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 |
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National Capital Region (NCR) |
31 |
25 |
22 |
78 |
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Cordillera Autonomus Region (CAR) |
11 |
19 |
7 |
37 |
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Region 1 – Ilocos Region |
33 |
37 |
0 |
70 |
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Region II – Cagayan Valley |
17 |
35 |
9 |
61 |
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Region III – Central Luzon |
16 |
23 |
11 |
50 |
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Region IV – Southern Tagalog |
32 |
70 |
22 |
124 |
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Region V – Bicol |
34 |
60 |
25 |
119 |
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Region VI – Western Visayas |
34 |
64 |
23 |
121 |
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Region VII – Central Visayas |
27 |
46 |
19 |
92 |
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Region VIII – Eastern Visayas |
23 |
28 |
8 |
59 |
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Region IX – Western Mindanao |
22 |
41 |
18 |
81 |
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Region X – Northern Mindanao |
36 |
51 |
27 |
114 |
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Region XI – Southern Mindanao |
37 |
73 |
25 |
135 |
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Region XII – Central Mindanao |
13 |
20 |
7 |
40 |
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CARAGA |
9 |
4 |
5 |
18 |
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Source: National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) |