The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) will shut down analog television broadcasts in Mega Manila on November 22 as the government moves to complete the region’s transition to digital terrestrial television.
NTC Deputy Commissioner Alvin Blanco said the analog switch-off remains on schedule.
“The NTC has issued a memorandum circular for the analog switch-off in Mega Manila. The target date for the ASO is 22 November 2026,” Blanco told Malaya Business Insight.
Under Memorandum Circular No. 005-11-2025, television stations operating in the National Capital Region, Bulacan, Rizal, Laguna, Cavite, Pampanga, and Bataan are required to migrate to the Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting-Terrestrial (ISDB-T) standard within 12...