television station in the Metro Manila Philippines From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
DWET-TV (channel 5) is a television station in Metro Manila, Philippines, serving as the flagship of the TV5 network. It is owned and operated by the network's namesake corporate parent; TV5 also provides certain services to RPTV flagship DWKB-TV (channel 22) and One Sports flagship DWNB-TV (channel 41) under an airtime lease agreement with station owners Radio Philippines Network and Nation Broadcasting Corporation, respectively.
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| Metro Manila Philippines | |
|---|---|
| City | Quezon City Mandaluyong |
| Channels | Analog: 5 (VHF) Digital: 18/51 (UHF) (ISDB-Tb) Virtual: 5.01 |
| Branding | TV5 Manila |
| Programming | |
| Subchannels | See list |
| Affiliations |
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| Ownership | |
| Owner | TV5 Network Inc. |
Sister stations | DWKB-TV (RPTV) DWNB-TV (One Sports) DWLA (105.9 Radyo5 TRUE FM) |
| History | |
| Founded | June 19, 1960 (original) February 21, 1992 |
Former channel number(s) | Digital: 42 (UHF) (2014–2015) |
Call sign meaning | DW Edward Tan (former owner, deceased) |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | NTC |
| Power | Analog: 120 kW (100 kW on-operational power output) Digital: 25 kW (channel 18), 5.5 kW (channel 51) |
| ERP | Analog: 500 kW Digital: 120 kW (channel 18) |
| Links | |
| Website | TV5.com.ph |
The three stations share studios at the TV5 Media Center, Reliance cor. Sheridan Sts., Brgy. Highway Hills, Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, while DWET-TV's alternate studios and hybrid analog/digital transmitting facilities are located at the TV5 Complex, 762 Quirino Highway, Brgy. San Bartolome, Novaliches, Quezon City. The alternate digital transmitting facility is located at Block 3, Emerald Hills, Sumulong Highway, Antipolo, Rizal.
DWET-TV's digital signal operates on UHF Channel 18 (497.143 MHz)1 and broadcasts on the following subchannels:
Prior to the NTC's assignment of channels 14 to 20 for major broadcast networks, the station utilized UHF Channel 51 (695.143 MHz)2 for its digital TV operations, although it remains active to this day.
16:9 widescreen output. The One Sports subchannel feeds, however, converted to widescreen broadcasting less than a year later, on January 22, 2024. Upon the launch of RPTV on February 1, 2024, it replaced the subchannel space of One PH, which reverted its availability to pay TV and streaming.
1 – Permanent digital frequency assigned by NTC (through a Memorandum Circular).
2 – Licensed to Mediascape (Cignal TV), Inc.[1]
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