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Programming | |
Subchannels | See list |
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Ownership | |
Owner | Byers Communications |
Operator | Solar Entertainment Corporation (under channel lease arrangement) |
History | |
First air date | 1992 (DWBC-TV) 2018 (DZBC-DTV) |
Former call signs | DWBC-TV (1992-1993) |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 68 (1992-1993) |
Call sign meaning | ByersCommunications |
Technical information | |
Power | 1 kW |
DZBC-DTV (digital channel 30) is a television station inMetro Manila. It is owned by Byers Communications and operated bySolar Entertainment Corporation under asubchannel lease agreement.[1] Its transmitter is located inAntipolo,Rizal.
The station is inactive as of January 2022, and after 3 years, returning on air on April 3, 2025 with a short hours.
Prior to its resurface, Byers was assigned on UHF 68 by theNational Telecommunications Commission (NTC). In 1992, Byers launched Intervision on Channel 68 as a UHF pay television service. A year later, however, ceased its operations due to an intense competition with cable operators, particularlySky Cable.
In 2018, the NTC granted Byers Communications a television license assigned on UHF 30 for pay television purposes.[1] Solar Entertainment and Byers signed an agreement wherein Solar will operate multiple subchannels on UHF 30 via digital terrestrial transmission.
In 2018, Solar launched its commercial freemium digital TV serviceEasy TV. The service, however, ceased its operations on September 30, 2019.[2][3]
As of August 2020, this station currently carries the Solar Learning channel, which rebroadcasts a live feed from theDepartment of Education's DepEd TV programming service.[4][5]
UHF Channel 30 (569.143 MHz)
Channel | Video | Aspect | Short name | Programming | Note |
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30.1 | 480i | 4:3 | SolarFlix | SolarFlix(mirror feed fromDTT 21) | Test Broadcast |
30.2 | Solar Sports | Solar Sports | |||
30.3 | DepEd ALS | Solar Learning (relay fromDepEd TVALS) | |||
30.4 | Shop TV | Shop TV | |||
30.5 | Reserved Channel | Black screen | |||
30.6 | |||||
30.7 |