UNTV
Logo used since 2016 | |
| Type | Broadcast television network |
|---|---|
| Country | Philippines |
| Stations | List of TV stations |
| Headquarters | La Verdad Christian College Building, 351 EDSA, Brgy. Bagong Barrio West, Caloocan |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Filipino (main) English (secondary) |
| Picture format | 480i SDTV 1080p HDTV (downscaled to 720p locally in some markets) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Progressive Broadcasting Corporation |
| Key people | Alfredo "Atom" L. Henares (Chairman, President of PBC) Daniel S. Razon (Chairman, CEO of BMPI) Jay Eusebio (Vice President for TV, UNTV-BMPI) |
| Sister channels | Truth Channel |
| History | |
| Founded | January 1, 1999 (as NUTV) July 16, 2001 (as UNTV) |
| Launched | July 16, 2001 |
| Founder | Hilarion "Larry" Henares Jr. Alfredo L. Henares |
| Former names | NUTV (1999–2001) UNTV (2001–15) UNTV Life (2015–16) |
| Links | |
| Website | untvweb.com |
UNTV (currently known as UNTV Networks) is the flagship Philippine television network of the Progressive Broadcasting Corporation (known on air as UNTV-PBC), together with Breakthrough and Milestones Productions International (known on air as UNTV-BMPI), the network's content provider and marketing arm, and Christian religious organization Members Church of God International (MCGI), its major blocktimer. DWAO-DTV is one of very few NTSC-System M stations in the world that broadcast on Ultra High Frequency (UHF) Channel 37. In 2019, UNTV transferred its studios from the old UNTV Building at 907 EDSA Quezon City to its temporary studios in La Verdad Christian College Building, 351 EDSA, Brgy. Bagong Barrio West, Caloocan. UNTV transmitter is located at Emerald Hills, Sumulong Highway in Antipolo, Rizal. The 16-storey UNTV Broadcast Center, also referred to as The Millennial Tower and now called The Philippine Broadcast Hub along EDSA Philam is currently under construction to serve as its new headquarters.
UNTV is known for its broadcast of Ang Dating Daan (The Old Path), the longest-running religious program in the Philippines, hosted by radio and televangelist Bro. Eli Soriano of 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 also known as the co-host of Ang Dating Daan and MCGI's Overall Servant.