Media
Cebu City is the main media hub for both the region and the island of Visayas. It is the home to many media outlets for both the million-nighttime and the 4-million daytime population of the city. Large media networks such as ABS-CBN Broadcasting Network, GMA Network, Inc., TV5, National Broadcasting Network, and RPN9 maintain their respective local stations and branches for viewership, commercial and news coverage purposes. Most of these stations broadcast local news and public affairs as well as entertainment and dramas to cater the local viewers.
Cable television operators are putting up cable TV stations in an effort to spread the TV signals all over the region. They also offer free worldwide array of television stations for various channels for news, sports, drama, cartoons, and advertisements.
Aside from the 24 national daily newspapers available, Cebu City also has 20 local newspapers. Among the widely-read are the Sun Star Cebu. The country's main Islamic news journal, The Voice of Islam, was founded in 1961 and published in this city.
Television networks
- ABS-CBN: Channel 3
- Studio 23: Channel 23
- ETC: Channel 9
- IBC: Channel 13
- CCTN: Channel 47
- TV5: Channel 21
- AksyonTV: Channel 29
- GMA Network: Channel 7
- GMA News TV: Channel 27
ABS-CBN Cebu TV Shows
- TV Patrol Central Visayas (simulcast over ABS-CBN Cebu)
- Tubag
- Kapamilya Winner Ka
- Maayong Buntag Kapamilya
- Mag TV Na
GMA Cebu TV Shows
- Balitang Bisdak Monday-Friday 5:30 pm-6:00 pm
- Buena Mano Balita (Balita at Ibapa) Monday-Friday 6:30 am-8:30 am
- Central Visayas Isyu Karon Saturdays 7am-8am
TV5 Cebu TV Shows
- Aksyon Alerto (News Update)
- Aksyon Bisaya
CCTN Cebu TV Shows
- CCTN News
- CCTN Newsbreak
- Balita sa Alas Dose
IBC Cebu TV Shows
- News Team 13 Cebu
RPN Cebu TV Shows
- NewsWatch Cebu
PTV Cebu TV Shows
- Balita sa Subgo (simulcast over Subgo TV)
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