GTV (Good Television), stylized as Gtv, is a Philippine
free-to-air
Free-to-air (FTA) services are television (TV) and radio services broadcast in unencrypted form, allowing any person with the FTA Receiver, appropriate receiving equipment to receive the signal and view or listen to the content without requiring ...
television network
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owned and operated by the
Citynet Network Marketing and Productions Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of
GMA Network Inc.
GMA Network, Inc., commonly known as GMA, is a Philippine media company based in Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines. It is primarily involved in radio and television broadcasting, with subsidiaries dealing in various media related businesses. ...
It was launched on February 22, 2021, replacing
GMA News TV on its flagship station,
UHF Channel 27 Metro Manila and its provincial relay stations.
It is a sixth overall secondary television brand of GMA Network since its inception in 1995 as Citynet Television. The network produces programmes from studios located at the
GMA Network Center
The GMA Network Center is the headquarters and broadcast complex of the GMA Network, a major radio and television network in the Philippines. It is located at EDSA corner Timog Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City. It is the network's main television an ...
,
EDSA
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corner Timog Avenue, Diliman,
Quezon City
Quezon City (, ; fil, Lungsod Quezon ), also known as the City of Quezon and Q.C. (read in Filipino as Kyusi), is the List of cities in the Philippines, most populous city in the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a populatio ...
. The network's primary transmitter facility is located at the
GMA Tower of Power
The Tower of Power is a , 120,000 watt TPO mast owned by the GMA Network located in Tandang Sora, Barangay Culiat, Quezon City. It serves as a transmitter facility for GMA's flagship stations, including DZBB-TV 7 (digital UHF 15), GTV's DWD ...
site, Tandang Sora, Barangay Culiat, Quezon City and it operates Mondays to Thursdays from 5:30 a.m. to 12:15 a.m., Fridays from 5:30 a.m. to 11:45 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday from 5:30 a.m. to 12:00 midnight, as well as on truncated hours during the Paschal Triduum.
Voice-over announcers of GTV
* Mama Belle (Annabelle Agbulos) of
Barangay LS 97.1
DWLS (97.1 FM), broadcasting as Barangay LS 97.1, is a radio station owned and operated by GMA Network. It serves as the flagship station of Barangay FM. The station's studio is located at the GMA Network Annex Building, EDSA cor. GMA Netwo ...
(main, also became voice-over announcer of Q)
* Al Torres (secondary)
History
As GMA News TV (2011–2021)
GTV was first known as GMA News TV, a channel which primarily focuses on all-news and public service, as part of
GMA News and Public Affairs
GMA Integrated News and Public Affairs (formerly known as ''RBS News Department'', ''GMA Radio-Television News'' and ''GMA Rainbow Satellite News''; and commonly GMA (Integrated) News) is the news division of the GMA Network (company), GMA Netw ...
' plans to expand its presence on free-to-air television as well as retaining some lifestyle and public affairs program from its predecessor,
QTV/Q Channel 11. The channel was unveiled on February 7, 2011, on ''
24 Oras'', GMA's flagship nightly newscast., The news channel launched on February 28, 2011, with its tagline, ''Oras-Oras, Alam Ko!'' (lit. ''Everytime, I Know'').
It launches wide variety of news and public affairs and entertainment-produced programs to serve its audience, such as existing programs that carried over from QTV, including ''
Balitanghali
''Balitanghali'' is a Philippine television news broadcasting show produced by GMA Integrated News and Public Affairs. Originally anchored by Pia Arcangel and Raffy Tima, it premiered on November 11, 2005, on Q. The show was carried over on GM ...
'', ''
Live on Q
Below is a partial list of shows that were previously aired on the Philippine television networks QTV, Q, GMA News TV and GTV. For the currently aired shows on GTV, see List of programs broadcast by GTV (Philippine TV network).
Former origin ...
'' (which rebranded as ''News TV Live'' and later ''
News Live''), ''
Day Off!'', ''
Tonight with Arnold Clavio
''Tonight with Arnold Clavio'' is a Philippine television talk show broadcast by
Q and GMA News TV. Hosted by Arnold Clavio, it premiered on Q on April 5, 2010. The show concluded on Q on February 18, 2011. It started airing on GMA News TV on ...
