Citynet

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Citynet Television Channel 27 was the UHF television station owned and operated by GMA Network, Inc. The station became the first UHF TV station operated by a major radio-television network. It attempted to broadcast programming from the old Martial Law GMA 7 days. The station was later renamed EMC (Entertainment Music Channel) in 1999 and became a local subsidiary of Channel V in the Philippines on December 15, 1999 until it ceased operations sometime in 2001.

Contents

1 History
2 Slogans
3 Citynet Addresses
4 Citynet Stations
5 See also
6 References

History

On August 27, 1995, the Philippines' newest "Window to the World" was born as CITYNET Television (UHF channel) went on air.

Transmitting on a 30,000-watt power capacity with an effective radiated power of up to 60,000 watts, Citynet's telecast on channel 27 covers the Greater Manila Area and its neighboring provinces in Bulacan, Laguna, and Cavite.

The station was later reformatted to a video music channel and was renamed EMC 27. In 1999, GMA Network and STAR Network entered a joint venture to launch a local version of Channel [V] in the Philippines. EMC was later renamed Channel [V] Philippines and started operations on December 15, 1999.

Sometime in July 2001, Channel [V] Philippines shut down operations. Rumors said that the fate of Channel [V] Philippines has been murky since the announcement of the acquisition of a controlling stake in GMA Network by telecom giant PLDT was made. While GMA operated Channel [V] Philippines, the PLDT company Nation Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) runs rival music video network MTV Philippines. This in turn is a joint venture between MTV Asia and NBC involving a 24-hour terrestrial broadcast of MTV Asia over UHF Channel 41 (and piped to Philippine cable networks) and the development of more Philippine-oriented programming.

In 2005, GMA Network Inc. used again Citynet 27 to broadcast their new VHF channel QTV11 also in UHF Band partnership with ZOE Broadcasting Network Incorporated. QTV Channel 11 can be watched through Channel 11 in VHF Band with 100 kW transmitter and in UHF Band with a more clearer but darker reception.

Slogans

Your Window to the World

Citynet Addresses

GMA Network EDSA or. Timog Ave., Diliman, Quezon City (same address)
21/F The Peak Bldg. Alfaro St. Salcedo Village, Makati City (old address)
Brgy. Culiat Tandang Sora, Quezon City (Transmitter Station)

Citynet Stations

DWDB TV 27 Manila
DYMK TV 28 Iloilo
DXNL TV 27 Cagayan de Oro

References

Philippine Television Networks
VHF Stations ABS-CBN 2 \| NBN 4 \| ABC 5 \| GMA 7 \| RPN 9 \| QTV 11 \| IBC 13 UHF Stations SBN 21 \| Studio 23 \| Net 25 \| Citynet 27 \| RJTV 29 \| UNTV 37 \| MTV 41 \| 3ABN 45