Product type | |
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Owner | GMA Network, Inc. |
Produced by | QiSheng Electronics Company Ltd. |
Country | Philippines |
Introduced | June 20, 2020 |
Markets | Philippines |
Ambassador(s) | For GMA Affordabox: Heart Evangelista Michael V. Marian Rivera Dingdong Dantes Richard Yap Bea Alonzo For GMA Now: Alden Richards |
Website | www |
GMA Affordabox is a Philippine ISDB-Tb digital terrestrial television provider distributed and being marketed by GMA New Media, a subsidiary of GMA Network, Inc. The service distributes digital set-top boxes and USB OTG dongles with free-to-air digital TV channels, broadcast markup language, emergency warning broadcast system, functional auto-on alert, digital display, and info display services to select areas in the Philippines. [1]
In June 2010, the National Telecommunications Commission announced that it would formally adopt the Brazilian standard ISDB-Tb 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/Brazilian 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 . [1]
GMA Network's flagship product digital set-top boxes intended for home use.
On December 12, 2020, GMA Network released its mobile dongle designed for USB OTG-capable Android smartphone, [lower-alpha 1] dubbed as GMA Now on Lazada and Shopee online. [8] It allows users to watch free-to-air channels on their Android smartphones and has extra features such as a video-on-demand feature to stream GMA's online content, a Groupee Chat (web chat), and interactive promos to join. [lower-alpha 2] It also supports Picture-in-picture mode [lower-alpha 3] and screen recording. GMA Network officially launched GMA Now on February 7, 2021 during All-Out Sundays, and it also announced it will support for iPhone users soon. [9] [10]
UHF Channel 15 (479.143 MHz) 1
Channel | Video | Aspect | Short name | Programming | Note |
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7.01 | 480i | 16:9 | GMA | GMA (Main DZBB-TV programming) | Commercial broadcast (15 kW) |
7.02 | GTV | GTV | |||
7.03 | HEART OF ASIA | Heart of Asia | |||
7.06 | HALLYPOP | Hallypop | |||
7.07 | I HEART MOVIES | I Heart Movies | |||
7.08 | PINOY HITS | Pinoy Hits | |||
7.09 | (UNNAMED) | Test feed | Black screen | ||
7.11 | |||||
7.21 | 240p | GMA 1-Seg | GMA | 1seg broadcast |
1 For Mega Manila only, channel and frequency varies on regional stations.
Branding | Callsign | UHF Channel # | Frequency | Area of coverage |
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GMA Manila | DZBB-TV | 15 (Digital test broadcast) | 479.143 MHz | Metro Manila |
GMA Dagupan | DZEA-TV | 38 (Digital test broadcast) | 617.143 MHz | Dagupan and Baguio/Northern Luzon and Central Luzon |
GMA Mountain Province | DZVG-TV | 29 (Digital Test Broadcast) | 563.143 MHz | Mountain Province/Cordillera Administrative Region and Cagayan Valley |
GMA Ilocos Sur | DWBC-TV | 15 (Digital test broadcast) | 479.143 MHz | Abra, Ilocos Sur and Ilocos Norte/Northern Luzon |
GMA Olongapo | DWNS-TV | 38 (Digital Test Broadcast) | 617.143 MHz | Olongapo, Zambales and Bataan/Central Luzon |
GMA Batangas | D-12-ZB-TV | 32 (Digital test broadcast) | 581.143 MHz | Batangas/Calabarzon |
GMA Naga | DWAI-TV | 38 (Digital Test Broadcast) | 617.143 MHz | Naga/Bicol Region |
GMA Legazpi | DWLA-TV | 41 (Digital Test Broadcast) | 635.143 MHz | Legazpi/Bicol Region |
GMA Roxas | DYAM-TV | 15 (Digital test broadcast) | 479.143 MHz | Roxas/Western Visayas |
GMA Iloilo | DYXX-TV | 29 (Digital test broadcast) | 563.143 MHz | Iloilo/Western Visayas |
GMA Murcia | DYAQ-TV | 15 (Digital test broadcast) | 479.143 MHz | Murcia/Negros Occidental |
GMA Bacolod | DYGM-TV | 44 (Digital test broadcast) | 653.143 MHz | Bacolod/Negros Occidental |
GMA Cebu | DYSS-TV | 26 (Digital test broadcast) | 545.143 MHz | Metro Cebu/Central Visayas |
GMA Tacloban | DYCL-TV | 34 (Digital Test broadcast) | 593.143 MHz | Tacloban City/Eastern Visayas |
GMA Zamboanga | DXLA-TV | 41 (Digital Test broadcast) | 635.143 MHz | Zamboanga City/Zamboanga Peninsula |
GMA Cagayan de Oro | DXJC-TV | 47 (Digital test broadcast) | 671.143 MHz | Metro Cagayan de Oro/Northern Mindanao |
GMA Bukidnon | DXMK-TV | 44 (Digital Test Broadcast) | 653.143 MHz | Mount Kitanglad, Bukidnon/Northern Mindanao |
GMA Iligan | DXRV-TV | 33 (Digital Test broadcast) | 587.143 MHz | Iligan/Lanao del Norte/Northern Mindanao |
GMA Davao | DXMJ-TV | 37 (Digital test broadcast) | 611.143 MHz | Metro Davao/Davao Region |
GMA General Santos | DXBG-TV | 34 (Digital Test Broadcast) | 593.143 MHz | General Santos/Soccsksargen |
GMA Kidapawan | DXBV-TV | 26 (Digital Test Broadcast) | 545.143 MHz | Kidapawan/Soccsksargen |
GMA Butuan | DXBM-TV | 15 (Digital test broadcast) | 479.143 MHz | Butuan/Caraga |
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