Planning to buy a Digital TV box because you got tired of seeing grains of sand on your TV screen, or the video and audio output is garbled or choppy due to the poor signal reception of your analog antenna? Before switching from analog-to-digital, be sure to check first what digital TV stations are available so that you can enjoy watching your favorite TV Show on your new digital TV box. The availability of free-to-air digital TV channels varies depending on the location.
Here is the List of Available Digital TV Stations in the Philippines in 2023 and their signal strength sorted according to frequency.
List of Digital TV Stations in the Philippines (Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao)
Here is the complete list of Digital TV Channels in the Philippines (Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao):
Digital TV Stations in Mega Manila Area (NCR, Cavite, Laguna, Rizal, Bulacan, Pampanga and some parts of Central Luzon and South Luzon)
| Network | Frequency | UHF Channel |
|---|---|---|
| PTV Manila (Philippine Government Channel) | 473.143 MHz | 14 |
| GMA Network / GTV (Good TV) | 479.143 MHz | 15 |
| Advanced Media Broadcasting System (AMBS) / All TV | 485.143 MHz | 16 |
| IBC 13 | 491.143 MHz | 17 |
| TV5 Network / One PH / One Sports | 497.143 MHz | 18 |
| RPN Manila / CNN Philippines | 503.143 MHz | 19 |
| ZOE TV (A2Z Channel 11) | 509.143 MHz | 20 |
| SBN / Solar Entertainment / SolarFlix | 515.143 MHz | 21 |
| Aliw Broadcasting Corporation (DWIZ) / IZTV Manila | 527.143 MHz | 23 |
| Eagle Broadcasting Corporation / Net 25 | 557.143 MHz | 28 |
| RBN / RJ DigiTV / Radyo Bandido | 563.143 MHz | 29 |
| BEAM / PIE Channel / ALLTV | 575.143 MHz | 31 |
| Zoe Broadcasting Network Manila / Light TV | 587.143 MHz | 33 |
| UNTV Manila | 617.143 MHz | 38 |
| SMNI News Channel (SNC) | 623.143 MHz | 39 |
| SMNI Manila (Sonshine Media Network International) | 647.143 MHz | 43 |
| SMNI News | 653.143 Mhz | 44 |
| Gateway UHF Manila / Hope / ABN / GNN | 659.143 MHz | 45 |
| INC TV Manila / Net 25 | 683.143 MHz | 49 |
| GV Broadcasting System and Cignal TV / TV5 Network (mirror feed from DTT 18) | 695.143 MHz | 51 |
Digital TV Stations in Northern Luzon (Region I, Region II, and Cordillera Administrative Region)
| Network | Frequency | UHF Channel |
|---|---|---|
| BEAM / PIE Baguio / ALLTV Baguio | 545.143 MHz | 26 |
| A2Z (Metro Baguio and Northern and Central Luzon) | 581.143 MHz | 32 |
| GMA Dagupan/Baguio | 617.143 MHz | 38 |
| PTV Cordillera | 641.143 MHz | 42 |
| GNN North Luzon | 653.143 MHz | 44 |
| TPN | 659.143 MHz | 45 |
| INCTV / Net 25 | 665.143 MHz | 46 |
| TV5 Baguio | 695.143 MHz | 51 |
| GMA Mt. Province | 563.143 MHz | 29 |
| TV5 Laoag | 497.143 MHz | 18 |
| GMA Ilocos | 479.143 MHz | 15 |
| TV5 Vigan | 497.143 MHz | 18 |
| TV5 Tuguegarao | 497.143 MHz | 18 |
Digital TV Stations in Central Luzon
| Network | Frequency | UHF Channel |
|---|---|---|
| CLTV 36 | 605.143 MHz | 36 |
| GNN | 653.143 MHz | 44 |
| TV5 Tarlac | 497.143 MHz | 18 |
| TV5 Olongapo | 497.143 MHz | 18 |
| GMA Olongapo | 617.143 MHz | 38 |
Digital TV Stations in CALABARZON
| Network | Frequency | UHF Channel |
|---|---|---|
| GMA Batangas | 581.143 MHz | 32 |
| TV5 Batangas | 695.143 MHz | 51 |
| INCTV / Net 25 (Quezon) | 695.143 MHz | 51 |
Digital TV Stations in MIMAROPA
