Balitang America is the franchise news program of ABS-CBN International's TFC

TFC

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Balitang America (News America) is a 30-minute daily newscast with a nationwide scope, airing via satellite

Satellite

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 subscription on The Filipino Channel

The Filipino Channel

The Filipino Channel is an international television station owned by the Philippine-based multimedia conglomerate ABS-CBN Corporation. The network is currently available in Asia Pacific, Australia, Canada, Europe, Middle East, and the United States. It has over two million subscribers in these...

 and it's local affiliate station in the San Francisco Bay Area

San Francisco Bay Area

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, KTSF

KTSF

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. This makes Balitang America the first-ever Filipino American news program to be broadcast throughout North America. The Filipino Channel

The Filipino Channel

The Filipino Channel is an international television station owned by the Philippine-based multimedia conglomerate ABS-CBN Corporation. The network is currently available in Asia Pacific, Australia, Canada, Europe, Middle East, and the United States. It has over two million subscribers in these...

 targets this newscast to air over its other nationwide station affiliates as well as worldwide, via satellite.
Through its army of reporters and correspondents all over the United States, Balitang America will broadcast news that matters to every Filipino American. National headlines and issues of significance to the community will be delivered in a round-up style from all over the nation.

Community features, profiles, and special reports will also be an integral part of the show's lineup, giving Filipinos all over the United States a voice and face on television.

Community updates, events, and public service announcements will be available via Balitang America's very own community calendar, Pinoy Datebook, and postings called Pinoy Panawagan. Highlight events for the week will also be featured. Balitang America stopped its airing on ABS-CBN

ABS-CBN

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's sister channel, ABS-CBN News Channel

ABS-CBN News Channel

ABS-CBN News Channel or better known as ANC is the Philippines first 24-hour news channel broadcasting both in cable television domestically and in satellite television internationally via The Filipino Channel, owned and operated by the ABS-CBN Corporation under its ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs...

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