DZRJ-DTV (channel 29) is a commercial independent digital-only television station based in Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines.
The station's broadcast facilities, shared with its AM and FM radio sisters, are located at the Ventures I Bldg., Makati Ave. cor.
San Roque, Antipolo City, Rizal Province (sharing facilities with sister station 100.3 RJ FM) DZRJ-DTV began in 1993 as DZRJ-TV which operated on UHF Channel 29 using the analog NTSC-M system from 1993 to 2018.
RJTV became the strongest UHF TV station in the Philippines, broadcasting with the maximum effective radiated power of 700 kW.
[1][2] Months prior to the deal, SkyCable stated that they would offer less "redundant" programming and feature more series that had never been aired in the country before, but reports surfaced that channels operated by Solar were pulled due to a carriage dispute; SkyCable's owner, ABS-CBN Corporation, believed that Solar's lower fees for advertising on its channels were causing ABS-CBN to lose revenue.
It was found out that the channel 45 facility was struck by a lightning bolt, and had to shut off both station's transmitters for repair and inspection.
The said religious program is also aired on state-run People's Television Network from 2007 to 2021 and since 2023, TV5 since 2022, TBN Asia, SolarFlix, and Solar Sports, as well as Metro Manila-based AM radio stations such as DZRJ-AM until 2024, DWBL-AM, and DZME.
For unknown reasons, the transmitter's encryption system was activated throughout its run, making two of the station's subchannels receivable only on set-top boxes with this capability.
Around the last quarter of 2017, Solar launched a second test transmission signal thru partner company Byers Communications (on behalf of RJTV) on channel 30, also using the facilities of SBN.
The shutdown was rumored to be done at midnight of the same day after a short promo of 2nd Avenue's impending closure, but miscommunication on when to pull the plug resulted in the station to be shut off on its regular 1:00 am sign off.
Byers, meanwhile, continued to operate the channel 30 signal, albeit removing the 2nd Avenue subchannel, until it became inactive in September 2019 as a result of Solar's halt in its Easy TV premium DTT service.
On January 3, 2019, RJTV made a flash cut sequence on its digital signal for post-transition operations, yet technical modifications were made to address audio issues with several integrated TV sets, mobile DTVs, and digital set-top box devices.