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GMA Affordabox
Product typeDTT Set-top box
OwnerGMA Network, Inc.
Produced byQiSheng Electronics
Company Ltd.
CountryPhilippines
IntroducedJune 26, 2020
MarketsPhilippines
Ambassador(s)
Tagline
  • "Malinaw na, affordable pa!"
  • "Tunay na malinaw!"
Websitewww.gmanetwork.com/affordabox

GMA Affordabox is a Philippine ISDB-T digital terrestrial television provider owned and operated by GMA New Media, a subsidiary of GMA Network, Inc. The service distributes digital set-top boxes with free-to-view digital TV channels, multimedia player, personal video recorder, broadcast markup language, emergency warning broadcast system, functional auto-on alert, digital display, and info display services to select areas in the Philippines.[1]

History

In June 2010, the National Telecommunications Commission announced that it would formally adopt the Japanese standard ISDB-T for digital broadcasting and issued a circular commanding all the country's television networks to switch-off their analog services on December 31, 2015, at 11:59 p.m. Philippine Standard Time (UTC+8).[2] But due to delay of the release of the implementing rules and regulations for digital television broadcast, the target date was moved to 2023.[3]

In February 2013, GMA Network was able to conduct field tests of digital broadcast using the Japanese standard ISDB-T in digital television on UHF Channel 27 (551.143 MHz), despite they remain unconvinced saying European standard DVB-T2 is superior to ISDB-T.[4] However, in October 2013, the NTC issued a draft memorandum circular adopting the Japanese standard as the sole standard in the delivery of digital terrestrial television (DTT) services in the Philippines.[5]

On May 15, 2019, GMA's digital broadcast was moved to its permanent frequency on Channel 15, due to its former frequency, Channel 27 will used by GMA News TV beginning on June 4, as the blocktime deal between GMA and ZOE terminated, resulting to its said channel's former frequency Channel 11 became silent the following day.[6]

In June 2020, images of GMA's owned DTV set-top box were surrounded online and a teaser was revealed on June 17.[7] GMA Network officially launched GMA Affordabox on June 26, 2020 during Tutok to Win sa Wowowin program.[1]

Channel lineup

UHF Channel 15 (479.143 MHz)1

Channel Video Aspect PSIP Short Name Programming Note
7.01 480i 4:3 GMA GMA (Main DZBB-TV programming) Commercial broadcast (10 kW)
7.02 GMA News TV GMA News TV
7.03 HEART OF ASIA Heart of Asia
7.04 HALLYPOP Hallypop
7.05 (GMA PINOY TV ) [[Template:GMA Pinoy TV|GMA Pinoy TV]] Black screen
7.06
7.07 DEPED TV DepEd TV Test broadcast
7.31 240p GMA1SEG GMA 1seg broadcast

1 For Metro Manila only, channel and frequency varies on regional stations.

Channel and frequency

For the full list of digital television stations channel and frequencies, see List of digital television stations in the Philippines.
Branding Callsign UHF Channel # Frequency Area of coverage
GMA Digital TV Manila DZBB-TV 15 (Digital test broadcast) 479.143 MHz Metro Manila/NCR Luzon
GMA Digital TV Dagupan/Baguio DZEA-TV 38 (Digital test broadcast) 617.143 MHz Dagupan City and Baguio City/North Central Luzon
GMA Digital TV Batangas D-12-ZB-TV 32 (Digital test broadcast) 581.143 MHz Batangas/Calabarzon
GMA Digital TV Cebu DYSS-TV 26 (Digital test broadcast) 545.143 MHz Metro Cebu/Central Visayas
GMA Digital TV Davao DXMJ-TV 37 (Digital test broadcast) 611.143 MHz Metro Davao/Southern Mindanao
GMA Digital TV Cagayan De Oro DXJC-TV 47 (Digital test broadcast) 671.143 MHz Cagayan De Oro City/Northern Mindanao

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "GMA Network unveils 'GMA Affordabox' on its 70th anniversary". GMA News Online. June 26, 2020. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  2. ^ "Business - NTC chooses Japan digital TV standard for RP - INQUIRER.net". Philippine Daily Inquirer. June 9, 2010. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved May 8, 2011.
  3. ^ Cabuenas, Jon Viktor D. (February 14, 2017). "Gov't wants analog TV switched off by 2023". GMA News Online. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
  4. ^ "GMA Network continues to reject Japanese digital TV standard". Inquirer.net. February 22, 2013. Archived from the original on May 3, 2016. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  5. ^ Amojelar, Darwin G. (October 11, 2013). "Philippines adopts Japan standard for digital TV". Interaksyon. Archived from the original on March 2, 2016. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  6. ^ Jon Viktor D. Cabuenas (May 15, 2019). "GMA Network Starts Digital TV Transmission using permanent frequency". GMA Network.com. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
  7. ^ "Abangan ngayong June 26 sa Wowowin!". Facebook. June 17, 2020.
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