Mass media in the Philippines
Mass media in the Philippines consists of several types of media: television, radio, newspapers, magazines, cinema, and websites.
Communication towers in Zamboanga City
Television in the Philippines
Television in the Philippines was introduced in October 1953 upon the first commercial broadcast made by Alto Broadcasting System, making the Philippines the first Southeast Asian country and the second in Asia to do so. Even before that, during the late 1940s, several academic experiments had been done and replicated by Filipino engineers and students.
Philippine Idol