DWLE-TV

**DWLE-TV (GMA TV-7 Isabela)**
Santiago City, Isabela Province; Philippines
Location	Santiago City, Isabela Province
Channel	Analog: 7 (VHF)
Branding	GMA TV-7 Isabela
Slogan	Buong Puso para sa Pilipino
Affiliations	GMA Network (O&O)
Ownership
Owner	GMA Network Inc.
Sister stations	Barangay FM 102.9 Santiago, Isabela (DWGY-FM); GMA Super Radyo DZCS 1251 Santiago, Isabela (DZCS-AM); GTV-27 Isabela (DWGY-TV)
History
First air date	1995
Call sign meaning	DWLE
Technical information
Licensing authority	NTC
ERP	5 kilowatts; (DWGY-TV) 1,000 watts
Links
Website	www.GMANetwork.com

DWLE-TV is a commercial relay television station owned by GMA Network Inc. Its studio and transmitter are located at Heritage Commercial Complex, Maharlika Hi-way, Brgy. Malvar, Santiago City, Isabela, Cagayan Valley (Region 2), Luzon, Philippines.^[1]^[2]^[3]

History[]

1995 - GMA Channel 7 Isabela started its nationwide satellite broadcast to bring live broadcasts of Manila-source national programming via DZBB-TV. GMA's flagship TV station in Manila to viewers in Cagayan Valley Region with utilizes a new logo to correspond with the rebranded and satellite beaming rainbow in a multicolor striped based on the traditional scheme of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet. with GMA in a metallic form uses a San Seriff County Gothic Extra Bold and analogeous gloominess of indigo as its fonts in the letters.
2007 - GMA Network launched TV-7 Isabela as a satellite station in Isabela, with the opening of its studio and transmitter is located at Heritage Commercial Complex, Maharlika Highway, Barangay Malvar, Santiago City, Isabela. And the inaguration power of 5,000 watts solid effective radiated power. The same year QTV Channel 27 was also launched in 2005 which is now current carries GMA News TV in 2011 (later present in 2021 as GTV).
2010 - GMA Isabela was upgraded to a "superstation" and it was alternately branded as GMA Cagayan Valley, which primarily covers the province of Isabela, Batanes, Cagayan, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino, Kalinga and Apayao. On August 30 of the same year launched its flagship newscast. Balitang Ibanag. GMA Tuguegarao however was not. But it maintains a slot for seperate news updates covering the province of Cagayan, Batanes, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino, Kalinga, Apayao.
October 22, 2010 - 2011 - GMA News and Public Affairs Isabela launched Isyu Ngayon Cagayan Valley, a one hour public affairs show the topics and issues around Isabela, Cagayan and Nueva Vizcaya.
January 31, 2011 - GMA Isabela launched its morning show Umaga sa Lambak.
November 10, 2014 - GMA Cagayan Valley re-launched Balitang Ibanag as 24 Oras Cagayan Valley.
November 13, 2015 - Umaga sa lambak and 24 Oras Cagayan Valley aired their final episode, following strategic streamlining undertaken on the provincial stations of GMA Network.
October 8, 2018 - GMA Isabela started digital test broadcasts on UHF Channel 44 covering Santiago City, Ilagan City and the provinces of Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, Batanes and Cagayan.
March 15, 2021 - Balitang Amianan and Mornings with GMA Regional TV began its simulcast on GMA Cagayan Valley began which is composed of TV-7 Isabela, TV-7 Batanes, TV-13 Aparri, TV-7 Tuguegarao and TV-5 Bayombong.
July 18, 2022 – GMA Cagayan Valley inaugurate its state-of-the-art facilities and studios located at Heritage Complex, Maharlika Hi-way, Brgy. Malvar, Santiago City.

GMA TV-7 Isabela programs[]

One North Central Luzon - Flagship afternoon newscast (simulcast on TV-10 Dagupan)^[4]
Mornings with GMA Regional TV - Flagship morning newscast simulcast on GMA TV-10 Dagupan
Word of God Network
Pav-vurulun Afi Festival - Yearly
Pattaraday Festival - Yearly

GMA TV-7 Isabela former programs[]

Balitang Ibanag
24 Oras Cagayan Valley
Isyu Ngayon Cagayan Valley - public affairs and investigative news
The Ibanag Agenda (special programming for 2010)
Umaga sa Isabela
Let's Fiesta
Sabado Box Office Hits
Istayl Natin
Visita Iglesia
Balitang Amianan

Personalities[]

Present[]

Darlene Gemino-Ballad (Cagayan Valley co-anchor and correspondent, formerly from ABS-CBN TV-2 Isabela)
Rodelyn Baquiran (Reporter from Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya and Quirino, Relief anchor and News producer)
Florencia Calubaquib (Reporter from Isabela, Cagayan, Kalinga and Apayao)

Cagayan Valley news anchor and correspondent Darlene Gemino (formerly from ABS-CBN TV-2 Isabela) and selected correspondent carried over to One North Central Luzon of GMA TV-10 Dagupan.

