Media
Cebu has television and cable stations namely: MyChannel (channel 28), Real Cebu Television (channel 36), Amazing Cebu (channel 56), Sugbo TV (channel 14, the official TV channel operated by the Cebu Provincial Government) and the Cebu Catholic Television Network (channel 47, a religious station partly owned and endorsed by the Archdiocese of Cebu). MyChannel, RCTV, Amazing Cebu and Sugbo TV are only seen on cable television while CCTN operates an UHF frequency on channel 47. It can also be accessed through Skycable's channel 56.
Despite having these local stations, Cebuanos prefer to watch the Philippines' three dominant television networks namely: ABS-CBN, TV5 and GMA Network Inc. While national newspapers have presence in the island, Cebu has English-language local newspapers: The Freeman (under the Star Group), Sun.Star Cebu and Cebu Daily News (under the Inquirer Group), while there are also Cebuano language newspapers, SunStar SuperBalita owned by Sun Star and Banat News owned by The Freeman. Each of the local newspapers sell for about 10 peso a copy, which is much cheaper than their national counterparts.
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