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ZOE Broadcasting Network, Inc.
(ZOE TV)

Type	Private
Industry	Radio and television broadcasting
Founded	1991 (radio broadcast) April 19, 1998 (television broadcast)
Headquarters	22/F Strata 2000 Bldg., Emerald Ave., Ortigas Center, Pasig, Metro Manila, Philippines
Area served	Nationwide
Key people	Eddie Villanueva, Founder Sherwin Tugna, President and Chairman Rene Gonzalez, Vice President and General Manager Nestor T. Layderos, Head, Programming, Sales and Marketing Department Engr. Vincent G. Ronquillo, Head, Engineering Department
Parent	Jesus Is Lord Church

Light TV

Type	Broadcast television network
Country	Philippines
Broadcast area	Nationwide
Programming
Language(s)	Filipino (main) English (secondary)
Picture format	1080i (HDTV) (downscaled to 16:9 or letterboxed 480i/576i for the SDTV feed)
History
Launched	March 10, 2008; 17 years ago (2008-03-10) (as ZOE TV 33) March 1, 2011; 14 years ago (2011-03-01) (as Light TV)
Founder	Eddie Villanueva
Former names	Light Network (2014–2018)

ZOE Broadcasting Network, Inc. (also known as ZOE TV or ZBNI) is a TV and radio company in the Philippines. It is part of the Jesus Is Lord Church. ZOE TV has stations in many cities across the Philippines.

The company owns its first TV station in Metro Manila, DZOE-TV 11. It also has a digital TV channel, UHF 20. This channel currently shows the A2Z network. A2Z is a partnership between ZOE and ABS-CBN Corporation.

History of ZOE TV

Starting Out

In the 1990s, two religious groups wanted the rights to Channel 11 in Metro Manila. These groups were El Shaddai and Jesus Is Lord Church (JIL). The Philippine Congress stepped in and decided that Mr. Eddie Villanueva and JIL would get the rights. Mr. Villanueva then bought the station from its previous owner.

On April 13, 1998, JIL started broadcasting on Channel 11. They renamed it DZOE-TV, and the company became ZOE Broadcasting Network, Inc. Their first slogan was "Give Love, Celebrate Life."

In 2001, ZOE TV was the first TV station to show the events of the second EDSA Revolution. In 2004, Mr. Villanueva took a break from the company to run for president. After the election, he returned to ZOE TV.

Renting Out TV Time

This logo was used from 2011 to 2014

In April 2005, ZOE TV made a deal with Citynet Network Marketing and Productions, Inc. Citynet is a part of GMA Network, Inc. Citynet agreed to rent all of ZOE TV's airtime. In return, Citynet would improve ZOE TV's equipment.

On September 1, 2005, Channel 11 stopped broadcasting for a short time. This was so GMA could upgrade ZOE TV's equipment. Channel 11's old transmitter was replaced with a stronger one from GMA. ZOE TV then launched a new channel, Channel 33, with the call letters DZOZ-TV.

On November 11, 2005, GMA Network launched its new second TV network on Channel 11. It was first called QTV, which later became GMA News TV (now GTV).

In July 2006, Channel 33 started test broadcasts. On November 27, 2006, it launched a new channel called UniversiTV. This channel was for college students and showed programs in the evenings. However, on March 10, 2008, UniversiTV stopped its agreement with Channel 33. ZOE TV then went back to showing its own programs.

Recent Changes

This logo was used from 2014 to 2018

On March 1, 2011, Channel 33 was renamed Light TV 33. It started showing new programs made by ZOE. It also brought back its news program, News Light. Light TV 33 slowly added more religious programs. On March 31, 2014, Light TV was renamed Light Network. It got a new logo and slogan: "Experience Light" and "Kaibigan Mo" (Your Friend).

On February 28, 2017, DZOZ-TV stopped its old analog TV signal. It officially started using its digital TV signal. This made it the first TV station in the Philippines to switch completely to digital. A week later, Light Network updated its look to show it was now digital. Its new slogan was "Magaan dito, Kaibigan" (It's light here, Friend).

On February 12, 2018, Light Network changed its name back to Light TV. Its new slogan became "God's Channel of Blessings."

On April 24, 2019, GMA Network announced it would end its agreement with ZOE Broadcasting. This happened on June 2, 2019. After this, ZOE TV started showing Christian programs on Channel 11.

Partnership with ABS-CBN

Since 2017, ZOE Broadcasting Network and ABS-CBN Corporation had been talking about working together. On October 10, 2020, ZOE Broadcasting Network partnered with ABS-CBN Corporation. This happened after ABS-CBN stopped broadcasting on free TV. ZOE TV then became A2Z on VHF Channel 11. The new channel shows programs and movies from ABS-CBN. It also airs religious shows from Light TV, Trinity Broadcasting Network, and CBN Asia.

In September 2021, ZOE Broadcasting Network also partnered with Philippine Collective Media Corporation's PRTV Tacloban. This allowed PRTV Tacloban to show A2Z's programs.

In January 2022, ZOE was given permission to use UHF channel 20 for its digital TV operations. This means A2Z and Light TV can be broadcast digitally outside Metro Manila.

Legislative Franchise Renewal

A legislative franchise is like a special permission from the government to operate a TV or radio station. On July 17, 2016, the Philippine Congress renewed ZOE Broadcasting Network's franchise for another 25 years. This allows ZOE TV to continue its radio and television broadcasts across the country.

Stations

ZOE TV has many TV and radio stations. They are expanding their digital TV services to more cities.

TV Stations

Digital Terrestrial

Digital Affiliate Stations

Analog

Radio Stations

Programming

Further information: List of programs broadcast by Light TV

See also

• List of analog television stations in the Philippines
• List of digital television stations in the Philippines
• List of companies of the Philippines