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  Network Logo
  Country Philippines
  Network Type Broadcast VHF Television Network
  Available National
  Owner ''ZOE Broadcasting Network''
  Key People Eddie Villanueva , Chairman, ZOE-TV<br> Felipe Gozon CEO , GMA Network
  Launch Date April 19 , 1998 (as ZOE-TV)<br> November 11 , 2005 (as QTV 11)
  Founder Eddie Villanueva
  Past Names ''ZOE-TV'', ''MBC-11''
  Website QTVcomph


Quality TeleVision (QTV) is the VHF Television Network owned by ZOE Broadcasting Network, Inc. by Bro. Eddie Villanueva and currently operated by GMA Network . The station was formally known as ''ZOE-TV'' 11. It was renamed QTV-11 after GMA Network and ZOE-TV entered to an agreement for leasing the entire TV airtime block of the station. The station was relaunched on November 11 , 2005

QTV Channel 11 airs a lineup geared mostly towards women and women’s concerns.


HISTORY


The TV station started way back 1960s . It was established by Manila Broadcasting Co. naming MBC-11. But in 1972, MBC-11 forced to close due to Martial Law. After 26 years, Channel 11 was revived with a joint venture of the influential religious groups '' El Shaddai '' headed by Mike Velarde and '' Jesus Is Lord Movement '' headed by Eddie Villanueva in mid 1990s. Conflict of interests started the two groups to contest the full ownership of the company. The Philippine Congress, composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives intervened and awarded to Eddie Villanueva and ''Jesus Is Lord Movement'' the right the acquire the frequency held by Channel 11. Villanueva paid Velarde for the stocks and assets held by Delta Broadcasting System (DBS). And Soon Zoe-TV is back on UHF Channel 33 this year. The ZOE-TV station's studios are located the at 22nd flr. Strata 2000 Bldg. F. Ortigas Jr. Road (formerly Emerald Ave.) Ortigas Center, Pasig City.

In the late 1990s, Entertainment Network (Enternet) headed by Benito Araneta and ZOE-TV entered an agreement for TV airtime lease. Enternet leased the morning and afternoon block by airing CNBC Asia. After 2 years of airing, the two parties had disagreements on the signed contact, ZOE-TV stopped airing CNBC Asia and Enternet bolted out and filed a case on Villanueva.

In 2001, ZOE-TV became the first TV station to air the second EDSA Revolution . In 2004, Villanueva resigned as Chairman on ZOE TV to run for Philippine President. After ending in the last position in the election, Villanueva regained the Chairmanship and continued his TV talk shows on ZOE.


CITYNET UHF TV


GMA-7 decided to expand its business into UHF programming. Citynet UHF 27 was launched in 1995 . Poised to compete with ABS-CBN 's Studio 23 , GMA also catered American TV series. Citynet signed an agreement with NBA for basketball TV rights. In 1998, IBC-13 through Vintage Television , won the NBA TV rights and Citynet decided to change the
their TV airtime block to EMC (Entertainment Music Channel). In 1999 , Star TV group signed an agreement with Citynet for the entire TV airtime block and Channel {Link without Title} Philippines is launched. Loss of airtime revenues forced GMA to shutdown Citynet 27 in February 2001 .

In the first quarter of 2005, Citynet and ZOE-TV entered to an agreement for Citynet leasing the entire TV airtime block of Channel 11 in exchange of an upgrading the facilities of ZOE and a ZOE-TV program on GMA-7 every Monday midnight after its Sunday primetime TV block.

QTV uses the 120kw transmitter tower site located at Tandang Sora, Quezon City. The same transmitter tower used by GMA Channel 7.


COMPETITION

The station is poised to compete with ABS-CBN Studio 23 . At its first month, Qtv Channel 11 became the third highest rating television station in Mega Manila beating ABC-5 .
However since the station started airing its shows, ABS-CBN Subsidiary SkyCable Gold and Silver failed to provide QTV 11 a channel into its lineup. A Skycable subscriber receive a distored TV signal when changing the TV channel to Channel 11.


TECHNICAL CORRECTION

Note: Although many think QTV is a UHF Network, VHF, according to the National Telecommunications Commission of the Philippines, use frequencies from Channels 2-13 and UHF uses Channels 14-69.


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QTV produces programs that is targeted for families all over the Philippines. Its shows also focuses on filipino women all over the country. Most of it's programs are produced by GMA Network .


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