ABS-CBN Regional Channel was a Philippine

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channel which aired programming from the regional television and radio stations owned by

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. The channel was launched as a test broadcast on 1 August 2016, and was officially launched on 20 March 2017. ARC was the network's second attempt to have a subscription-television channel solely dedicated to regional programming. In 1996, when the then-Sarimanok Channel 37 (now ABS-CBN News Channel) was launched, 80% of its programming were produced in the network's regional operations centers located in Baguio, Bacolod, Cagayán de Oro, Cebú, Davao, Naga, Zamboanga, among others. The programming consists of newscasts which is aired live via satellite, public affairs shows such as Banat Visayas, Sulong Mindanao, drama, comedy and musical programs. On 10 January 2018,

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and Creative Programs announced that the channel would closedown on 14 January 2018 alongside Tag. Meanwhile, ABS-CBN Regional Channel on

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was rebranded as Liga, a sports channel that complements the programming of S+A with international football and local sports events, which was silently launched earlier on January 1. Though it ceased broadcasting locally, ABS-CBN Regional Channel continued its international broadcast via

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until January 1, 2021.

Final programming

Newscasts

TV Patrol Regional versions

Luzon

*TV Patrol North Luzon (Baguio/Dagupan/Laoag/Isabela/Pampanga) Delivered in

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- Anchored by Dhobie de Guzman, Cris Zuñiga, Grace Alba, Harris Julio and Gracie Rutao *TV Patrol Southern Tagalog (Batangas) Delivered in

- Anchored by Jonathan Magistrado. *TV Patrol Bicol (Naga) Delivered in Bicolano - Anchored by Gerard Lorbes and Rizza Mostar.

Visayas

*TV Patrol Central Visayas (Cebu) Delivered in Cebuano - Anchored by

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Mindanao

*TV Patrol Southern Mindanao (Davao) Delivered in Cebuano - Anchored by Paul Palacio and Melanie Severino.

Current affairs reruns

* Ano Ngani? (Tacloban) Delivered in Waray - Hosted by Ranulfo Docdocan. * Arangkada (Cagayan de Oro) Delivered in Cebuano - Hosted by PJ dela Peña. *

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(Pampanga) Delivered in Kapampangan - Hosted by Richie Bondoc. * Salandigan (Bacolod) Delivered in Hiligaynon - Hosted by Ryan Gamboa

Magazine shows

* Agri Tayo Dito (Available on

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) *

Mag TV Na Mag TV Na was the brand of regional talk or magazine shows (as the title suggests) of different ABS-CBN Regional stations in the Philippines. There were some versions of MAG TV Na use magazine-like graphics. An example is a video squeezed into a ...

**Mag TV Na, Amiga! (Bacolod) **Mag TV Na, Atin 'To! (Baguio) **Mag TV Na, Oragon! (Naga) **Mag TV Na, Asenso Ta! (Cagayan de Oro) **Mag TV Na! (Cebu) ** Mag TV Na! Southern Mindanao (Davao) **

Mag TV Na, De Aton Este! ''Mag TV Na, De Aton Este'' was a weekly entertainment show of ABS-CBN Zamboanga in Zamboanga Peninsula and part of the brand regional magazine or talk show Mag TV Na. The Zamboangueño version of this show usually featured important events aro ...

(Zamboanga)

Variety

* Kapamilya, Mas Winner Ka! (Cebu, Bacolod and Davao editions) *Kapamilya Fiesta World (Co-produced by

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) *Kapamilya Karavan * MOR Cebu's Tingog Bisaya

References

{{Philippine cable channels ABS-CBN Corporation channels ABS-CBN Regional Television networks in the Philippines Defunct television networks in the Philippines Television channels and stations established in 2016 Television channels and stations disestablished in 2018 Assets owned by ABS-CBN Corporation