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 cor. Timog Ave. Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines
Programming
Language(s)	Filipino (main); English (secondary)
Picture format	16:9 480i (SDTV)
Ownership
Owner	Group Management and Development, Inc. (28.64%); FLG Management and Development Corporation (26.38%); M.A. Jimenez Enterprises (15.53%); Television International Corporation (12.03%);
Parent	GMA Network, Inc.
Key people	Atty. Felipe L. Gozon (Chairman and Adviser); Gilberto Duavit Jr. (President, CEO and COO) ; 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	RBS TV (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 (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 (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. 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 with regional stations and offices strategically located in over 9 major cities across the country.^[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. The flagship television station of GMA is DZBB-TV (GMA-7 Manila) which carries VHF Channel 7 (analog broadcast) with Channel 15 served as a permanent assigned digital frequency. The network operates across the Philippine archipelago through the GMA Regional TV department which has 7 originating stations and 46 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, GMA 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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