| Network | Frequency | UHF Channel |
|---|---|---|
| TV5 San Jose | 497.143 MHz | 18 |
| TV5 Puerto Princesa | 497.143 MHz | 18 |
Digital TV Stations in Bicol
| Network | Frequency | UHF Channel |
|---|---|---|
| TV5 Legazpi | 497.143 MHz | 18 |
| GMA Legazpi | 635.143 MHz | 41 |
| BEAM / PIE Naga / ALLTV Naga | 581.143 MHz | 32 |
| GMA Naga | 617.143 MHz | 38 |
| PTV Naga | 665.143 MHz | 46 |
| Net 25 (Metro Naga) | 671.143 MHz | 47 |
| GNN Naga | 677.143 MHz | 48 |
| PSUB TV | 689.143 MHz | 50 |
Digital TV Stations in Western Visayas, Central Visayas, and Eastern Visayas
| Network | Frequency | UHF Channel |
|---|---|---|
| TV5 Kalibo | 497.143 MHz | 18 |
| IBC 13 Iloilo | 491.143 MHz | 17 |
| TV5 Iloilo | 497.143 MHz | 18 |
| A2Z Iloilo | 509.143 MHz | 20 |
| PTV Iloilo | 527.143 MHz | 23 |
| BEAM / PIE Iloilo / ALLTV | 545.143 MHz | 26 |
| GMA Iloilo | 563.143 MHz | 29 |
| DZRH News TV (Metro Iloilo) | 647.143 MHz | 43 |
| GMA Murcia | 479.143 MHz | 15 |
| TV5 Bacolod | 497.143 MHz | 18 |
| DZRH News TV (Metro Bacolod) | 623.143 MHz | 39 |
| GMA Bacolod | 653.143 MHz | 44 |
| IBC 13 Cebu | 491.143 MHz | 17 |
| TV5 Cebu | 497.143 MHz | 18 |
| A2Z Cebu | 509.143 MHz | 20 |
| GMA Cebu | 545.143 MHz | 26 |
| BEAM / PIE Cebu / ALLTV | 575.143 MHz | 31 |
| PTV Cebu | 641.143 MHz | 42 |
| DZRH News TV (Metro Cebu) | 647.143 MHz | 43 |
| GMA Tacloban City | 593.143 MHz | 34 |
| PRTV Tacloban (with feeds for TV5 and A2Z) | 689.143 MHz | 50 |
Digital TV Stations in Mindanao (Zamboanga Peninsula, Northern Mindanao, Davao Region, Soccsksargen)
| Network | Frequency | UHF Channel |
|---|---|---|
| TV5 Zamboanga | 497.143 MHz | 18 |
| BEAM / PIE Zamboanga / ALLTV | 575.143 MHz | 31 |
| eMedia - Zamboanga / PTV | 629.143 MHz | 40 |
| GMA Zamboanga | 635.143 MHz | 41 |
| GBPI - Zamboanga / TV5 | 695.143 MHz | 51 |
| GMA Bukidnon | 653.143 MHz | 44 |
| GMA Iligan | 587.143 MHz | 33 |
| TV5 Cagayan De Oro | 497.143 MHz | 18 |
| A2Z Cagayan De Oro | 509.143 MHz | 20 |
| GMA Cagayan De Oro | 671.143 MHz | 47 |
| Jao TV - Cagayan De Oro | 695.143 MHz | 51 |
| TV5 Davao | 497.143 MHz | 18 |
| SMNI Davao | 503.143 MHz | 19 |
| A2Z Davao | 509.143 MHz | 20 |
| BEAM / PIE Davao / ALLTV | 575.143 MHz | 31 |
| GMA Davao | 611.143 MHz | 37 |
| Kakampi TV | 617.143 MHz | 38 |
| PTV Davao | 659.143 MHz | 45 |
| Net 25 (Metro Davao) | 683.143 MHz | 49 |
| TV5 General Santos | 497.143 MHz | 18 |
| GMA General Santos | 593.143 MHz | 34 |
| Brigada News TV | 611.143 MHz | 37 |
| GMA Butuan City | 479.143 MHz | 15 |
Signal Strength of Digital TV Stations in the Philippines As Of 2023
ONLINE CHANNELS
Metro Manila (Mega Manila, which includes Metro Manila, Cavite, Laguna, Rizal, Bulacan, and some parts of Central Luzon and South Luzon)
Note: ABS-CBN network has gone off-air due to the cease-and-desist order issued by the NTC. The ABS-CBN franchise renewal controversy or also known as the ABS-CBN shutdown, on May 5, 2020. After 12 hearings, the House Committee on Legislative Franchises on July 10, 2020, rejected the franchise renewal of the ABS-CBN Corporation. The resolution to deny the ABS-CBN franchise application got a vote of 70 yes and 11 no (with 1 abstained and 2 inhibited) from the congress. On October 6, 2020, ABS-CBN and ZOE TV publicly announced their blocktime partnership and the rebranding of Channel 11 to A2Z.
