Truth Channel (formerly known as Ang Dating Daan Television or ADDTV) is a Philippine religious

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. It is the flagship television network of the

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(MCGI), together with

UNTV News and Rescue UNTV, formally known as UNTV News and Rescue and UNTV Public Service, is the flagship Philippines, Philippine television network of the Progressive Broadcasting Corporation (known on air as UNTV-PBC), together with Breakthrough and Milesto ...

, the network's carrier on

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(DTT). It broadcasts 24 hours a day on Ultra High Frequency (UHF) Channel 38 (617.143 MHz) in Metro and Mega Manila, Rizal, Bulacan, Pampanga, Laguna, Cavite and some parts of Tarlac. Its studios in the

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are located at the UNTV Building, 907 Brgy. Philam,

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and at the

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, Brgy. Sampaloc,

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. It also has a broadcast facility in

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, a garage transformed into a makeshift studio in

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, Santa Catarina,

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, shared with MCGI's own international TV channels

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TV La Verdad TV La Verdad (English: Truth TV) is a religious broadcast station of the Philippine-based Christian organization, Members Church of God International (MCGI, Spanish: ''Miembros Iglesia de Dios Internacional'') for Spanish-speaking countries in C ...

and

The Truth Channel The Truth Channel (also called as "The Truth TV"), originally The Old Path (TOP) Channel, is a religious broadcast station of the Members Church of God International (MCGI), an international Christian organization with headquarters in the Phili ...

. Its digital transmitter is located at Emerald Hills,

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. The 16-storey

UNTV Broadcast Center The UNTV Broadcast Center is a mixed-use skyscraper and broadcast facility, currently under construction, located along Epifanio delos Santos Avenue in Barangay Philam, Quezon City. It will serve as the new headquarters of UNTV-37, also know ...

along EDSA Philam is currently under construction to serve as its new headquarters by 2018, and it operates 24-hours a day, with the exception of Mondays, where the channel is offline from midnight to 4 am. Truth Channel is known for its broadcast of ''

Itanong mo kay Soriano ''Itanong mo kay Soriano, Biblia ang Sasagot!'' (English: ''Ask Bro Eli, the Bible Will Answer!')'' also known as ''Ang Dating Daan:'' Bible Exposition is a religious radio and television program in the Philippines produced by the Members Chur ...

'', a talk show in Bible Exposition format popularized by ''

Ang Dating Daan ''Ang Dating Daan'' (English: The Old Path, Portuguese: ''O Caminho Antigo'', Spanish: ''El Camino Antiguo'') is a religious radio and television program produced by the Members Church of God International. It is primarily hosted by Brother El ...

'' (ADD), the longest-running religious program in the Philippines, hosted by international radio and television evangelist

Bro. Eli Soriano Eliseo "Eli" Fernando Soriano (; April 4, 1947 – February 10, 2021) was a Filipino preacher and televangelist. He was the "Overall Servant" ( Tagalog: ''Lingkod Pangkalahatan,'' formerly called "Presiding Minister") of the Members Church of ...

, together with broadcast journalist UNTV-BMPI CEO, Kuya Daniel Razon. The segment has spontaneous question and answer format where live audience ask questions to the host. The religious program airs in four languages namely Filipino, English, Portuguese and Spanish with English subtitles.

Digitalization

On September 3, 2017, Truth Channel formally ceased its test broadcast which began in the last quarter of 2014 as Ang Dating Daan Television (ADDTV) and officially launched its broadcast on

, using Japan's Integrated Service Digital Broadcasting-Terrestrial (ISDB-T), the sole digital television (DTV) standard in the Philippines for its transition from analog to digital broadcast. on UHF Channel 38 as its frequency, together with the flagship station

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. On the same date, an exclusive ceremonial switch-on led by then-MCGI Assistant Overall Servant Brother

Daniel Razon Daniel Soriano Razon (; born October 11, 1967) is a Filipino television and radio host.Balares, DindoDaniel Razon resigns from GMA June 16, 2006. He is currently the Overall Servant (minister; tl, Lingkod Pangkalahatan) of the Members Chur ...

was held at the MCGI Headquarters in Apalit, Pampanga during the "Thanksgiving of God's People" ( Tagalog: ''Pasalamat ng Buong Bayan ng Dios'') international gathering of the

. Truth Channel revamped its programming line-up and introduced a new

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(ID) and on-screen graphics to reflect major changes. It also launched its slogan "Truth Above All" where it emphasize "Truth" as the TV channel's core value based on Bible verse .

History

During

's 9th anniversary celebration in 2013, Kuya Daniel Razon announced the network's ongoing transition from analog to digital broadcast. The activity includes upgrading of technical equipment and studio facilities. After a year, UNTV began its test broadcast in Mega Manila using its new digital transmitter in Antipolo. On October 2, 2014, UNTV began its simulcast test broadcast on UHF channel 38 (617.143 MHz) along with its analog broadcast on UHF channel 37. It has two (2) standard definition (SD) channels and one

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or “oneseg” channel. 1seg is the common name of DTV service specifically for mobile phone devices. UNTV multi-channel line-up also included one high definition (HD) channel called “ADDTV” or “Ang Dating Daan Television” showing purely religious programs and songs of praises. Its digital broadcast can be received in Metro Manila and nearby provinces like Bulacan, Pampanga, Cavite and Rizal, using ISDB-T set top boxes including LED TV sets and mobile devices with built-in ISDB-T tuners.http://sci.com.ph/digitaltvbox/ In a DTV signal test conducted by Philippine mobile phone brand Starmobile last April 2015, UNTV was present in eight out of 14 locations in Metro Manila with decent signal strength of three up to the maximum of four signal bars.

Programs

Current

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'' ''Worldwide Bible Study'' *''Chained'' *''Confessions'' * ''El Camino Antigo'' *''Follies of the Hollies'' *''Guilds'' *''How Authentic The Bible Is'' * ''Itanong mo kay Soriano, Biblia ang Sasagot'' *'' O Caminho Antiguo'' *''Straight From the Scriptures'' *''Street Lab'' * ''Truth in Focus'' *''World Watch''

Stations

TV stations

Digital

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Truth Channel Members Church of God International Progressive Broadcasting Corporation Television stations in Metro Manila Television channels and stations established in 2014 Digital television stations in the Philippines 2014 establishments in the Philippines Religious television stations in the Philippines