1992 in Philippine television

The following is a list of events effecting Philippine television in 1992. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches, closures and rebrandings, as well as information about controversies and carriage disputes.

Events[]

• April 30 – GMA Network Inc. launches the "Rainbow Satellite" branding, becoming the 3rd Philippine television network to go on nationwide satellite broadcast.
• May 30 - Southern Broadcasting Network's DWCP-TV WorldTV Channel 21, the country's first ever modern UHF television station, begins broadcasts. It is the first UHF channel to sign on following the 1991 shutdown of the television operations of the US military-operated Far East Network.

Premieres[]

Unknown[]

• 17 Bernard Club on ABC 5
• Alabang Girls on ABC 5
• Legal Forum on ABC 5
• Tiny Toons Adventures on ABC 5
• Philippine Headline News on World TV 21
• World TV Mag on World TV 21
• Japayuki on ABS-CBN 2
• Mga Lihim ng Ermita on ABS-CBN 2
• Mr. Cupido on ABS-CBN 2
• Nora on ABS-CBN 2
• Gym Team on ABS-CBN 2
• International News Report on IBC 13
• OPS-PIA: Ugnayan sa Hotel Rembrandt on IBC 13
• Pasikatan sa 13 on IBC 13
• The Message on IBC 13
• P.Y. (Praise Youth) on IBC 13
• Silver Germs on GMA 7
• Teen Talk on GMA 7
• Agrisiete on GMA 7
• Billy Bilyonaryo on GMA 7
• Viva Sinerama on GMA 7
• Music Video Features on GMA 7
• The Maricel Drama Special on ABS-CBN 2
• El Shaddai on IBC 13
• Shaider on IBC 13
• Candy Candy on IBC 13

Programs transferring networks[]

Finales[]

• January 3:
  • GMA Headline News on GMA 7
  • Isabel, Sugo ng Birhen on ABS-CBN 2
• February 7: Agila on ABS-CBN 2
• March 6:
  • Island Newsbreak on Island TV 13
  • Headline Trese on Islands TV 13
  • The 11 O'Clock News on Islands TV 13
• July 11: Uncle Bob's Lucky 7 Club on GMA 7
• July 26: Junior Patrol on ABS-CBN 2
• August 14: Sebya, Mahal Kita on ABS-CBN 2

Unknown[]

• Maricel Regal Drama Special on ABS-CBN 2
• Luv Ko si Kris on ABS-CBN 2
• Cooking It Up with Nora on ABS-CBN 2
• Star Smile Factory on ABS-CBN 2
• Cathedral of Praise with David Sumrall on ABS-CBN 2
• Classified Ads On Television on ABS-CBN 2
• Video Hit Parade on ABS-CBN 2
• Hotline sa Trese on IBC 13
• Usap-Usapan Live on IBC 13
• Magic Kamison on IBC 13
• TVJ: Television's Jesters on IBC 13
• Awitawanan on IBC 13
• Islands Gamemasters on IBC 13
• Eerie, Indiana on GMA 7
• Face to Face on GMA 7
• GMA Gems on GMA 7
• Silver Germs on GMA 7
• Murder, She Wrote on GMA 7

Channels[]

Launches[]

• February 21: ABC 5 (now TV5)
• May 17: EEC 23 (now defunct)
• May 30: World TV 21 (now ETC)

Unknown[]

• Intervision 68

Births[]

• January 2 – Alden Richards, actor
• January 8 – Pamu Pamorada, actress
• January 23 – Inah De Belen, actress
• January 28 - Penelope Matanguihan, singer and actress
• March 30 – Enrique Gil, actor and dancer
• April 6 – Elora Españo, actress
• April 10 – Marion Aunor, singer and recording artist
• April 19 – Bianca Casado, actress
• April 25 – Aura Azarcon
• April 30 – Eslove Briones, actor
• May 8 – Vickie Rushton
• May 9 – Jiro Manio, actor
• May 10 –
  • Jake Zyrus, singer and television personality
  • Zia Marquez, actress
• June 30 – Alfred Labatos, actor
• July 1 – Kenneth Paul Cruz, actor
• July 9 – Jake Vargas, actor and singer
• August 1 – Victor Silayan, actor
• August 28 – Max Collins, TV and film actress
• September 1 – Louise delos Reyes, actress
• September 9 – Frencheska Farr, singer, model and actress
• September 24 – Coleen Garcia, actress
• October 17 – Sam Concepcion, singer, dancer, actor, host and model
• November 20 - John Victor Susim, actor, dancer and host
• November 22 – Yen Santos, actress
• December 3 – Jessy Mendiola, actress
• December 6 – Christian Bables, actor
• December 16 – Miho Nishida, Filipino-Japanese actress and model

Deaths[]

• February 3- Jay Ilagan
• February 9 - Apeng Daldal
• February 14 - Helen Vela
• March 22 - Joe Cantada

See also[]

• 1992 in television