| Headquarters | Philippines |
|---|---|
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Presidential Communications Office (People's Television Network) |
| Sister channels | PCO TV |
| History | |
| Launched | July 3, 2017; 8 years ago (2017-07-03) (test broadcast) July 23, 2017; 8 years ago (2017-07-23) (full broadcast) |
| Closed | September 12, 2023; 2 years ago (2023-09-12) |
| Replaced by | Radyo Pilipinas 1 Television |
Salaam TV was a Philippine government-ownedIslamic channel owned by thePresidential Communications Office through thePeople's Television Network (PTV). The channel's main programming is solely focused onFilipino Muslims and other Islamic communities in the country. At present, the channel is on test broadcast via digital terrestrial television on PTV's digital subchannel (via UHF 14) and Expand tocable television onSkyCable andDestiny Cable Channel 4 depending on the digital boxes' channel availability from 12 noon to 8:00 p.m. It was also the second Islamic television network based in thePhilippines, following the launch of Davao-based Islamic cable channelMensahe TV.
The channel launched on July 23, 2017.[1] FormerPTV News presenter Princess Habibah Sarip-Paudac, the first Filipina newsreader to wear a hijab on a national television newscast, took role as the station manager of the station.[1]
PresidentRodrigo Duterte, in his firstState of the Nation Address on July 25, 2016, stated that the government will put up two state-run TV channels for Filipino Muslims and theLumad,[2] hence Salaam TV was established, while the channel for the Lumad is still being planned.
The channel ceased broadcast on September 12, 2023 after 6 years and a month and was replaced by the TeleRadyo Channel ofRadyo Pilipinas 1.