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RPTV (TV channel)
Philippine free-to-air television channel From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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RPTV is a free-to-air television network in the Philippines. It is jointly owned and operated by TV5 Network, Inc., and Nine Media Corporation, with Radio Philippines Network (RPN) serving as its free-to-air broadcaster. RPTV was established through a content distribution, sales, and marketing agreement between TV5 (under its parent company MediaQuest Holdings) and Nine Media. Under this arrangement, TV5 provides programming and related services to Nine Media through its existing airtime lease agreement with RPN.[1]
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RPTV officially launched on February 1, 2024, replacing CNN Philippines in its channel space. This followed the termination of the brand licensing agreement between Nine Media and CNN (under its parent company Warner Bros. Discovery), resulting in CNN Philippines' closure on January 31, 2024.
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History
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Prior to the launch, on December 22, 2023, TV5 Network entered into a blocktime agreement with Nine Media Corporation to air Eat Bulaga! - the Philippines' longest-running noontime variety and entertainment show - along with select games from the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) every Saturday and Sunday on CNN Philippines starting January 6, 2024. This marked the return of these programs to RPN, where they had aired previously.[2]
On January 29, 2024, CNN Philippines confirmed that it had ceased live news production immediately and would shut down entirely on January 31 due to financial losses.[3][4] In a separate statement, Nine Media president Benjamin Ramos announced that affected employees had received their severance packages and salaries for the full month of February.[5]
On January 31, 2024, the day before RPTV's official launch, TV5 Network took over RPN-9's airtime after CNN Philippines signed off at 10:00 p.m. This included a test broadcast unveiling RPTV as its replacement.[6] The takeover was later confirmed during TV5's late-night newscast, Frontline Tonight.[7] However, it wasn't until February 6, 2024, at the TV5 Media Center that MediaQuest, TV5, and Nine Media formally signed a memorandum of agreement covering the content distribution, sales, and marketing aspects of RPTV. RPN retains the license and transmission operations for the network, as current ownership restrictions limit the number of stations a franchise holder can own in a specific media market.[1]
RPTV's first broadcast aired on February 1, 2024, at 6:00 a.m. with Ted Failon at DJ Chacha sa Radyo5 as its inaugural program. At the same time, RPTV replaced One PH on DTT subchannels across TV5-owned and Mediascape-affiliated stations, though One PH remains available on Cignal TV and other cable and satellite platforms.
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Programming
RPTV's programming consists of simulcasts and reruns of select shows from TV5 and its sister channel One PH, sporting events and programs by One Sports/Sports5 as well as other channels owned by its cable provider Cignal TV. This includes Eat Bulaga! along with the PBA and NBA basketball games, which were previously aired on RPN. The network also features TV5's morning show Gud Morning Kapatid (which is cut to live at 6:00 a.m., the time which the network signs on due to RPN's broadcasting guidelines) and flagship newscast along with Frontline Pilipinas and Una Sa Lahat. RPTV carries reruns of current affairs programs from CNN Philippines, now handled by Nine Media's parent company, Broadreach Media, through NewsWatch Plus.
The return of One PH programs on RPTV also marks the revival of content previously aired on 105.9 True FM (formerly 92.3 Radyo5 True FM) following the closure of the news and sports channel AksyonTV five years ago.
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Technical facilities
RPTV's local programming and master control originate from the TV5 Media Center located at the corner of Reliance and Sheridan Streets in Mandaluyong. It also maintains relay technical facilities at the Worldwide Corporate Center, located at the corner of Shaw Boulevard and EDSA, also in Mandaluyong. This relay facility is the primary feed for RPN transmitters, pay television providers, and direct-to-home (DTH) satellite providers, including MediaQuest-owned Cignal TV (standard definition feed), ABS-CBN Corporation-owned Sky Cable, Converge ICT-owned Vision, and Streamtech-owned Planet Cable. Meanwhile, DTT transmitters owned by TV5 and Mediascape receive the channel directly from the Reliance master control.
The network operates daily from 6:00 a.m. to 12:00 midnight PHT and goes off-air annually during Holy Week, from Maundy Thursday to Black Saturday.
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RPTV is available on RPN's flagship station DZKB-TV (Channel 9) in Metro Manila, as well as on seven regional VHF TV stations. It is also accessible via TV5's DTT signal on UHF Channel 18 in major cities and through Mediascape-owned DTT affiliates. Sometime after launch, stations owned by Mediaquest-owned Nation Broadcasting Corporation in Cebu and Davao (both previously airing programs from MTV Philippines, Aksyon TV, 5Plus and later One Sports) were converted into mirror feeds of the new channel.
Upon its launch, RPTV was available exclusively in high definition over the air via RPN's digital UHF Channel 19 in Metro Manila. On March 14, 2024, Cignal TV announced via its social media platforms that RPTV, along with its sister sports channel One Sports, would be available in the HD format. The HD feed of RPTV was officially launched on the said platform the following day. Unlike the standard definition channel, RPTV HD on Cignal is a direct feed from the TV5 Media Center playout facility.
RPN transmitters outside of Manila are also in the process of launching DTT services for RPTV, with Baguio City being the first provincial DTT outlet, which began broadcasting in May 2024.
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