Yey!

{{Short description|Defunct digital television channel in the Philippines}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2020}}

{{Use Philippine English|date=December 2022}}

{{Infobox television channel

| name = Yey!

| logo = Yey!

| logo_size = 150px

| founded = {{start date|2011}}

| launch_date = {{start date|2015|2|11}}

| closed_date = {{end date|2020|6|30}}
(expired franchise lapsed){{cite web|title=READ: ABS-CBN Corp statement on the NTC order vs TV Plus channels|url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/30/20/read-abs-cbn-corp-statement-on-the-ntc-order-vs-tv-plus|work=ABS-CBN News|date=June 30, 2020|access-date=July 17, 2020|archive-date=June 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200630142621/https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/30/20/read-abs-cbn-corp-statement-on-the-ntc-order-vs-tv-plus|url-status=live}}

| network = ABS-CBN

| owner = ABS-CBN Corporation

| picture_format = 480i (SDTV)

| country = Philippines

| headquarters = ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center, Quezon City, Philippines

| language = Filipino

| sister_channels = {{Plainlist|

• Asianovela Channel (defunct)
• Cine Mo!
• DZMM TeleRadyo (defunct)
• Jeepney TV
• Knowledge Channel
• Movie Central (defunct)
• Myx
• O Shopping (defunct)

}}

| website = {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812112739/https://yeychannel.abs-cbn.com|title=Archived official website}}

| related =

}}

Yey! was a Philippine free-to-air television channel owned and operated by ABS-CBN Corporation. It was one of the former digital channels of ABS-CBN TV Plus. Its programming consisting of cartoons and anime shows dubbed in Filipino. Yey! was the second animation channel of ABS-CBN, after Hero. The channel was launched on February 11, 2015.{{Cite web|title=ABS-CBN TVplus TRANSFORMS FILIPINOS' TV VIEWING EXPERIENCE WITH DIGITAL CLEAR PICTURE, FREE CHANNELS|url=https://careers.abs-cbn.com/updates/6581/ABS-CBN-TVplus-TRANSFORMS-FILIPINOS-rsquo;-TV-(1)|website=careers.abs-cbn.com}}{{cite video|people = Rommel Pedrealba (director)|title=ANC Future Perfect: TV Goes Digital 2/5|medium=Television production|publisher=ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs|location=Philippines|date=2011|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgjkEiepBns}}{{cite video|people=Rommel Pedrealba (director)|title=ANC Future Perfect: TV Goes Digital 3/5|medium=Television production|publisher=ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs|location=Philippines|date=2011|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCW5zCrVsBM}}{{cite web|url=http://lopezlink.ph/entertainment/1760-abs-cbn-to-launch-5-new-premium-channels-on-free-to-air-tv |title=ABS-CBN to launch 5 new premium channels on free-to-air TV |publisher=Lopez Group of Companies|date=April 4, 2011 |access-date=May 8, 2011}}

On June 30, 2020, the channel ceased broadcasting permanently due to the alias cease-and-desist order (ACDO) issued by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) and Solicitor General Jose Calida.{{cite news |first=Ted|last=Cordero|title=ABS-CBN: Digital transmission using Channel 43 ceases on June 30 evening|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/744898/abs-cbn-digital-transmission-using-channel-43-ceases-on-june-30-evening/story/|access-date=November 21, 2024 |work=GMA Integrated News|date=June 30, 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.onenews.ph/alias-cdo-can-the-ntc-stop-abs-cbn-from-producing-content-as-blocktimer|title=Alias CDO: Can The NTC Stop ABS-CBN From Producing Content As Blocktimer?|website=OneNews.PH|date=July 2, 2020}} On September 10, 2020, the frequency for Yey! (from channel 43) had been recalled by the NTC.{{cite web |title=NTC recalls frequencies, channels assigned to ABS-CBN |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/09/10/20/ntc-recalls-frequencies-channels-assigned-to-abs-cbn |work=ABS-CBN News |date=September 10, 2020 |access-date=November 21, 2024 |archive-date=September 10, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200910100811/https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/09/10/20/ntc-recalls-frequencies-channels-assigned-to-abs-cbn |url-status=live }} In January 2022, the former frequency for Yey! was awarded to Apollo Quiboloy's Sonshine Media Network International (SMNI).{{cite news|title=Duterte adviser, Aliw also get ABS-CBN channels|url=https://www.bworldonline.com/corporate/2022/01/27/425871/duterte-adviser-aliw-also-get-abs-cbn-channels/|website=BusinessWorld Online|date=27 January 2022|archive-date=May 21, 2022|access-date=November 21, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521144834/https://www.bworldonline.com/corporate/2022/01/27/425871/duterte-adviser-aliw-also-get-abs-cbn-channels/|url-status=live}}