Knowledge Channel
Your School Anywhere
CountryPhilippines
Broadcast areaNationwide
NetworkABS-CBN
HeadquartersQuezon City, Philippines
Programming
Language(s)Filipino (main)
English (secondary)
Picture format1080i (HDTV)
(downscaled to 16:9 480i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerABS-CBN Corporation
Sister channelsUnder ABS-CBN
A2Z (via ZOE TV)
ANC
Cinema One
Cine Mo!
Jeepney TV
Kapamilya Channel
Metro Channel
Myx
Myx TV (America)
TFC
History
LaunchedNovember 18, 1996; 27 years ago (1996-11-18)
ReplacedInquirer 990 Television (BEAM TV channel space)
Links
Websitewww.knowledgechannel.org
Availability
Terrestrial
BEAM TV
(Nationwide)		Channel x.3 (DTT)
Streaming media
iWant TFCWatch live
BEAM TVBEAM TV
Cignal PlayWatch Live (Philippines Only)
TapGo TVWatch live

Knowledge Channel (abbreviated as KCh and stylized in all capital letters as KNOWLEDGE CHANNEL) is a Philippine free-to-air television channel owned by ABS-CBN that consists of educational and informative programs. The channel is available on digital TV via BEAM TV, Sky Cable, Sky Direct, Cignal, Parasat Cable TV, G Sat, Cablelink and other cable providers. It also livestreams online via iWantTFC while a video on demand service is available on YouTube.

History

Elvira "Rina" M. López-Bautista established the non-profit organization Sky Foundation, Inc. in 1996; it would later be renamed to Knowledge Channel Foundation, Inc. (KCFI) in 2003.[1] The Knowledge Channel started broadcasting on November 18, 1996 with 18 hours of educational programs on cable television that supplemented the curriculum of the Department of Education, Culture and Sports (later the Department of Education). The foundation entered into a 10-year memorandum of agreement (MoA) with the department, with the latter proclaiming the channel as required viewing in all public schools in 2000 and has since then renewed its partnership with another 10 year MoA signed in November 2009.[2] KCFI's first two original programs are Kasaysayan TV and Pamana.[3]

On November 6, 1999, the channel relaunched with its famous logo and on screen graphics.

In 2015, the channel started airing on digital TV via ABS-CBN TV Plus. It went off-air on June 30, 2020, following an alias cease-and-desist order issued by the National Telecommunications Commission in connection with the expiration of ABS-CBN franchise.

As of 2019, Bautista is the President and Executive Director of KCFI,[4] with Oscar M. López as Chairman and Carlo Katigbak as Vice-President.[5]

In August 2020, the channel operates 24/7 with the launch of School at Home.

On October 5, 2021, Knowledge Channel resumed its digital TV broadcast through a partnership with Broadcast Enterprises and Affiliated Media, owned by the Bethlehem Holdings, Inc., a media investment company of Globe Telecom's Group Retirement Fund. In addition, the channel reverted to its regular broadcast operations from 6:00 am to 11:00 pm.[6]

On August 22, 2022, the channel Under Programs operates at 17 Hours of School Anywhere.

Programming

Main article: List of programs broadcast by Knowledge Channel

References

  1. ^ "Knowledge Channel Foundation, Inc". Lopez Holdings. Lopez Holdings Corporation. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  2. ^ "Knowledge Channel and DepEd renew partnership". Lopez Link. Benpres Holdings, Inc. December 3, 2009. Archived from the original on December 21, 2009.
  3. ^ "Timeline of Knowledge Channel". Lopez Link. Lopez Holdings Corp. November 2, 2014. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  4. ^ Pang-Masa (June 17, 2019). "Sky at Knowledge channel tuloy ang pagtulong sa mga estudyante". Pang-Masa (in Filipino). Philstar Global Corp. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
  5. ^ "Board of Trustees". Knowledge Channel Foundation. Knowledge Channel Foundation Inc. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
  6. ^ "Knowledge Channel returns to digital TV on World Teachers' Day". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved October 5, 2021.

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External links

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Pay-TV channels and networks based in the Philippines
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