// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhy did DWGA-TV go to therapy? It had a lot of channeling issues.
| Relay of DZBB-TV | |
|---|---|
| |
| Channels | |
| Branding | GMA TV-2 Sorsogon |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | GMA Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | GMA Network Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | April 2013 |
Call sign meaning | From "GMA" |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | NTC |
| Power | 2 kW TPO |
| ERP | 10.627 kW[1] |
Transmitter coordinates | 12°47′44.4″N 123°56′18.2″E / 12.795667°N 123.938389°E |
| Links | |
| Website | gmanetwork |
DWGA-TV (VHF Ch. 2)[2] is a television station in Juban, Sorsogon, Philippines,[3] airing programming from GMA Network. Owned and operated by the network's namesake corporate parent, the station maintains transmitter facilities atop Mount Bintacan in Barangay Maalo.
Although identifying as a separate station in its own right, DWGA-TV was considered a relay of DWAI-TV (channel 7) in Naga, Camarines Sur.
Prior to the station's startup by GMA, a channel 2 station, DWIB-TV, operated at Sorsogon from 1995 to 1999 as part of the government-owned Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation (IBC-13).[4]
History
[edit]- April 2013 - After 16 years of disuse, channel 2 is restored to use as DWGA-TV under GMA Network Inc., where the company spent ₱28 million, carrying Bicol regional programs, which include Baretang Bikol (later 24 Oras Bikol) via off-air pick-up of DWLA-TV (GMA TV-12 Legazpi).[5]
- April 24, 2015 - After GMA Network decided to cancel airing 24 Oras Bikol due to strategic streamlining undertaken by the network, the station downgraded as a relay of GMA Manila (DZBB-TV).
- February 1, 2021 - GMA Bicol re-upgraded as an originating station with the relaunching of their regional newscast Balitang Bicolandia simulcasting all GMA's Bicol stations including GMA Sorsogon.[6] Later, due to the cancellation in 2024, it became a relay again through GMA Manila.
GMA TV-2 Sorsogon former programs
[edit]Simulcast from GMA TV-7 Naga
[edit]- 24 Oras Bikol
- Balitang Bicolandia
- Baretang Bikol
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "2015-Annual-Performance-Report" (PDF). National Telecommunications Commission (Region 5). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 25, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2026.
- ↑ "TV BROADCAST STATION - as of July 2024" (PDF). National Telecommunications Commission. Retrieved April 1, 2026.
- ↑ "TV_122025.pdf" (PDF). National Telecommunications Commission. Archived from the original on March 16, 2026. Retrieved April 1, 2026.
- ↑ 𝙅𝘼𝘾𝙊𝘽𝙎𝙃𝙇𝙏𝙍 Media Archives and Collections (December 15, 2021). IBC-13: Nationwide Satellite Broadcast SID + VTV on IBC block (TheSandiessss). Retrieved May 27, 2026 – via YouTube.
- ↑ "2013_full_1397614357" (PDF). GMA Network.
- ↑ "Expanding access to local news throughout the Philippines: GMA Regional TV launches pioneering "Balitang Bicolandia" this February 1". GMA Regional TV. January 31, 2021. Retrieved April 1, 2026.
Catch "GMA Regional TV Balitang Bicolandia" weekdays at 5 p.m. via GMA TV-7 Naga, GMA TV-12 Legazpi, GMA TV-2 Sorsogon, GMA TV-8 Daet, GMA TV-13 Catanduanes, and GMA TV-7 Masbate.