GMA Network (
Global Media Arts or simply
GMA) is a major
commercial television and
radio network in the Philippines. GMA Network is owned by
GMA Network Inc. a publicly listed company. Its first broadcast on television was on October 29, 1961, GMA Network (formerly known as
DZBB TV Channel 7,
RBS TV Channel 7,
GMA Radio-Television Arts then
GMA Rainbow Satellite Network) is commonly signified to as the "Kapuso Network" in reference to the outline of the company’s logo. It has also been called the “Christian Network” which refers to the apparent programming during the tenure of the new management, which took over in 1974. It is headquartered in the
GMA Network Center in
Quezon City and its transmitter is located at Tandang Sora Avenue, Barangay Culiat also in
Quezon City.