D-5-AS-TV
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| City | Laoag |
|---|---|
| Channels | |
| Branding | GMA TV-5 Ilocos Norte |
| Programming | |
| Subchannels | See list |
| Affiliations |
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| Ownership | |
| Owner | GMA Network Inc. |
| DZHH-TV (GTV) | |
| History | |
| Founded | December 25, 1962 |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | NTC |
| Power | 5,000 watts |
| ERP | 75,000 watts ERP |
| Transmitter coordinates | 18°8′34″N 120°35′9″E / 18.14278°N 120.58583°E |
| Links | |
| Website | GMANetwork.com |
D-5-AS-TV, channel 5, is a local commercial television station owned by GMA Network Inc. Its studio is located at the 2nd flr. Red Dot Building, Gen. Antonio Luna cor. Lagasca St., Laoag City, Ilocos Norte and transmitter located at Brgy. San Lorenzo, San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte. Its former studio was located in Agcaoili Building, Abadilla Street, Laoag City, Ilocos Norte.
History
[edit]- December 25, 1962 - D-5-AS-TV channel 5, Ilocos Region's first television station, was launched by RBS TV (now GMA Network), a year after DZBB-TV Channel 7 in Manila was founded on October 29, 1961, when it started operations.
- 1976 - D-5-AS-TV was launched under the ownership of RBS with the identification of GMA Radio-Television Arts through Republic Broadcasting System, Inc. as its corporate name 14 years later. The network relaunched aside from sporting a light blue square logo with the network name in white, also had the using of the circle 5 logo, in its final years the blue circle 5 logo used was similar to those used by the ABC is some United States cities and later used the rainbow colors of red, yellow, green and blue stripes.
- April 30, 1992 - Coinciding with the network's Rainbow Satellite Network launch, GMA Channel 5 Ilocos Norte started its nationwide satellite broadcast to bring live broadcasts of Manila-sourced national programming via DZBB-TV, GMA's flagship TV station in Manila, to viewers in the Ilocos Region, utilizes a new logo to correspond with the rebranding and a satellite-beaming rainbow in a multicolored striped based on the traditional scheme of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet, with GMA in a metallic form uses a San Serif Country Gothic Extra Bold and analogous gloominess of indigo as its fonts in the letters.
- May 16, 1996 - Republic Broadcasting System formally changed its corporate name to GMA Network Incorporated, with GMA now standing for Global Media Arts.
- June 7, 2012 - GMA Ilocos launched as an originating station, which primarily covers the provinces of Ilocos Norte (via Channel 5), Abra (Channel 7) and Ilocos Sur (via Channel 48).
- June 25, 2012 – November 7, 2014 - GMA Ilocos launched its flagship local newscast Balitang Ilokano.
- November 10, 2014 – April 24, 2015 - GMA Ilocos relaunched its flagship local newscast 24 Oras Ilokano.
- October 3, 2016 - GMA Ilocos began to simulcast GMA Dagupan's Balitang Amianan.
- 2022 - GMA Ilocos begins to split into two: GMA Ilocos Sur and GMA Ilocos Norte. On September 5, Balitang Amianan was relaunched as One North Central Luzon.
- March 17, 2023 - GMA Ilocos Norte inaugurated the state-of-the-art facility and studios located at the 2nd flr. Red Dot Building, Gen. Antonio Luna cor. Lagasca St., Laoag City, Ilocos Norte. Weeks prior to the inauguration, One North Central Luzon anchor CJ Torida, who happened to be a former personality of the now-defunct GMA Super Radyo DWRC 1170 Laoag, anchored the program live from the said facility until he went back to GMA Dagupan for a couple of weeks, Meanwhile Former Bombo Radyo Baguio and PTV Cordillera anchor Breves Bulsao joined the anchor team on May 24, 2023 and Gab de Luna as the correspondent and news producer until late July.[1][2]
- February 2024 - GMA Ilocos Norte started digital test broadcasts on UHF 24 covering Laoag and the province of Ilocos Norte.
GMA TV-5 Ilocos Norte currently aired programs
[edit]- One North Central Luzon - flagship afternoon newscast (simulcast on GMA TV-10 Dagupan)[3]
GMA TV-5 Ilocos Norte previously programs
[edit]- Let's Fiesta
- Balitang Ilokano
- 24 Oras Ilokano
- Visita Iglesia
- Mornings with GMA Regional TV - flagship morning newscast (2020 - 2024, along with GMA TV-10 Dagupan)
Digital television
[edit]Digital channels
[edit]UHF Channel 24 (533.143 MHz)
| Channel | Video | Aspect | Short name | Programming | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07.01 | 480i | 16:9 | GMA | GMA Baguio/Dagupan Relay (Main D-5-AS-TV programming) | Commercial broadcast (5 kW) |
| 07.02 | GTV | GTV | |||
| 07.03 | HEART OF ASIA | Heart of Asia Channel | |||
| 07.06 | HALLYPOP | Hallypop | |||
| 07.07 | I HEART MOVIES | I Heart Movies | |||
| 07.08 | PINOY HITS | Pinoy Hits | |||
| 07.11 | (UNNAMED) | Unknown | Black screen | ||
| 07.31 | 240p | GMA 1SEG | GMA Baguio/Dagupan Relay | 1seg broadcast |
Area of coverage
[edit]Primary areas
[edit]Secondary areas
[edit]- Portions of Cagayan
- Portion of Ilocos Sur
- Portion of Apayao
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "GMA Network launches 12th regional station, GMA Ilocos Norte". GMA Entertainment. GMA Network. March 17, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
- ^ "One North Central Luzon: March 6, 2023". YouTube. GMA Regional TV. March 6, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/GMARegionalTV/videos/1181337248598575/ [user-generated source]
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