'', and ''
Ang Pinaka'', as well as new programs that been launched and introduced to the channel, including ''
Dobol B sa News TV
''Dobol B TV'' () formerly ''Dobol B sa News TV'', is a Philippine television news radio program block broadcast by GMA News TV and GTV. It premiered on February 28, 2011, consisting of some programs simulcast from radio station Super Radyo ...
'', ''
State of the Nation with Jessica Soho'', ''
News to Go
''News to Go'' is a Philippine television news broadcasting show broadcast by GMA News TV. Hosted by Kara David and Howie Severino, it premiered on February 28, 2011 and worldwide on GMA News TV International. The show concluded on May 31, 201 ...
'', ''
Balita Pilipinas'' (both Primetime and weekday edition, dubbed as ''
Balita Pilipinas Ngayon
''Balita Pilipinas Ngayon'' () is a Philippine television news broadcasting show broadcast by GMA News TV. Anchored by Maki Pulido and Mark Salazar, it premiered on July 11, 2011. The show concluded on May 31, 2019.
Format
It served as the sp ...
''), ''
Kape at Balita
''Kape at Balita'' () is a Philippine television news broadcasting show broadcast by GMA Network and GMA News TV. Originally hosted by Jessica Soho and Bobby Guanzon, it premiered on February 11, 1991 and concluded on GMA Network in 1993. The ...
'', ''
News TV Quick Response Team'', ''
On Call: Serbisyong Totoo. Ngayon.'', ''
Bawal ang Pasaway kay Mareng Winnie
''Bawal ang Pasaway kay Mareng Winnie'' (international title: ''Offenders, Beware to Mareng Winnie'' / ) is a Philippine television public affairs program broadcast by GMA News TV. Hosted by Solita "Winnie" Monsod, it premiered on March 2, 201 ...
'', ''
Mars
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'', ''
Personalan'', ''
Pop Talk'', ''
Wagas
''Wagas'' () is a Philippine television drama romance anthology broadcast by GMA News TV and GMA Network. It premiered on GMA News TV on February 9, 2013. The show aired its final episode on GMA News TV on May 25, 2019. It moved to GMA Network ...
'', ''
Investigative Documentaries'', ''
Motorcycle Diaries'', ''
Power House'', ''
In the Limelight'', ''
Reel Time
''Reel Time'' is a Philippine television documentary show broadcast by GMA News TV. It premiered on March 6, 2011. The show concluded on March 13, 2020.
Production
The production was halted in March 2020 due to the enhanced community quarantin ...
'', ''
Front Row'', ''
May Tamang Balita
''May Tamang Balita'' () formally ''May Tamang Balita atbp.'' is a Philippine television news satire show broadcast by GMA News TV. Originally hosted by Janna Dominguez, Maey Bautista, Ramon Bautista and Sheena Halili, it premiered on March 4, ...
'' and more. The channel became popular to the audience, and just a few months, the channel became ''The Philippines' No.1 News Channel''.
From its launch to 2019,
ZOE Broadcasting Network
ZOE Broadcasting Network, Inc. (ZOE TV) is a Philippine broadcast media arm of the Jesus Is Lord Church. Based in Ortigas Center, Pasig, it operates a network of television and radio stations each in Mega Manila, Puerto Princesa City, Visay ...
(now under blocktime agreement with
ABS-CBN
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as
A2Z after the former's
shutdown
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* ''Shut Down Volu ...
and
legislative franchise denial) served as an originating affiliate and flagship station of GMA News TV, as a result of a blocktime lease agreement between ZOE Broadcasting and GMA's subsidiary Citynet Network Marketing and Productions in 2005, allowing the latter to lease the entire airtime of
DZOE-TV 11 Manila, in exchange for upgrading the former's facilities and an off-peak timeslot for its programs on Channel 11 and
GMA Network
GMA Network (Global Media Arts or simply GMA) is a Philippine free-to-air television and radio network. It is the flagship property of publicly traded GMA Network, Inc. Its first broadcast on television was on October 29, 1961. GMA Network (f ...
