Knowledge Channel


Knowledge Channel is a Philippine pay television channel owned by ABS-CBN that consists of educational and informative programs. The channel is available on Sky Cable and other cable providers.
It was also previously available on ABS-CBN TVplus and on Sky Direct, following an alias cease-and-desist order issued by the National Telecommunications Commission in connection with the expiration of ABS-CBN franchise.

History

Elvira "Rina" M. López-Bautista established the non-profit organization Sky Foundation, Inc. in June 1999; it would later be renamed the Knowledge Channel Foundation, Inc. in 2003. The Knowledge Channel began broadcasting on November 6, 1999 with 18 hours of educational programs on cable television that supplemented the curriculum of the Department of Education, Culture and Sports. The foundation entered into a 10-year memorandum of agreement with the department, with the latter proclaiming the channel as required viewing in all public schools in 2000 and has since then renewed its partnership with another 10 year MoA signed in November 2009. KCFI's first two original programs are Kasaysayan TV and Pamana.
As of 2019, Rina Bautista is the President and Executive Director of KCFI, with Oscar M. López as Chairman and Carlo Katigbak as Vice-President.

Programs