GMA Network

GMA Network (a backronym of its legal name, Global Media Arts and commonly known as GMA) is a Philippine commercial broadcast network, serving as the flagship property of publicly traded GMA Network Inc. The network is headquartered in the GMA Network Center with its transmitter facilities, the Tower of Power, located at Tandang Sora Avenue, Barangay Culiat, in Quezon City, along with regional offices in the cities of Dagupan, Iloilo, Bacolod, Cebu, Cagayan de Oro, Davao, and General Santos. Commonly referred to as the Kapuso Network ("heart" in Filipino) in reference to the outline of the company's logo since its introduction on October 27, 2002. 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 one of the largest television and media networks in the Philippines. GMA first broadcast on television on October 29, 1961, as Republic Broadcasting System (RBS) on DZBB-TV Channel 7, 11 years after the success of its radio station DZBB. Today, the flagship television station of GMA, which carries channel 7 on analog (VHF), and Channel 15 on digital (ISDB-T International) across Mega Manila. As such, the network is informally referred to as "Channel 7" or "siete" (Spanish for "seven"), even though the network is seen in other channel numbers elsewhere in the country. In addition, the network operates several stations across the Philippines through GMA Regional TV. Its programming is also seen via streaming app GMA Play and through global pay-television channels GMA Pinoy TV, GMA Life TV, and GMA News TV.