DWGA-TV
| Sorsogon City Philippines | |
|---|---|
| Channels | Analog: 2 (VHF) Digital: TBA (UHF or VHF) |
| Branding | GMA TV-2 Sorsogon |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | GMA |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | GMA Network Inc. |
| History | |
| Founded | 1995 |
| First air date | 1995 (under IBC) 2014 (under GMA Network) |
| Former call signs | DWIB-TV (1995-1999) DWGM-TV (2014-2019) |
| Former affiliations | IBC (1995-1999) |
| Call sign meaning | Global Arts |
| Technical information | |
| Licensing authority | NTC |
| Power | 5 kW |
| ERP | 10 kW |
| Links | |
| Website | GMANetwork.com |
DWGA-TV (channel 2) is a television station in Sorsogon City, Philippines, airing programming from GMA Manila and GMA Naga. Owned and operated by the network's namesake corporate parent, the station maintains transmitter facilities atop Mt. Bintacan, Brgy. Maalo, Juban, Sorsogon.[1][2]
Although identifying as a separate station in its own right, DWGA-TV is considered a straight simulcast of DWAI-TV (channel 7) in Naga City.
Prior to the acquisition by GMA in 2014, the station was originally owned by Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation from 1995 to 1999.[3]
History[edit]
- 1995 - DWIB channel 2, signed on the airwaves for the first time under the government-owned Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation, and was the first TV station to sign on in the Sorsogon area/province (before DWAW-TV by ABS-CBN).
- 1999 - IBC 2 ceased operations due to lack of transmitting and advertising financial operations of programs.
- 2014 - After 15 years of silence, Channel 2 signed-on again and a new callsign called DWGM-TV was used by GMA Network Inc., which is now Owning & Operating the frequency.
- November 10, 2014 - GMA Bicol launched its new flagship local newcast 24 Oras Bikol after it launched GMA Sorsogon.
- April 24, 2015 - GMA Network decided to cancel airing 24 Oras Bikol as part of the strategic streamlining undertaken by the network. The station is now downgraded as a relay (satellite-selling) station.
- 2019 - GMA Sorsogon changed its callsign from the former DWGM-TV to DWGA-TV.
- February 1, 2021 - GMA Bicol is re-upgraded as an originating station with the relaunching of their regional newscast Balitang Bicolandia covering the following areas: Camarines Sur, Albay, Catanduanes, Sorsogon, Masbate and Camarines Norte.
- 2022 - Mornings with GMA Regional TV was added to the program list of DWGA-TV, along with other regional GMA Bicol stations.
GMA TV-2 Sorsogon Programs[edit]
- Balitang Bicolandia - flagship afternoon newscast (simulcast on TV-7 Naga)
- Mornings with GMA Regional TV - flagship morning newscast (simulcast from GMA Dagupan)
References[edit]
- ↑ "MEGA bus firm harasses journalist on accident coverage in Sorsogon | BICOL TODAY". Archived from the original on February 5, 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2016. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "SORSOGON RESIDENTS FIND SHELTER IN a CHURCH – GMA News - THE SPLENDOR OF THE CHURCH". Archived from the original on February 7, 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2016. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ IBC-13: Nationwide Satellite Broadcast SID + VTV on IBC block (TheSandiessss), retrieved 2023-03-04
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