DWDB-TV
| Branding | GTV-27 Manila |
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| Programming | |
| Subchannels | See list |
| Affiliations | GTV |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | GMA Network, Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | August 27, 1995 |
Former call signs | DZOE-TV (2005–19) |
Former channel number(s) |
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Call sign meaning | DWDouble B (the written spelling of BB, the callsign for DZBB-TV and DZBB-AM) |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | NTC |
| Power | 30 kW |
| ERP | 120 kW |
| Transmitter coordinates | 14°40′12″N 121°3′0″E / 14.67000°N 121.05000°E |
| Links | |
| Website | GTV |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Mass media |
| Founded | August 27, 1995 |
| Founder | Menardo Jimenez |
| Headquarters | GMA Network Center, EDSA corner Timog Avenue, Brgy. South Triangle, Diliman, , Philippines |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people |
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| Products |
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| Services | Television production and distribution; design, construction and maintenance of sets for TV, stage plays and concerts; transportation and manpower services |
Parent | GMA Network Inc. |
| Subsidiaries | Script2010, Inc. |
| Website | gmanetwork |
DWDB-TV (channel 27) is a
History
Citynet Television (1995–1999)
DWDB-TV signed on for the first time on August 27, 1995, under the on-air brand Citynet Television 27 (or just Citynet 27). The station was programmed like an
EMC 27 / Channel [V] Philippines (1999–2001)
However, by 1999, the costs of operating the station in this format were becoming too high for GMA as well as the intense competition from
QTV
Programming would return to DWDB in 2004 as the relay of
This practice was discontinued in 2007, as DWDB's channel number was vacated for use in trials of
Digital broadcast
In February 2013,
digital TV platform using the channel's frequency.On May 15, 2019, GMA Network's digital test broadcasts used the same frequency as its digital feed, and it also started its initial digital test broadcast on UHF Channel 15 (479.143 MHz),[4] which served as the main digital feed of GMA Network when this frequency reverted to analog broadcast, and continued its service for the remainder of the analog feed.[5]
Reversion to analog broadcast; GMA News TV (2019–2021)
On April 24, 2019, ZOE Broadcasting Network and GMA/Citynet announced that their blocktime agreement would expire by the end of May 2019. This ended their day partnership and in turn, their blocktime lease on VHF Channel 11 after 14 years. ZOE Broadcasting Network was reported to simulcast Light TV 33 upon termination of the agreement, but ZOE had no official statement yet on its future plans, however the network became active again on June 22, 2020, after making a deal with new blocktime partner and erstwhile former rival network ABS-CBN to open A2Z Channel 11. As a result, Channel 27 digital broadcast was planned to switch off on May 27, 2019, as the station was supposedly conducting its test broadcast on the said date. The channel in turn, was to be re-utilized to broadcast GMA News TV in analog by June 3, 2019, after 17 years of inactivity.
However, GMA Network had to allot time for the digital television viewers to re-scan their digital boxes in order to continue watching their channels in a different frequency assignment. As a result of this,
, missed the said shut-off, resulting to a broadcast conflict of the two channels that day. However they lowered their signal, until it officially signed off on June 5, 2019.GTV (2021–present)
After 20 months since its separation with ZOE TV Channel 11 (its originating channel assignment since 2011) and after nearly 10 years on the air, GMA News TV was officially relaunched as GTV as a news, entertainment, and sports channel, similar to the format of Citynet Television and Q, but retaining some of news programming from the previous channel branding.
The newly branded station signed-on for the first time on February 22, 2021, using the GMA News TV sign-on and sign-off notices. GTV began using its own sign-on and sign-off notices on February 27, 2021.
Digital television
Digital channels
DWDB-TV's feed is broadcast on DZBB-TV digital subchannel operates on UHF channel 15 (479.143 MHz) and broadcasts on the following subchannels:
| Channel | Video | Aspect | Short name | Programming | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.01 | 480i | 16:9
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GMA | GMA (Main DZBB-TV programming) | Commercial broadcast (15 kW) |
| 7.02 | GTV | GTV (Main DWDB-TV programming) | |||
| 7.03 | HEART OF ASIA | Heart of Asia Channel | |||
| 7.04 | HALLYPOP | Hallypop | |||
| 7.05 | I HEART MOVIES | I Heart Movies | |||
| 7.06 | PINOY HITS | Pinoy Hits | |||
| 7.07 | (UNNAMED) | Unknown | Black screen | ||
| 7.31 | 240p
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GMA 1-Seg | GMA | 1seg broadcast |
According to a December 2017 press release, the station's upgraded signal transmission covered the areas of Metro Manila, Rizal, Cavite, Laguna, Bulacan and parts of Pampanga, Bataan, Nueva Ecija, and Batangas.
On April 24, 2019, GMA/Citynet announced that it would terminate its blocktime agreement with ZOE Broadcasting Network by the end of May 2019. The split comes after the release of GMA's 2018 financial report which declared the increasing lease payments that the network contributes to ZOE for the past three years (from ₱899.89 million in 2016 to almost a billion pesos in 2018). Third-party sources reported that Channel 11 would simulcast ZOE's sister station DZOZ-DTV channel 33 after the termination of the agreement, but ZOE had no official statement yet on its future plans. GNTV Manila's intellectual unit (master control, sales, and employees), on the other hand, was successfully transferred to DWDB-TV on June 4, 2019, for the remainder of the analog broadcast run.
On May 15, 2019, GMA Network began to transmit its digital test broadcast on UHF Channel 15 (479.143 MHz) as its permanent frequency assigned by National Telecommunications Commission.
Starting 27 February 2023, DWDB-TV's feed is broadcast output on DZBB-TV, along with GMA Networks's other digital stations, has been seen on 16:9 widescreen format as being converted its mitigation of reception through analog and digital signal reception through free TV and other cable and satellite providers after more than 27 years on the usage of broadcast video picture resolution that migrated from fullscreen format (4:3).
See also
References
- ^ "About GMA Network - History". GMANetwork.com. Archived from the original on October 28, 2008.
- ^ "'Citycourt' preem highlights Rizal trial". Manila Standard. Kamahalan Publishing Corporation. December 30, 1996. p. 27B. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
- ^ "Channel V's Philippines deal off". bNet Business Network. July 2001. Archived from the original on March 5, 2009.
- ^ Jon Viktor D. Cabuenas (May 15, 2019). "GMA Network Starts Digital TV Transmission using permanent frequency". GMA Network.com. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
- ^ JM Meligrito (April 28, 2019). "ZOE Broadcasting to end blocktime agreement with GMA Network". dtvpilipinas.org. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
- ^ "Dobol B Sa News TV will begin airing on Channel 27 starting June 3". GMANetwork.com. April 29, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2019.[permanent dead link]