Media

Media

Cebu has television and cable stations namely: MyChannel (MyChannel - 28), Real Cebu Television (RCTV - 36), Amazing Cebu (Amazing Cebu - 56), Sugbo TV (Sugbo TV - 14) (the official TV channel operated by the Cebu Provincial Government) and the Cebu Catholic Television Network (CCTN - 47) (a religious station partly owned and endorsed by the Archdiocese of Cebu). MyChannel 28, Real Cebu Television (RCTV - 36), Amazing Cebu (Amazing Cebu 56) and Sugbo TV (Sugbo TV - 14) are only seen on cable television while CCTN operates an UHF frequency on channel 47. It can also be accessed through Skycable's channel 56.
Despite having these local stations, Cebuanos prefer to watch the Philippines' three dominant television networks namely: ABS-CBN, TV5 and GMA Network Inc. While national newspapers have presence in the island, Cebu has English-language local newspapers: The Freeman, Sun-Star - Cebu and Cebu Daily News, while there are also Cebuano language newspapers, SunStar SuperBalita owned by Sun Star and Banat News owned by The Freeman. Each of the local newspapers sell for about 10 peso a copy, which is much cheaper than their national counterparts.