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Q Network
Type	Broadcast television network
Country	Philippines
Availability	National
Founder	Eddie Villanueva
Owner	GMA Network, Inc.
Key people	Eddie Villanueva, Chairman, ZOE-TV Felipe Gozon CEO, GMA Network
Launch date	November 11, 2005
Website	QTV.com.ph

Q (formerly known as Quality TeleVision (QTV)) is a TV Network and a sister station of GMA Network, Inc. The network was formed after GMA Network leased the entire airtime block of ZOE Broadcasting Network flagship station DZOE-TV 11, after Citynet Television was closed in 2001.

Q's programming lineup features popular American dramas, and other lifestyle programming.

Contents 1 Origins 1.1 ZOE Broadcasting Network 1.2 Citynet Television 1.3 Blocktime agreement 2 Programming 3 Competition 4 Affiliates 5 See also 6 External links

Main article: ZOE Broadcasting Network

The network was formed when the frequency rights of Channel 11 in Manila was given to a joint venture of the influential religious groups El Shaddai headed by Bro. Mike Velarde and Jesus Is Lord Movement headed by Bro. Eddie Villanueva in mid 1990s.

Main article: Citynet Television

GMA Network decided to expand its business into UHF programming in 1995 with Citynet Television 27. Poised to compete with ABS-CBN's recently launched Studio 23, the new station also aired popular American programming.. In 1999, Star TV leased the airtime of Citynet Television to launch Channel [V] Philippines. In 2001 however, Channel [V] Philippines was discontinued when the PLDC (owner of MTV Philippines) bought a controlling stake in GMA. Citynet reverted to being an independent station after the discontinuation.

In the first quarter of 2005, Citynet leased the airtime of ZOE's flagship station, DZOE-TV 11, in exchange of an upgrading the facilities of ZOE and airing a ZOE-TV produced program on early Monday mornings. Channel 27 became a repeater of QTV.

On March 18, 2007, the network became only known as "Q".

Further information: List of programs broadcast by Q

The following is the current primetime line-up (7:30 - 10:30 PM) of its flagship station. Some of Q's programming consists of English language programming, and additional programming produced by GMA.

Day	7:30	7:45	8:00	8:15	8:30	8:45	9:00	9:15	9:30	9:45	10:00	10:15
Sunday	Chef To Go <<07:00 pm		May Trabaho Ka				Sunday Super Sine 11:00 pm>>
Monday	Fashion 70's		Only You		Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?				News on Q		Sapulso 11:00 pm >>
Tuesday					House M.D.						Sana'y Muling Makapiling 11:00 pm>>
Wednesday					The Ricky Lo Exclusives						RX Men 11:00 pm>>
Thursday					Proudly Filipina						Women's Desk 11:00 pm>>
Friday					Last Woman Standing						Balik-Bayan 11:00 pm>>
Saturday	Planet Q <<07:00 pm		Day Off				Sabado Showdown 11:00 pm>>

Legend
Comedies	Dramas	Game and variety shows	Fantasy	Movie block	News, talk and infotainment	Foreign-produced programs	<< Starting time; >> Ending time

In its first month of broadcasting, Q became the third highest rated television station in the Mega Manila market, beating ABC's DWET-TV channel 5. Q's major rival is the similar ABS-CBN owned Studio 23. ABS-CBN owned SkyCable's rivalry with GMA Network continued on with Q, as SkyCable made attempts to sabotage Q's signal (as they did with GMA as well).

Further information: Q Stations

• List of Philippine television networks
• ZOE Broadcasting Network
• GMA Network

• Q - Official Site
• Q @ Telebisyon.net
• iGMA.tv

v • d • e Broadcast television networks in the Philippines
Major networks:	ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation · Associated Broadcasting Company · GMA Network Inc.
State-controlled networks:	Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation · National Broadcasting Network · Radio Philippines Network
Minor networks:	Progressive Broadcasting Corporation · Rajah Broadcasting Network · Southern Broadcasting Network · Studio 23 · Q · ZOE Broadcasting Network
Religious networks:	ACQ-Kingdom Broadcasting Network · Gateway UHF Broadcasting
Defunct networks:	Banahaw Broadcasting Corporation

v • d • e GMA Network, Inc.
Chairman/CEO: Felipe Gozon · Vice-Chariman/COO: Gilberto Duavit, Jr. · Founder: Robert Stewart Board of Directors: Anna-Teresa Gozon-Abrogar · Joel Marcelo Jimenez · Judith Vazquez · Laura Westfall · Felipe Yalong Artemio Panganiban (independent director) · Jaime Laya (independent director) · Roberto Parel (corporate secretary)
Subsidiaries	RGMA Network, Inc. · GMA Network Films, Inc. · GMA Pinoy TV  · Alta Productions Group, Inc. · GMA Artist Center · GMA Records · GMA Kapuso Foundation · GMA Marketing and Productions, Inc. · New Media Inc. · Philippine Entertainment Portal · Scenarios, Inc.
Radio Networks	Super Radyo DZBB 594  · 97.1 Barangay LS  · Super Radyo · Campus Radio
GMA New Media, Inc. Web Services	GMA Network  · Corporate Site  · GMA News and Public Affairs  · Q Channel 11  · GMA New Media Inc.  · GMA Pinoy TV  · Philippine Entertainment Portal  · GMA Records  · GMA Kapuso Foundation
Broadcast Television Networks	GMA Network  · Q (television network)
Defunct Broadcast Television Networks	Citynet Television  · EMC (Entertainment Music Channel)  · Channel V Philippines
Productions and Affiliates	Fremantle Media  · Television and Production Exponents Inc.  · ZOE Broadcasting Network
Annual Revenue: Php11 billion (12% FY 2006) [1] · Employees: 2,323 (2007) · Stock Symbol: (PSE: GMA7)  · (PSE: GMAP) · Motto: Kapuso ng Bawat Pilipino · Current Slogan: Regalo ng Kapuso · Website: igma.tv