The new channel 9 made its debut today.
RPTV has signed on today, February 1, 2024, with a simulcast of Radyo5’s ‘Ted Failon and DJ Chacha’ program at 6:00 am.
After which, the rest of morning block carried other programs from TV5, such as ‘Gud Morning Kapatid,’ a re-run of gag show ‘Tropa Moko Unli,’ and Cignal TV BuKo channel original ‘Balita One Nan’ and ‘Eat Bulaga.’
In the afternoons, RPTV will simulcast ‘Wanted sa Radyo’ right after the longest-running noontime show, followed by games of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
In primetime, TV5’s ‘Wow Mali’ and a delayed telecast of its late-night newscast ‘Frontline Tonight’ will also make their way to RPTV.
Alongside shows from channel 5, the new channel 9 will also screen past CNN Philippines programming, like ‘Building Bridges’ and ‘Story of the Filipino,’ at least on its first day on the air.
TV5 President and CEO Guido Zaballero said that RPTV channel 9 will carry ‘sports, news, entertainment programming catered to the whole Filipino family,’ as reflected in the channel’s slogan “Para sa Pinoy.”
“February 1 marks another historic milestone in Philippine broadcasting as TV5 launches RPTV.”
Zaballero adds: “The birth of RPTV is aligned with our commitment to elevate the standards of entertainment, sports, and public service broadcasting in the Philippines.”
RPTV will also become the home for Kapatid sporting properties like the PBA, as confirmed by Cignal TV on Thursday.
All PBA games will be airing live on RPTV, alongside PBA Rush and Pilipinas Live, starting with the Game 1 of the PBA Season 48 Commissioner’s Cup Finals tomorrow, February 2.
A2Z, meanwhile, will be airing games on a delayed basis.
Aside from local hoops, matches of the national basketball team Gilas Pilipinas, and volleyball action from the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) will be witnessed by viewers on RPTV.
The launch of RPTV reflects the shift in programming strategy TV5 has had in the past three years, which was further emphasized by ABS-CBN’s significant blocktime and collaborative entertainment programming deals with the Kapatid network.
With channel 5’s newfound focus on its own entertainment and news content, on top of productions from the Kapamilya Channel, TV5 had to move all of its sporting properties to other networks like sister channel One Sports, A2Z, and CNN Philippines beginning 2023.
RPTV airs via the 8 RPN free TV stations nationwide, which includes RPN channel 9 in Metro Manila.
It is also available via Sky Cable channel 14, Cignal TV channel 10, SatLite channel 9, GSat channel 8, and other pay TV operators nationwide.
As RPTV made its premiere telecast on RPN’s Channel 9 frequency, Cignal TV’s Filipino-language news and public service channel One PH was also booted off free TV.
The move, which comes after nearly four years of One PH started its free TV broadcasts in May 2020, is a result of RPTV’s addition as a subchannel on TV5’s digital TV frequency, replacing the Cignal-owned news channel.
One PH continues to air via Cignal TV channel 1, online, with its select programs simulcast over at 92.3 Radyo5 True FM.
One reply on “RPTV carries programming from TV5, Cignal; One PH bids adieu to free TV”
There is no ‘Wanted sa Radyo’ simulcast on RPTV today as an older episode’s aired.
Suggestions:
– Add selected older One PH and One News weekly original shows and documentaries in the re-run rotation, as well as original programming from the defunct Cignal channel COLOURS (but not Paolo Bediones’ music program)
– Digitally remaster extant older RPN originals pre-C/S 9
– Add a non-Tagalized kids programming block on weekend mornings mainly consisting of recent shows not seen before on Philippine free TV
– Screen some English-language movies (not Tagalized) on weekends
– Re-run some K-dramas from a least a decade ago that were aired on TV5
Due to broadcast rights costs and issues, acquiring anime and American/British/Australian programming is out of the question for now.