. However, due to increasing lease payments of GMA Network to ZOE Broadcasting which is accompanied with decreased revenues of GMA, the two networks announced on April 24, 2019, that they will terminate the agreement by the end of May 2019. As a result, GMA News TV Manila was reassigned to analog
Channel 27, which was being used for digital test broadcast of GMA Network, on June 4. In turn, DTV operations of GMA were transferred on a permanent frequency, UHF Channel 15 (479.143 MHz), which was being used since May 15.
In line with the government's protocol of imposing "Enhanced Community Quarantine" (ECQ, also known as "Luzon Lockdown") due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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outbreak, GMA News TV temporarily went off air on March 19, 2020 and has returned on air 2 days later, March 21, with limited broadcasting hours, with ''Dobol B sa News TV'' as a provisional programming, expands its broadcast (for the first time, wherein the afternoon programming of
DZBB was introduced and included in the program lineup) from Mondays to Sundays from 6am to afternoon until the simulcast of
24 Oras (both weekday and weekend edition) and signs-off right after the newscast. On April 13, 2020, the channel resumed its regular primetime programming after ''
24 Oras'', with launching of ''"New Normal: The Survival Guide"'', and ''Power Block: Serbisyong Totoo on Primetime'' as its provisional primetime blocktime. GMA News TV's programming was fully restored by September 21, 2020.
On November 21, 2020, Sports Interactive Network, (an affiliate news portal of GMA) published an article that the network announce plans for a possible reformat of GMA News TV into a news, sports and variety channel which is similar to the old format of Citynet Television and QTV. The plans were unveiled following GNTV's
gradual shift away from its original news and public affairs channel format and towards "general" entertainment and sports since September 2020, which includes acquisition of broadcast rights to
NCAA
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and
PSL games (which is the main reason of GTV's rebrand), a simulcast of its sister digital channel
Hallypop
Hallypop is a digital entertainment channel owned by Jungo TV in partnership with Cinedigm, based in the United States. The channel airs programming content from Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS) which focuses on Korean variety shows, music, dram ...
(until it cancelled in the fourth quarter of 2020), and additional entertainment programs from its mother station
GMA Network
GMA Network (Global Media Arts or simply GMA) is a Philippine free-to-air television and radio network. It is the flagship property of publicly traded GMA Network, Inc. Its first broadcast on television was on October 29, 1961. GMA Network (f ...
due to increase of its commercial load. These changes were embattled by mounting viewer criticisms, notably during the country was hit by
Typhoon Goni (Rolly), where entertainment programs were aired instead of pre-empting them for
round-the-clock news coverage.
As GTV (2021–present)
On February 9, 2021, GMA Network announced that its sister channel, GMA News TV, would be relaunched as GTV on February 22, with the teaser featuring a voice over said that the channel will have ''"The big change is about to happen; and it's gonna be GOOD!"''.
Its presentation was dramatically overhauled on the same date of its relaunch as GTV.
According to some of GMA executives in their media conference which took place in days before GTV launched, they took one year to plan on relaunching the channel as GTV due to the needs of its viewers and more variety for
teenager and "young-at-heart" viewers. While retaining most in-house programs of its predecessor, GTV carries news and public affairs with the addition of entertainment, variety, lifestyle and sports programs which is similar to the old format of what Citynet Television and
QTV/Q had done before.
The international counterpart of GTV's predecessor is still operational even after February 28, 2021, a decade after its original domestic counterpart was launched. Unlike its predecessor, the channel is using
Taglish
Taglish or Englog is code-switching and/or code-mixing in the use of Tagalog and English, the most common languages of the Philippines. The words ''Taglish'' and ''Englog'' are portmanteaux of the words ''Tagalog'' and ''English''. The earliest ...
language (even the programming is in full Filipino language).
