Jeepney TV is a 24-hour

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channel owned and operated by

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's narrowcast arm

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Inc. since 2012. The programming consists of classic and archived series and programs previously aired on

. The channel is named after the

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, an automotive vehicle that has been widely used as a transportation in the Philippines since World War II. A

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service for Jeepney TV shows are available worldwide via

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and

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History

In 2015, the channel revamped its graphics and program line-up, and the programming schedule was overhauled yet again. In March 2018, Jeepney TV featured the '' Hero Zone'' (a former anime block of ABS-CBN's main channel in 2006) as a two-hour weekend morning anime block, beginning with ''

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'' and ''

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''. In July 2018, Jeepney TV became available on ABS-CBN TVplus for a free trial basis until its franchise expiration on May 5, 2020. On June 1, 2020, Jeepney TV temporarily took over

's channel space for ABS-CBN TVplus users due to its franchise being expired, along with

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, which also took over S+A's channel space. On June 30, 2020, Jeepney TV suspended broadcasting on both ABS-CBN TV Plus and

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due to the alias cease and desist order by the

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in connection with the expiration of ABS-CBN franchise. However, Jeepney TV continues to broadcast on

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and other cable television providers. On August 1, 2020, it officially livestreams some of its contents along with

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on the online video-sharing platforms Facebook and YouTube as part of Kapamilya Online Live. The channel was made available on

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Channel 55 on October 5, 2020,

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Channel 37 on November 19, 2020 and

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Channel 44 on January 4, 2021, replacing the channel space of

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.''ABS-CBN-owned Jeepney TV now on Cignal''
Manila Standard, January 19, 2021

Programming

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History

Programming

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