GMA Network

GMA Network
	Logo used since October 27, 2002
Type	Free-to-air television network
Country	Philippines
Affiliates	List of GMA Network stations
Headquarters	GMA Network Center, EDSA corner Timog Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Programming
Language(s)	Filipino (main); English (secondary)
Picture format	16:9 480i (SDTV)
Ownership
Owner	GMA Network Inc.
Key people	Atty. Felipe L. Gozon (Chairman and Adviser); Gilberto Duavit Jr. (President and CEO) ; Felipe S. Yalong (EVP and CFO); Atty. Annette Gozon-Valdes (Senior Vice President); Albert C. Torres (Voiceover Artist/Announcer);
Sister channels	GTV; Heart of Asia Channel; Hallypop; I Heart Movies; Pinoy Hits; GMA Pinoy TV; GMA Life TV; GMA News TV International;
History
Founded	March 1, 1950
Launched	March 1, 1950 (radio); October 29, 1961 (television)
Founder	Robert "Uncle Bob" Stewart
Former names	Republic Broadcasting System (1961–1974); GMA Radio-Television Arts (1974–1992); GMA Rainbow Satellite Network (1992–1995);
Links
Website	www.gmanetwork.com
Availability
Terrestrial
Analog VHF/UHF	Listings may vary
Digital VHF/UHF	Listings may vary
Streaming media
YouTube Live	Live stream (Philippine users only)

GMA Network (an acronym of its legal name Global Media Arts or simply GMA) is a Philippine commercial free-to-air television and radio network, serving as the flagship property of publicly traded GMA Network Inc. The network is headquartered in the GMA Network Center in Quezon City and its transmitter, Tower of Power, is located at Tandang Sora Avenue, Barangay Culiat also in Quezon City with regional stations and offices strategically located in over 12 major cities across the country including Dagupan, Naga, Bacolod, Iloilo, Cebu and Davao. GMA Network (formerly known as Republic Broadcasting System, GMA Radio-Television Arts and GMA Rainbow Satellite Network) is commonly referred to as the Kapuso Network in reference to the outline of the company's logo; the branding was originally introduced in 1992 and was officially introduced on October 27, 2002 during an episode of its now-defunct noontime variety show SOP. GMA Network is one of the largest television and radio network in the Philippines, along with TV5 and A2Z.^[1]

The original meaning of the GMA acronym was Greater Manila Area, referring to the initial coverage area of the station. As the network expanded, it changed into Global Media Arts. GMA Network is the largest television network in the Philippines and one of the largest media network in the country. GMA's first broadcast on television was on October 29, 1961, as Republic Broadcasting System (RBS) on DZBB Channel 7. It is also the first television network in the Philippines to formally launch in anamorphic widescreen format.

Today, the flagship television station of GMA is DZBB-TV (GMA-7 Manila), which carries VHF Channel 7 for analog transmission with Channel 15 served as a permanent assigned digital frequency. As such, the network is informally referred to as "Channel 7" or "siete" (Spanish for "seven") even if the network is seen in other channel numbers elsewhere in the country. The network operates across the Philippine archipelago through the GMA Regional TV department, which has 6 originating stations, 6 semi-satellite stations and 39 relay stations nationwide. Its programming is also available outside the Philippines through the Philippine pay television channels GMA Pinoy TV, GMA Life TV and GMA News TV International which is available through satellite and cable TV systems worldwide. Since 2013, the network has been testing digital terrestrial television broadcasts using the Japanese standard ISDB-T, in select areas in the Philippines.

^ GMA New Media, Inc. "GMANetwork.com - Online home of the Kapuso Network". gmanetwork.com. Archived from the original on December 2, 2011. Retrieved November 11, 2007.

[gmanetwork.com-1] GMA New Media, Inc. "GMANetwork.com - Online home of the Kapuso Network". gmanetwork.com. Archived from the original on December 2, 2011. Retrieved November 11, 2007.

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