Programming
GTV's programming includes the upcoming sports coverages such as ''
NCAA Philippines
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'' and ''
PSL''; and the entirety of its predecessor's existing programming such as weekly public affairs series and newscasts (including ''
Balitanghali
''Balitanghali'' is a Philippine television news broadcasting show produced by GMA Integrated News and Public Affairs. Originally anchored by Pia Arcangel and Raffy Tima, it premiered on November 11, 2005, on Q. The show was carried over on GM ...
'', ''
State of the Nation'', ''GMA Regional TV Weekend News'' (formerly known as ''
Regional TV Weekend News
''Regional TV Weekend News'' was a Philippine television news broadcasting show broadcast by GMA News TV, GMA Network and GTV. It premiered on July 27, 2019 on GMA News TV and on March 21, 2020 on GMA Network. The show concluded on GMA Networ ...
'' and now ''Regional TV News'' as delivered
Filipino language
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into biggest news by the provinces), ''GMA Regional TV Strip'' as the Top 6 Flagship Newscast of GMA Regional TV consisting of ''
Balitang Amianan'' (North Central Luzon,
GMA Dagupan
DZEA-TV, Channel 10 (analog) and Channel 38 (digital), is a commercial television station owned and operated by GMA Network Inc. Its studios are situated at the GMA Complex, Claveria Road, Malued District, Dagupan City, Pangasinan, while its ...
and
GMA Ilocos
DWBC-TV is a commercial relay television station owned by GMA Network Inc. Its studio is located at Brgy. Bayubay Sur, San Vicente, Ilocos Sur and the location of transmitter is at Mt. Caniao, Bantay, Ilocos Sur.
About DWBC-TV
*2011 - GMA TV-48 ...
), ''
Balitang Southern Tagalog
''Balitang Southern Tagalog'' ''(a.k.a. GMA Regional TV Balitang Southern Tagalog)'' is a Philippine regional news broadcasting television show broadcast by GMA Network in the Southern Tagalog region. It is currently presented by One of the N ...
'' (Southern Tagalog,
GMA Batangas
D-12-ZB-TV, channel 12 (analog) & channel 32 (digital) (also known as GMA TV-12 Batangas or GMA South Luzon), is a commercial television station owned by GMA Network Inc. Its studio complex is located at PNG Bldg., P. Burgos St. cor. Rizal Ave., ...
), ''
Balitang Bicolandia
''Balitang Bicolandia'' is a Philippine television news broadcasting show broadcast by GMA Bicol. Originally anchored by Katherine Henry, Jessie Cruzat, and Rhayne Palino, it premiered on February 1, 2021. Kate Delovieres and Jessie Cruzat curre ...
'' (Bicol Region,
GMA Bicol
DWAI-TV, channel 7 (also known as GMA TV-7 Naga and GMA Bicol), is a local commercial television station in Naga, Camarines Sur owned and operated by GMA Network Inc. Its studios and transmitters are located at GMA Broadcast Complex, Concepcion ...
), ''
One Western Visayas
''One Western Visayas'' ''(a.k.a. GMA Regional TV One Western Visayas)'' is a Philippine regional news broadcasting television show broadcast by GMA Bacolod and GMA Iloilo. Originally anchored by Atty. Sedfrey Cabaluna, Adrian Prietos, & Kait ...
'' (Western Visayas,
GMA Iloilo
DYXX-TV, Channel 6 (analog) and Channel 29 (digital), is a commercial television station of Philippine television network GMA. It is owned by Asian-Pacific Broadcasting Company under the operations of GMA Network Inc. Its studios and transmitt ...
and
GMA Bacolod
DYGM-TV, Channel 13 (analog) and Channel 44 (digital), is a local commercial television station owned and operated by GMA Network Inc. Its studios, the analog and digital transmitter are situated at the 3/F iSecure Bldg. Rizal Cor. Locsin St., ...
), ''
Balitang Bisdak'' (Central and Eastern Visayas,
GMA Cebu
DYSS-TV, Channel 7 (analog) and Channel 26 (digital), is a commercial television station owned and operated by GMA Network Inc. Its studio, offices and alternate transmitter are located at the GMA Skyview Complex, Nivel Hills, Apas, Cebu City, ...
