Christian Era Broadcasting Service International, Inc. (CEBSI) (known as Christian Broadcasting Service from 1969 to 1994 and Christian Era Broadcasting Service Inc., from 1994 to 2014) is a Philippine

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and

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, and a religious broadcast arm of Iglesia ni Cristo. This station studios are located in

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. According to

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, CEBSI operates 3 channels on Philippine cable television, these include INCTV 48 and

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. It is a sister company of the

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, which owns

Net 25 Net 25 (capitalized and stylized as NET25) is a Philippine television network owned and operated by Eagle Broadcasting Corporation. The network is named for its flagship station in Metro Manila, DZEC-TV, which is carried on UHF Channel 25 on ana ...

, DZEC Radyo Agila 1062 AM and Eagle FM 95.5. Currently, its flagship television station, DZCE-UHF TV Channel 48 (INC TV) in Metro Manila.

History

The CEBSI was formed by the Iglesia ni Cristo in 1969 as its media arm and launched the Church's own radio station,

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, that same year. It is the Church's official media outfit, with its primary mission being evangelization via radio, television, and the current trends of the Internet and social media. The CEBSI is also the producer of the Iglesia ni Cristo's television programming, which began in 1983, and with the success of its first ever television movie in 2017, spun off a film production house, CEBSI Films, in 2018. The latter took over production of the long running series ''Landas ng Buhay''.

Digital Television

With its partnership with the Japanese government through the

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(MIC), Digital Broadcasting Experts Group (DiBEG) and the

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(ARIB) in Japan. It has developed a strong partnership with NET 25, the television station of

in the digital transmission of the network's HD content.

Franchise renewal

On December 7, 2015, House Bill No. 5226 was approved by the

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and by the

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to extend CEBSI's legislative franchise. On May 3, 2016,

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signed Republic Act No. 10772 which renewed CEBSI's license for another 25 years. The law grants CEBSI a franchise to construct, install, establish, operate and maintain for religious, noncommercial and nonprofit purposes and in the public interest, radio and/or television broadcasting stations, including digital television system, with the corresponding facilities such as relay stations, throughout the Philippines.

CEBSI stations

Analog

Digital

Radio stations

References

External links

INCMedia.orgINCTV websiteINCRadio website
{{Iglesia ni Cristo Christian radio stations in the Philippines Iglesia ni Cristo Television networks in the Philippines Television in Metro Manila Mass media companies established in 1969 Television channels and stations established in 2005 Philippine companies established in 1969