D-8-XM-TV

PTV Cordillera (D-8-XM-TV)
Baguio ; Philippines;
Channels	Analog: 8 (VHF); Digital: 42 (UHF) ( ISDB-Tb ) (Test Broadcast); Virtual: 4.01;
Branding	PTV Cordillera (PTV-8 Baguio)
Programming
Subchannels	See list
Affiliations	PTV
Ownership
Owner	People's Television Network, Inc.
History
Founded	1967
Former call signs	D-3-ZO-TV (1974-1986)
Former channel number(s)	3 (1974-1986)
Former affiliations	Associated Broadcasting Corporation (1967-1972); BBC (1973-1986);
Technical information
Licensing authority	NTC
Power	Analog: 5,000 watts ; Digital: 2,000 watts;
ERP	Analog: 25,000 watts
Links
Website	www.ptni.gov.ph

Last updated November 26, 2024

D-8-XM-TV (channel 8) known on-air as PTV Cordillera, is a television station in North Central Luzon, Philippines, a regional of Philippine-government owned television network People's Television Network. Its studio is located at the PTV Cordillera Broadcast Hub, PIA Northern Luzon Compound, Romulo Drive, Brgy. Lualhati, Baguio and its transmitter is located at Mount Santo Tomas, Tuba, Benguet Province.

History

1967 - D-8-XM-TV Channel 8 was launched by Associated Broadcasting Corporation (now TV5 Network, Inc.) until President of the Philippines Ferdinand Marcos declared Martial Law was forced to shut-down in 1972.
1973 - D-8-XM-TV Channel 8 was reopened and became part of the Banahaw Broadcasting Corporation.
1986 - PTV begin its broadcasts in Baguio after the EDSA Revolution.
July 1989 - PTV Baguio started its local operations. It was once based in an apartment in Downtown Baguio. But a year after, PTV Baguio temporarily halted its local operations and downgraded as relay station when its office got severely damaged by the 1990 Luzon earthquake.
March 26, 1992 - President Cory Aquino signed Republic Act 7306 turning PTV Network into a government corporation known formally as People's Television Network, Inc. (PTNI).
July 16, 2001 - Under the new management appointed by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, PTNI adopted the name National Broadcasting Network (NBN) carrying new slogan "One People. One Nation. One Vision." for a new image in line with its new programming thrusts, they continued the new name until the Aquino administration in 2010.
October 6, 2011 - People's Television Network, Inc. (PTNI) became a primary brand and the branding National Broadcasting Network was retired.
March 11, 2017 - PTV Baguio resumed its local operations and upgraded to originating station, with the inauguration of the newly constructed PTV Cordillera Broadcast Hub, which was led by President Rodrigo Duterte, PCO Sec. Martin Andanar and PTV General Manager and CEO Dino Antonio C. Apolonio. Prior to this, In March 2013, the network was ground breaking for the construction of the new PTV Cordillera Broadcast Hub.^[1] However, the construction of the PTV Cordillera Broadcast Hub was halted due to Preliminary injunction.^[2]^[3] The construction of the Broadcast hub resumed in April 2014 and the building was finished in February 2017.^[4]^[5] The President also led the ocular inspection of two newly acquired Digital Satellite News Gathering vans of the network to be used for live news coverage.^[5]
April 27, 2021 - PTV Cordillera started digital test broadcasts on UHF Channel 42.

Programming

Current

Kangrunaan a Damag(Afternoon newscast)
Isyu @ Serbisyo with Eddie Carta(Friday talk show)
Cordilleran Country: Aweng Ti Biag
Iskoolmates sa Norte
Panagbenga Festival (yearly)

Former

PTV Cordillera Newsbreak(Nationwide airing)
Be Unrivaled with Jianlin F.

Digital television

Digital channels

UHF Channel 42 (641.143 MHz)

Channel	Video	Aspect	Short name	Programming	Note
4.01	480i (sometimes 1080i)	16:9	PTV SD1	PTV Baguio (Main D-8-XM-TV programming)	Test Broadcast (2 kW)
4.02			PTV SD2	Blacksreen
4.03			PTV SD3	Blacksreen
4.04	240p	4:3	PTV 1seg	PTV	1seg

Areas of coverage

Primary areas

Secondary areas

Portion of Nueva Ecija
Portion of Tarlac
Portion of Ilocos Sur

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References

↑ PTV Baguio, building groundbreaking rites. PTV YouTube Channel. March 20, 2013. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
↑ Construction of PTV broadcast complex in Baguio given the go-signal. PTV YouTube Channel. January 14, 2014. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
↑ Pagpapatigil sa pagtatayo ng broadcast studio ng PTV sa Baguio City, 'di kinatigan ng NCIP. PTV YouTube Channel. January 14, 2014. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
↑ PTV Broadcast complex sa Baguio, sumailalim sa ritual ng Cordillera. PTV YouTube Channel. April 5, 2014. Retrieved April 5, 2014.
1 2 "Pres. Duterte graces inauguration of PTV Cordillera". Philippine Information Agency . March 11, 2017. Archived from the original on March 13, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2017.

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[1] PTV Baguio, building groundbreaking rites. PTV YouTube Channel. March 20, 2013. Retrieved March 20, 2013.

[2] Construction of PTV broadcast complex in Baguio given the go-signal. PTV YouTube Channel. January 14, 2014. Retrieved January 14, 2014.

[3] Pagpapatigil sa pagtatayo ng broadcast studio ng PTV sa Baguio City, 'di kinatigan ng NCIP. PTV YouTube Channel. January 14, 2014. Retrieved January 14, 2014.

[4] PTV Broadcast complex sa Baguio, sumailalim sa ritual ng Cordillera. PTV YouTube Channel. April 5, 2014. Retrieved April 5, 2014.

[ptv_inauguration-5] 1 2 "Pres. Duterte graces inauguration of PTV Cordillera". Philippine Information Agency . March 11, 2017. Archived from the original on March 13, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2017.

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