Radio and Television Stations in the Philippines, 1998 to 2006

SERVICE

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

AM

350

355

355

367

369

372

373

374

375

FM

462

493

537

559

583

583

578

579

596

TV

173

182

194

213

225

225

229

232

228
Source: National Telecommunications Commission (NTC)

Number of Broadcast and CATV Stations by Region (as of December 2006)

REGION

AM

FM

TV

TOTAL
National Capital Region (NCR)

31

25

22

78
Cordillera Autonomus Region (CAR)

11

19

7

37
Region 1 – Ilocos Region

33

37

0

70
Region II – Cagayan Valley

17

35

9

61
Region III – Central Luzon

16

23

11

50
Region IV – Southern Tagalog

32

70

22

124
Region V – Bicol

34

60

25

119
Region VI – Western Visayas

34

64

23

121
Region VII – Central Visayas

27

46

19

92
Region VIII – Eastern Visayas

23

28

8

59
Region IX – Western Mindanao

22

41

18

81
Region X – Northern Mindanao

36

51

27

114
Region XI – Southern Mindanao

37

73

25

135
Region XII – Central Mindanao

13

20

7

40
CARAGA

9

4

5

18
Source: National Telecommunications Commission (NTC)