Congress TV
Type | Legislature broadcaster |
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Country | Philippines |
Broadcast area | Nationwide |
Headquarters | Quezon City, Metro Manila |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Filipino, English |
Picture format | 1080i HDTV |
Ownership | |
Owner | People's Television Network House of Representatives of the Philippines |
Sister channels | |
History | |
Launched | January 22, 2024 |
Replaced | PCO TV/RTVMalacanang |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
Digital Terrestrial Television | Channel 14 (Manila) LCN: 04.02 (Manila) Channel 42 (Cebu) LCN: 04.02 (Cebu) Channel 45 (Davao) LCN: 11.03 (Davao) |
Converge Vision (Manila) | Channel 42 |
Congress TV is a Philippine digital television channel owned and managed by government-run People's Television Network in collaboration with the House of Representatives of the Philippines.
Details
[edit]Similar to the format of C-SPAN, CPAC, BBC Parliament, Phoenix, Sky News Extra, Vouli Tileorasi, and TVP Parlament, Congress TV primarily airs live plenary sessions, committee hearings and other House of Representatives-produced content on digital television.[1]
It was launched on January 22, 2024, and it is currently shown on digital terrestrial television via PTV digital subchannel 14.02 in Metro Manila, 42.02 in Metro Cebu, 45.03 in Metro Davao, and IBC digital subchannel 17.01 in Metro Manila, Cebu and Iloilo, Channel 2 in ABS-CBN TV Plus and Channel 10 in GMA Affordabox, Sulit TV, other digital boxes and digital-ready TV sets and through PTV and HoR's social media accounts from 9 am to 9 pm (PST) daily.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Congress TV to start broadcast tomorrow". Daily Tribune. January 22, 2024. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
- ^ "House launches 'Congress TV'". ABS-CBN News. January 22, 2024. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
- ^ "PTV gives audiences front-row seats in Congress TV". Manila Standard. January 22, 2024. Retrieved January 23, 2024.