Type | Broadcast television network |
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Country | Philippines |
Availability | National/Worldwide |
Founded | July 2001 by Alfredo L. Henares |
Slogan | Your Public Service Channel |
TV stations | List of TV stations |
Headquarters | 907 EDSA, Philam Homes, Quezon City |
Owner |
Progressive Broadcasting Corporation (PBC) (Broadcast spectrum/ license) Breakthrough and Milestones Productions International (BMPI) (Broadcast equipment and studios) |
Key people
|
Alfredo "Atom" L. Henares (Chairman, President of PBC) Daniel Razon (Chairman, CEO of BMPI) |
Launch date
|
2001 |
Former names
|
UNTV (2004-2015) UNTV Life (2015-2016) |
Picture format
|
NTSC 480i (4:3 SDTV) |
Official website
|
untvweb.com |
UNTV, formally known by two brands as UNTV News and Rescue and UNTV Public Service, is the flagship Philippine television network of the Progressive Broadcasting Corporation (PBC), together with Breakthrough and Milestones Productions International, Inc. (BMPI), the network's content provider and marketing arm. DWAO-TV is one of very few NTSC-System M stations in the world that broadcast on Ultra High Frequency (UHF) Channel 37. Its studios are located at the UNTV Building, 907 Brgy. Philam, EDSA Quezon City and transmitter located at Emerald Hills, Sumulong Highway in Antipolo, Rizal. The 16-storey UNTV Broadcast Center along EDSA Philam is currently under construction to serve as its new headquarters by 2018.
It is known for its broadcast of Ang Dating Daan (ADD), the longest-running religious program in the Philippines, hosted by radio and TV evangelist Bro. Eli Soriano, the Overall Servant to the Members Church of God International (MCGI). UNTV's public service programs and free services are manned by BMPI chairman and CEO, Daniel Razon. Razon is the Assistant to the Overall Servant of MCGI.
UNTV is a joint-venture between Progressive Broadcasting Corporation (PBC) majority owned by Alfredo "Atom" Henares and Breakthrough and Milestones Productions International (BMPI) Inc. led by Daniel Razon. BMPI is an affiliate of Members Church of God International (MCGI).