Past[]

Jun Felipe
Eddie Santos (now with DZUW RMN 981 Cauayan)
Noel Cruz
Maricel dela Cruz (now with DZUW RMN 981 Cauayan)
Jimmy Perez
Ronnie Adrales
Jodelyn Soriano
Villamor Vizcaya Jr. (now with DZUW RMN 981 Cauayan)
Elmina Sandoval (now with DZYT Sonshine Radio 765 Tuguegarao)
Henry Capistrano (now with RPN DZTG Radyo Ronda 612 Tuguegarao)
Daniel Esteban (now with DZDN Life Radio 1206 Dagupan)

Digital television[]

UHF Channel 44 (653.143 MHz)

Rebroadcasters[]


Station	Location	Channels	ERP
DWAZ-TV	Basco	7 (VHF)	5 kW
DWBB-TV	Tuguegarao	7 (VHF)	5 kW
DZBP-TV	Aparri	13 (VHF)	1 kW
DZIG-TV	Bayombong	5 (VHF)	5 kW

References[]

↑ https://aphrodite.gmanetwork.com/corporate/quarterlyreports/2018_full_1555380054.pdf
↑ "List of TV Broadcast Station" (PDF). www.mom-rsf.org. ^
↑ "NTC Broadcast Stations via FOI website" (PDF). foi.gov.ph. 2019-08-17. ^
↑ Balitang Amianan: March 18, 2021

See also[]

DZEA-TV
List of GMA Network radio and television stations

GMA Network stations in Luzon

Broadcast television in Region 2: Cagayan Valley market

BATANES
By VHF & UHF frequency
DWAZ-TV 7 (GMA Network) | DWBA-TV 9 (QTV) | D___-TV 21 (TV5)

NUEVA VIZCAYA
By VHF & UHF frequency
DWBT-TV 3 (PTV) | DWRV-TV 5 (GMA Network) | DWNV-TV 7 (QTV) | DWDD-TV 22 (GTV)

QUIRINO
No TV stations in Quirino Province

Inactive stations
BATANES
DWCM-TV 11 (ABS-CBN) | DWBT-TV 23 (S+A)
CAGAYAN
DWAF-TV 3 (ABS-CBN - Tuguegarao) | DZAP-TV 9 (ABS-CBN - Aparri, Cagayan) | DWST-TV 23 (S+A - Tuguegarao) | DWRP-TV 24 (S+A - Aparri, Cagayan)
ISABELA
DWAT-TV 2 (ABS-CBN) | DWWA-TV 23 (S+A)
NUEVA VIZCAYA
DWAD-TV 11 (ABS-CBN) | DWXW-TV 23 (S+A)

Digital television stations
Unknown

Inactive digital television stations
Unknown

Defunct stations
Unknown

¹ABS-CBN franchise renewal controversy.
²Offline, due to Cease and Desist order of NTC.

GMA Network Inc.

Owner

GMA Holdings Inc. (25.17%) | Group Management and Development, Inc. (23.47%) | FLG Management and Development Corporation (20.01%) | M.A. Jimenez Enterprises (13.49%) | Television International Corporation (9.94%)

Parent
GMA Holdings Inc.

Subsidiaries
Alta Productions Group | Citynet Network Marketing and Productions | GMA Kapuso Foundation | Script2010, Inc. | GMA Worldwide, Inc.

GMA Entertainment Group
AltG Records | RGMA Marketing and Productions, Inc. (GMA Music) | GMA Music and Home Video | GMA Drama

GMA Network Films, Inc.
Backyard Productions | GMA Pictures

Affiliate Film & TV productions and TV studio partners
ABS-CBN Studios | APT Entertainment | CBN Asia | M-Zet TV Productions Inc. | OctoArts Films

Telecommunications and digital media
GMA Affordabox (GMA Now) | My-HD | MyGMA | GMA New Media | Digify Inc.

Licensed products
GMA Brand Talk | GMA Marketing and Productions | GMA Licensing

Radio networks
GMA Radio

Inactive
Scenarios, Inc.

Former TV Productions
Probe Productions | TAPE Inc. | ZOE Broadcasting Network

Former assets
Broadway Centrum | Channel V Philippines | DepEd TV | GMA News TV | Q / QTV

Defunct
Fox Filipino² | GMAQuest | INQ7.net³
¹Joint venture with Jungo TV.
²Joint venture with The Walt Disney Company.
³Former Joint venture with Philippine Daily Inquirer.
⁴Afffiliate with Department of Education, partnership.

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[1] ttps://aphrodite.gmanetwork.com/corporate/quarterlyreports/2018_full_1555380054.pdf

[2] "List of TV Broadcast Station" (PDF). www.mom-rsf.org. ^

[3] "NTC Broadcast Stations via FOI website" (PDF). foi.gov.ph. 2019-08-17. ^

[4] Balitang Amianan: March 18, 2021

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