Frequency: 509.143 MHz (Very Good Signal)
A2Z
A2Z 1Seg
Frequency: 473.143 MHz (Good Signal)
PTV HD1 (PTV Main Channel)
PTV SD1 (OPS TV - RTVM)
PTV SD2 (Salaam TV/Lumad TV)
PTV 1seg (for mobile 1seg built-in tuners)
Frequency: 497.143 MHz (Very Good Signal)
TV5
One PH
One Sports
One Seg S1 (for mobile 1seg built-in tuners)
Frequency: 479.143 MHz (Very Good Signal)
GMA
GTV (formerly GMA News TV - GNTV)
Heart of Asia
Hallypop
I Heart Movies
Pinoy Hits
GMA 1SEG (for mobile 1seg built-in tuners)
Frequency: 503.143 MHz (Good Signal)
CNN Philippines HD
CNN Philippines HD 1seg
Frequency: 491.143 MHz (Good Signal)
IBC 13
Frequency: 515.143 MHz (Very Good Signal)
SolarFlix (formerly ETC)
Shop TV
Solar Learning / DepEd TV ALS
Solar Learning / DepEd TV NCR Prime
Solar Learning / DepEd TV Central
Frequency: 575.143 MHz (Very Good Signal)
PIE Channel
All TV
TV Shop
Pilipinas HD / Oras ng Himala
Life TV
Knowledge Channel
PIE 1Seg
Frequency: 617.143 MHz (Good Signal)
UNTV
STV (closed in 2020) / currently mirror feed from UNTV
Truth Channel
UNTV Reserve
UNTV 1SEG (for mobile 1seg built-in tuners)
Frequency: 659.143 MHz (Good Signal)
Hope Phil HD
3ABN
Hope Intl
GNN
Frequency: 683.143 MHz (Good Signal)
INC TV HD
NET25 HD
INC TV SD
Frequency: 587.143 MHz (Very Good Signal)
Light TV HD
Light TV SD 1
Light TV 1seg (for mobile 1seg built-in tuners)
Frequency: 647.143 MHz (Low Signal)
SMNI HD
SNC (SMNI News Channel) HD
Provincial Areas
GMA Ilocos: 479.143 MHz
GMA Dagupan/Baguio (Metro Baguio and Northern and Central Luzon): 617.143 MHz
GMA Batangas: 581.143 MHz
GMA Naga: 617.143 MHz
GMA Iloilo: 563.143 MHz
GMA Bacolod (Negros Occidental): 653.143 MHz
GMA Cebu: 545.143 MHz
GMA Tacloban City (Leyte): 593.143 MHz
GMA Zamboanga: 635.143 MHz
GMA Cagayan de Oro (Misamis Oriental): 671.143 MHz
GMA Davao: 611.143 MHz
GMA GenSan (South Cotabato): 593.143 MHz
TV5 Baguio: 695.143 MHz
TV5 Batangas: 695.143 MHz
TV5 Legazpi: 497.143 MHz
TV5 Iloilo: 497.143 MHz
TV5 Bacolod: 497.143 MHz
TV5 Cebu: 497.143 MHz
TV5 Cagayan de Oro: 497.143 MHz
TV5 Davao: 497.143 MHz
TV5 GenSan: 497.143 MHz
BEAM Baguio: 545.143 MHz
BEAM Naga: 581.143 MHz
BEAM Iloilo: 545.143 MHz
BEAM Cebu: 575.143 MHz
BEAM Zamboanga: 575.143 MHz
BEAM Davao: 575.143 MHz
DZRH News TV Iloilo: 647.143 MHz (test broadcast)
DZRH News TV Bacolod: 623.143 MHz (test broadcast)
DZRH News TV Cebu: 647.143 MHz (test broadcast)
SMNI Davao: 503.143 MHz (test broadcast)
GNN North Luzon: 653.143 MHz
GNN Pampanga: 653.143 MHz
GNN Naga: 677.143 MHz
PSUB TV Camarines Sur: 503.143 MHz
PRTV Tacloban (with feeds for TV5 and A2Z): 689.143 MHz
Emedia Zamboanga (with feeds for PTV, TV5, and One Sports): 629.143 MHz
GBPI Zamboanga (with feeds for TV5 and One Sports): 695.143 MHz (test broadcast)
Jao TV Cagayan de Oro: 695.143 MHz (test broadcast)