) and ''
One Mindanao
''One Mindanao'' (formerly known as ''Testigo'', ''24 Oras Southern Mindanao'' and ''24 Oras Davao'') is a Philippine television news broadcasting show broadcast by GMA Davao, GMA Cagayan de Oro, GMA General Santos and GMA Zamboanga. Original ...
'' (Mindanao,
GMA Davao
DXMJ-TV, Channel 5 (analog) and Channel 37 (digital), is a commercial television station owned and operated by GMA Network Inc. Its studios, the analog and digital transmitter are located at GMA Complex, Broadcast Ave., Shrine Hills, Matina, Dava ...
,
GMA Cagayan de Oro
The following is a list of television stations that are either affiliated or owned-and-operated by GMA Network.
Free-to-air Television stations Analog
Digital terrestrial
See also
* List of Philippine television networks
Te ...
,
GMA General Santos
DXBG-TV, Channel 8 (analog) and Channel 34 (digital), is a local commercial television station owned and operated by GMA Network Inc. Its studio and transmitter are located at Nuñez St., Brgy. San Isidro, General Santos City.
History
GMA Gener ...
, and
GMA Zamboanga
DXLA-TV (also known as GMA TV-9 Zamboanga, GMA Zamboanga or GMA Western Mindanao) is a commercial television station owned by GMA Network Inc. Its studio complex is located at GNC Building, Sto. Niño Village, Brgy. Putik, Zamboanga City; while ...
), the TV simulcasts of ''
Super Radyo DZBB programs'' (under the new name ''
Dobol B TV
''Dobol B TV'' () formerly ''Dobol B sa News TV'', is a Philippine television news radio program block broadcast by GMA News TV and GTV. It premiered on February 28, 2011, consisting of some programs simulcast from radio station Super Radyo ...
'') and simulcast airing of ''
24 Oras'', ''
24 Oras Weekend'' and ''
Saksi
''Saksi'' () formerly ''Saksi: GMA Headline Balita'' and ''Saksi: Liga ng Katotohanan'' is a Philippine television news broadcasting show broadcast by GMA Network. Originally anchored by Mike Enriquez and Karen Davila, it premiered on October ...
'', along with movie blocks, dramas, game shows and animated series similar to its sister channel
GMA, as well as sports programs.
In addition, GTV is also slated to air some classic anime that used to air on GMA.
The channel is mainly targeted for
youth
Youth is the time of life when one is young. The word, youth, can also mean the time between childhood and adulthood ( maturity), but it can also refer to one's peak, in terms of health or the period of life known as being a young adult. You ...
audiences.
Availability
GTV is seen via regular free-to-air television on Channel 27 in
Metro Manila
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,
Cebu
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and
Davao and 24 other regional stations nationwide. Aside from GTV's main analog signal, it is a must-carry channel on all cable and satellite TV providers nationwide. The network is also available as a digital subchannel through GMA's main digital transmitters in Metro Manila, Ilocos Sur, Baguio, Batangas, Naga, Legazpi, Cebu, Tacloban, Iloilo, Bacolod, Davao, Cagayan de Oro, General Santos and Zamboanga.
See also
*
Hallypop (Philippine TV channel)
Hallypop (stylized as hallypop with a 2D Kapuso Heart logo) is a Philippine free-to-air television channel owned by American company Jungo TV in partnership with GMA Network Inc. The channel was on test broadcast from September 6–19, 2020; ...
*
GMA Network
GMA Network (Global Media Arts or simply GMA) is a Philippine free-to-air television and radio network. It is the flagship property of publicly traded GMA Network, Inc. Its first broadcast on television was on October 29, 1961. GMA Network (f ...
*
Super Radyo DZBB 594 kHz
*
Citynet Television
*
ZOE Broadcasting Network
ZOE Broadcasting Network, Inc. (ZOE TV) is a Philippine broadcast media arm of the Jesus Is Lord Church. Based in Ortigas Center, Pasig, it operates a network of television and radio stations each in Mega Manila, Puerto Princesa City, Visay ...
*
A2Z
References
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