GMA Network
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| Type | Broadcast commercial television network |
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| Branding | The Kapuso Network (Kapuso is a Tagalog term for "a member of the heart") |
| Country | Philippines |
| Availability | National |
| Founded | March 1, 1950 by Robert "Uncle Bob" Stewart |
| Slogan | Kapuso ng Bawat Pilipino (One in heart with every Filipino) |
| TV stations | List of GMA Network stations |
| 34.9% (FY 2015 NUTAM research) | |
| Headquarters | GMA Network Center, EDSA corner Timog Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines |
| Area | Philippines |
| Owner | GMA Network Inc. |
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Key people
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Atty. Felipe L. Gozon (Chairman and CEO) Gilberto R. Duavit Jr (President and COO) Marivin Arayata (Vice President for Entertainment TV) |
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Launch date
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March 1, 1950 (radio) October 29, 1961 (television) |
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Former names
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RBS TV Channel 7 (1961–1975) GMA Radio-Television Arts (1975–1992) GMA Rainbow Satellite Network (1992-2002) |
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Picture format
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NTSC 480i (SDTV) |
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Sister channels
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GMA News TV |
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International channels
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GMA Pinoy TV GMA Life TV GMA News TV International |
| Callsigns | GMA |
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Callsign meaning
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Global Media Arts |
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Official website
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gmanetwork.com |
GMA Network (Global Media Arts or simply GMA) is a major commercial broadcast television and radio network in the Philippines. GMA Network is the flagship property of publicly traded GMA Network Inc. Its first broadcast on television was on October 29, 1961, GMA Network (formerly known as RBS TV Channel 7, GMA Radio-Television Arts then GMA Rainbow Satellite Network) is commonly signified to as the "Kapuso Network" in reference to the outline of the company’s logo. It has also been called the “Christian Network” which refers to the apparent programming during the tenure of the new management, which took over in 1976. It 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.
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. Today, its flagship television station is DZBB-TV (GMA 7 Manila). The network has 3 originating stations and 49 relay stations nationwide. Its programming is also available outside the Philippines through GMA Pinoy TV, GMA Life TV, GMA News TV International.
The origin of GMA Network can be traced back to Loreto F. de Hemedes Inc. through DZBB, which started airing its radio broadcast on March 1, 1950, and officially launched as a local radio station in Manila in June 14, 1950 and owned by Robert La Rue “Uncle Bob” Stewart, an American war correspondent. Venturing into television in the 1960s, Stewart started its television station through RBS TV Channel 7 in the DZBB-TV station on October 29, 1961, the Philippines' third terrestrial television station. Originally, RBS's programming is composed of foreign programs from the United States and it later produced local programs to cater Filipino audiences. It produced shows like Uncle Bob’s Lucky Seven Club, a child-oriented show aired every Saturdays; Dance Time with Chito; Lovingly Yours, Helen; GMA Supershow (formerly Germside and then Germspesyal) and various news programs like News at Seven. And in 1963, RBS launched its first provincial television station in Cebu, DYSS Channel 7 (now GMA Cebu). In the same year, from Loreto F. de Hemedes Inc, the firm was formally renamed to Republic Broadcasting System, Inc. (RBS).
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