Committee on Television Broadcasting

The Committee on Television Broadcasting (CTB) was the regulatory body created by the Television Law of 1973 to supervise the creation of independent television networks in the Philippines. The CTB existed from 1973 to 1986. It was responsible for determining the location, constructing, building, and operating the transmission stations used by the regional television networks, as well as determining the franchise areas and awarding the franchises for each regional commercial broadcaster, under the remit of "commercially-funded public media" that was realised in the United Kingdom under the Independent Television Authority. The Committee began its operations on May 1, 1973, five days after the Television Law was passed into Congress.