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| Country | Philippines |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Metro Cebu,Metro Manila,Cavite,Visayas,Mindanao |
| Affiliates | DYRF-AM |
| Headquarters | Cardinal Rosales Avenue,Cebu Business Park,Cebu City |
| Programming | |
| Language | Cebuano |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cebu Radio Veritas - Global Broadcasting System, Inc. Fil-Products Group of Companies |
| History | |
| Launched | December 17, 2002; 23 years ago (2002-12-17) |
| Closed | July 31, 2025; 6 months ago (2025-07-31) (Analog Terrestrial Television) |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
Cebu Catholic Television Network (CCTN) is abroadcasttelevision channel jointly owned by theRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Cebu and Fil-Products Group of Companies in thePhilippines, with the Global Broadcasting System as its terrestrial broadcaster. CCTN's facilities are located at the CCTN Broadcast Center, Cardinal Rosales Avenue,Cebu Business Park,Cebu City.[1] It is the Philippines' first ever Catholic television station on cable and free-to-air television (beforeTV Maria Philippines began broadcasting on pay TV in 2007), and the second to launch inSoutheast Asia, behind Thailand'sGlobal Buddhist Network (GBN).
Cebu Catholic Television Network Channel 47 (CCTN), founded by its president, Nonito “Dodong” Limchua, signed on in 2002 as the country's pioneer Catholic TV station.[2][3][4] After his stint in the cable business, Nonito started family relationship programs that promote Gospel values, and bring the message and teachings of the Catholic Church to the people. Since he and wife Diana are devout Catholics, they have been involved in Walking with Jesus Seminars. Together, they shared their vision with the Archbishop of Cebu, CardinalRicardo Vidal, and he supported them in their desire for others to see the face of Christ through professional coverage of events, documentaries and issues concerning the Catholic Church.[5] The impetus was the creation of a Catholic TV station on the same lines asEWTN and Catholic TV in the US but adapted for Philippine conditions. Just as Cebu proved to be the springboard for Philippine Christianity, its launch finally placed the country on the forefront of Catholic TV programming on par with other channels.
Just on its first three years since it was launched in 2002, CCTN gained popularity along Central Visayas and reached out its viewers toEastern Visayas,Zamboanga Peninsula andNorthern Mindanao.[6]
Since it was launched, CCTN exists with various names. Started as CCTN on 2002, the station was rebranded asINTV in 2008 with the sloganInform, Inspire, Interact.[7] Following the rebranding was the station's website at intv.com.ph.[1] Then in 2012, the network tries to bring back the CCTN name and rebranded asINTV powered by CCTN. In 2013, the network then removed the INTV name and rebranded as,CCTN 47. Their website was then moved to cctn47.com as their old website with the INTV brand was dropped.
Today, CCTN reaches its broadcast signals toMetro Manila,Cavite,Sarangani,Agusan del Norte,Misamis Occidental andZamboanga Sibugay, via local cable providers.[8][9]
On July 31, 2025, CCTN ceased operations on analog terrestrial television broadcast on UHF Channel 47 in preparation for digital terrrestrial television transition and continued to its Pay TV and IPTV users.
CCTN's regular programming primarily consists of daily Catholic mass services and other Catholic-related programs, news and current affairs, serial and seasonal dramas, sitcoms, variety and talk shows, and canned programs; all are broadcasting inCebuano language.
The popular newscast of CCTN is Sayri 47.
