DZET-TV, Channel 28 (analog) and Channel 51 (digital), is a commercial television station owned and operated by TV5 Network, Inc. Its studio is located at Camp 7, Monticello Road, Baguio,[1] while its transmitter is located at Mt. Sto. Tomas, Tuba, Benguet.

TV5 Baguio (DZET-TV)
CityBaguio
Channels
BrandingTV5 Channel-28 Baguio
Programming
SubchannelsSee list
Affiliations
Ownership
OwnerTV5 Network Inc.
DZRU-TV (One Sports)
Radyo5 102.3 True FM Baguio
DZBS-TV (RPTV)
History
FoundedJuly 5, 1993
Former channel number(s)
8 (1967-1972)
ABC Baguio (1993-2008)
5 Baguio (2018–2020)
Call sign meaning
DZ
Edward
Tan (former owner, deceased)
Technical information
Licensing authority
NTC
PowerAnalog: 10 kW
Digital: 5 kW
ERPAnalog: 113,440 kW
Digital: 40 kW
Links
Websitewww.tv5.com.ph

History edit

  • 1967 - ABC Baguio was first aired on Channel 8 (DZXX-TV), the first television station in the whole Cordillera was launched by Associated Broadcasting Corporation until President of the Philippines Ferdinand Marcos declared Martial Law in 1972.
  • July 5, 1993 - the station was opened by the Associated Broadcasting Company, along with the callsign as DZET-TV and switched its frequency from VHF Channel 8 to UHF Channel 28.
  • December 9, 1994 - ABC TV stations acquired a new franchise to operate under Republic Act 7831 signed by President Fidel V. Ramos (FVR). In the same year, the station went on nationwide satellite broadcasting. In a phenomenal growth, ABC Baguio earned its reputation as "The Fastest Growing Network" under new network executive Tina Monzon-Palma who served as Chief Operating Officer.
  • August 8, 2008 - The station aired a countdown to its re-launch for much of the next day until 19:00 PHT, when the network officially re-launched under its new name of TV5.
  • 2013 - TV5 Baguio was relaunched and upgraded its transmitting power to 30,480 watts (113.44 kW ERP) that covers the whole North Luzon region.
  • February 17, 2018 - as the recent changes within the network and in celebration of its 10th anniversary, TV5 Baguio was relaunched as The 5 Network with a new logo and station ID entitled Get it on 5, whereas the TV on the northeastern quadrant of the logo has been dropped, making it more flexible for the other divisions to use it as part of their own identity.
  • January 13, 2019 - 5 Baguio introduced a variation of the current numerical 5 logo, similar to the newly network, 5 Plus.
  • August 15, 2020 - 5 Baguio was reverted to TV5 while retaining the 2019 numerical 5 logo.
  • August 22, 2021 - TV5 Baguio began digital test broadcasts on UHF Channel 51.

Digital television edit

Digital channels edit

UHF Channel 51 (695.143 MHz)

Channel Video Aspect Short name Programming Notes
28.01 480i 16:9 TV5 TV5 Baguio/Dagupan (Main DZET-TV programming) Commercial free-to-air broadcast (5 kW)
28.02 RPTV RPTV
28.03 One Sports One Sports
28.04 240p One Seg S1 TV5 Baguio/Dagupan 1seg broadcast

Areas of coverage edit

Primary areas edit

Secondary areas edit

Rebroadcast edit

Station Transmitter Location Channels ERP
DWTE-TV Laoag, Ilocos Norte Analog: 2 (VHF) 2 kW (15 kW ERP)
DWDI-TV Vigan, Ilocos Sur Digital: 18 (UHF) 5 kW (digital)
DWZE-TV Tuguegarao Analog: 39 (UHF)
Digital: 18 (UHF)
5 kW (analog and digital)
DZJA-TV Capas, Tarlac Analog: 24 (UHF)
Digital: 18 (UHF)
1 kW (analog)
5 kW (digital)
D__-TV Olongapo Analog: 28 (UHF)
Digital 18 (UHF)
5 kW (analog and digital)

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