Television and Radio
The Final Four is the culmination of the NCAA basketball season and is heavily covered by the media. With the NCAA as one of the leading collegiate leagues in the country, the Final Four games are broadcast live throughout the country.
Beginning in 2002, the NCAA, and the Final Four games, were broadcast by ABS-CBN's UHF channel Studio 23 nationwide, being produced by ABS-CBN Sports. Prior to Studio 23, the games were broadcast irregularly by different broadcast partners. Since 2009, the games are also aired in high definition, through Balls subsidiary Balls HD Until last in 2011.
In the previous history, the NCAA was the televised by GMA Network nationwide in 1974 until 1988 in the very longtime coverage if even on PTV channel 4 also covered in 1991 until the 2001 season and Produced by Silvestar Sports.
Beginning in 2012, the NCAA, and the Final Four game will be broadcast by TV5's VHF channel IBC's AKTV, being produced by Sports5.
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