The 5 Network
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| Type | Broadcast commercial television network |
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| Branding | The 5 Network |
| Country | Philippines |
| Availability | National |
| Founded | March 1, 1960 by Chino Roces |
| Slogan | Get It On 5 |
| TV stations | List of The 5 Network stations |
| 7.6% (Nielsen Urban National TAM January–August 2016) | |
| Headquarters | San Bartolome, Novaliches, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines (1992–2013) TV5 Media Center, Reliance cor. Sheridan Sts., Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, Philippines (2013–present) |
| Owner | MediaQuest Holdings Inc. (Subsidiary of the PLDT Beneficial Trust Fund) |
| Parent | TV5 Network Inc. |
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Key people
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Manuel V. Pangilinan, (Chairman) Chot Reyes, (President and CEO) Luchi Cruz-Valdes (Head, News5) Patricia Bermudez-Hizon (Head, ESPN 5) |
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Launch date
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March 1, 1960 February 21, 1992 |
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Former names
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Associated Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) (August 9, 2008 – February 17, 2018) |
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Picture format
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480i SDTV |
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Sister channels
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AksyonTV |
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International channels
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Kapatid TV5 AksyonTV International |
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Official website
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tv5.com.ph |
| Language |
Filipino (main) English (secondary) |
Associated Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
(March 01, 1960 – September 21, 1972)
Associated Broadcasting Company (ABC 5)
(February 21, 1992 – August 8, 2008)
TV5, known on-air as The 5 Network or simply 5, (formerly known as ABC 5) is a Filipino commercial broadcast television network based in Mandaluyong City. It is the flagship property of TV5 Network, which is owned by MediaQuest Holdings, the multimedia arm of Philippine-based telecommunications company PLDT headed by business tycoon Manuel V. Pangilinan. The 5 Network is also formally referred to as "The Kapatid Network", a Filipino term for "sibling", which was introduced in 2010.
Named after its flagship station in Metro Manila, DWET-TV, which are carried in VHF Channel 5 (analog broadcast) and UHF Channel 51 (digital test broadcast), TV5 is broadcasting to 7 other owned-and-operated stations, and 19 affiliated television stations nationwide. Its programming is also available outside the Philippines through Kapatid TV5 and AksyonTV International.
Joaquin "Chino" Roces, owner of the Manila Times was granted of a radio-TV franchise from Congress under Republic Act 2945 on March 01, 1960. He then founded the Associated Broadcasting Corporation with its first studios along Roxas Boulevard, becoming the fourth television network established in the country. ABC operated radio and television services from 1960 until September 23, 1972 when President Ferdinand E. Marcos declared Martial Law. Both ABC and the Manila Times were forcibly shut down as a result with rivals ABS-CBN, RBS, and MBC's radio and television broadcasts also shut down by martial law that day.
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