Kakampi TV Digos City: 617.143 MHz (test broadcast)
ABS-CBN has 7 Digital TV channels, but 5 are exclusive channels, including Cinemo, YEY, DZMM Teleradyo, Knowledge Channel, and KBO (Kapamilya Box office). These exclusive channels of ABS-CBN can only be accessed through their proprietary Digital TV box product, the ABS-CBN TV Plus 'Ang Mahiwagang BlackBox' (The Magical Black Box), as well as their digital TV dongle product, ABS-CBN TVplus Go. Some ABS-CBN free-to-air channels are still not accessible on Digital TV boxes due to NTC's cease and desist order.
On June 26, 2020, GMA Network released its own digital TV receiver named GMA Affordabox. This GMA digital tv box features a Multimedia player via USB, a Personal video recorder (GMA, GTV, Heart of Asia, Hallypop, and I Heart Movies), National Emergency Warning Broadcast System (EWBS), Auto-on Alert Feature, Digital Display, and Info Display.
In December 2020, GMA released its digital TV receiver for smartphones called GMA Now. It is a mobile digital TV receiver that can be plugged into an Android phone that allows users to watch live TV for free, join interactive promos, and chat with Kapuso artists on Groupee. At the same time, Baron Antenna maker also released its set-top box called Baron Digital TV Receiver.
In 2021, the TV5 network released its digital TV receiver called Sulit TV. This DTV box comes with several features, such as a multimedia player, a video recorder, and built-in games.
Digital TV was implemented in the Philippines in the early 2000s. The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has adopted the ISDB-T standard for Philippine television. ISDB-T is a Japanese standard for digital television (DTV) and digital radio used by its radio and television networks. The NTC chose to use the Japanese standard ISDB-T for digital television in the country in Memorandum Circular 02-06-2010, noting its capability to 3 levels of categorized modulation (audio, video, and data services) to fixed, portable, and handheld devices exclusive of the necessity for a supplementary communication facility. Most of the TV Stations in the Philippines provide SD (Standard Definition) and HD (High Definition). All analog services are expected to shut down permanently by 2023.
How To Scan Digital TV Channels?
To get Digital TV channels on your Digital TV Box, follow these simple steps:
1. Press the 'Menu' on your remote control.
2. Choose 'Settings.'
3. Under 'Installation', select 'Auto Search' or 'Auto Scan', and wait for the scanning process to finish.
For remote controls with a 'SCAN' button, follow these steps:
1. Press 'Scan'.
2. If a message like this occurs, "Would you like to scan now?" just press 'YES' then 'OK'.
3. Wait for the scanning process to complete, then press 'OK'.
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