship station of the Radio Mindanao Network. Net 25 adds news and entertainment, and CLTV36 - Central Luzon Television 36 - is the independent regional infotainment station serving Pampanga and the surrounding provinces.