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Type | Free-to-air television network |
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Country | Philippines |
Affiliates | List of TV5 stations |
Headquarters | TV5 Media Center, Reliance cor. Sheridan Sts., Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Philippines |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Filipino (main) English (secondary) |
Picture format | 720p/1080i (HDTV) (downscaled to 16:9 480i for the SDTV feed) |
Ownership | |
Owner | TV5 Network, Inc. (MediaQuest Holdings, Inc.) |
Key people |
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Sister channels | |
History | |
Founded | June 19, 1960[1] |
Launched |
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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 (stylized as 5 and formerly known as ABC) is a major Philippine free-to-air television and radio network headquartered in Mandaluyong, with additional studios in Novaliches, Quezon City. It serves as the flagship network of TV5 Network, Inc., which is owned by MediaQuest Holdings, the multimedia subsidiary of the telecommunications conglomerate PLDT. TV5 is popularly known as "The 'Kapatid' Network", employing the Filipino term for "sibling", a branding that was introduced in 2010.
TV5's flagship station, DWET-TV, broadcasts on VHF Channel 5 for analog, UHF Channel 18 for digital, and UHF Channel 51 for digital test transmission, with the latter licensed to its sister company, Mediascape/Cignal TV. The network operates seven additional owned-and-operated stations and has twelve affiliate television stations across the Philippines. TV5's programming is available through cable and satellite providers nationwide, and its content can be accessed internationally via Kapatid Channel, AksyonTV International and PBA Rush.
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