DWAI-TV

GMA TV-7 Naga (DWAI-TV)

Relay of DZBB-TV
Camarines Sur Philippines
City	Naga
Channels	Analog: 7 (VHF) Digital: 38 (UHF) ( ISDB-T ) (test broadcast) Virtual: 7.01
Branding	GMA TV-7 Naga GMA Bicol
Programming
Subchannels	See list
Affiliations	7.1: GMA 7.2: GTV 7.3: Heart of Asia 7.4: I Heart Movies
Ownership
Owner	GMA Network, Inc.
Sister stations	DZDP-TV (GTV) Barangay FM 101.5 Naga
History
Founded	1986;39 years ago (1986)
Technical information
Licensing authority	NTC
Power	Analog: 30,000 watts Digital: 10,000 watts
Repeater(s)	see § Rebroadcasters
Links
Website	GMANetwork.com

DWAI-TV (channel 7) is a television station in Naga, Camarines Sur, Philippines, airing programming from the GMA network. It is owned and operated by the network's namesake corporate parent alongside GTV outlets DZDP-TV (channel 28) and DWQW (101.5 FM). All GMA Naga stations share transmitters at the GMA Broadcast Complex, Concepcion Pequeña, Naga City.

About DWAI-TV 7

• 1986 - GMA began broadcasting in Naga, Camarines Sur, on Channel 7 after GMA 12 Legazpi’s 1975 launch. Following the People Power Revolution, the station used a variation of the GMA Radio-Television Arts ident, featuring a light blue square logo with white text and a circle 7 logo similar to those used by ABC affiliates in the U.S. In later years, it adopted rainbow-colored stripes in red, yellow, green, and blue.
• April 30, 1992 - With the launch of the Rainbow Satellite Network, GMA Channel 7 Naga began nationwide satellite broadcasts, delivering live Manila-sourced programming from flagship station DZBB-TV to viewers in the Bicol Region. The rebranding introduced a new logo featuring a satellite-beaming rainbow with traditional red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet stripes, and a metallic “GMA” in Futura Extra Bold font with an indigo hue.
• 2009 - GMA Naga was launched as the network’s satellite station for the Bicol Region.
• September 10, 2010 - GMA Naga began local operations and upgraded to an originating station with the daily news bulletin Flash Bulletin. This was followed by the launch of its first locally produced program, Bicolandia Isyu Ngonian, on November 22 of the same year.
• August 10, 2012 - GMA Naga was upgraded to a “super station” and rebranded as GMA Bicol, primarily covering Camarines Sur (Channel 7) and Albay (Channel 12).
• September 17, 2012 - Weeks after its launch, GMA Bicol premiered its flagship local newscast Baretang Bikol , expanding coverage to the entire Bicol region.
• April 24, 2015 - GMA Network canceled local programming in Naga as part of strategic streamlining, downgrading the station to a relay station that broadcasts Metro Manila programs via DZBB-TV.
• February 1, 2021 - GMA Bicol resumed local operations and was re-upgraded to an originating station with the relaunch of its regional newscast Balitang Bicolandia , covering Camarines Sur, Albay, Catanduanes, Sorsogon, Masbate and Camarines Norte. ^[1]
• November 9, 2021 - GMA Bicol commenced its ISDB-T digital test broadcast on UHF Channel 38, covering Metro Naga and the whole of Camarines Sur.
• August 30, 2024 - GMA Bicol halted local operations for the second time after Balitang Bicolandia aired its final broadcast, pausing for over three years due to network cost-cutting. The Bicol stations were downgraded again to relay stations of DZBB-TV.

Previously aired local programs

Red: Home location of GMA Bicol
Light red and red: Market audience of GMA Bicol
Violet: Areas that may receive signals from GMA Bicol

• Flash Bulletin
• Let's Fiesta
• Bicolandia Isyu Ngonian
• 24 Oras Bikol
• Visita Iglesia
• Balitang Bicolandia
• Word of God Network
• Peñafrancia Festival

Digital television

Digital channels

DWAI-TV's digital signal operates on UHF channel 38 (617.143 MHz) and broadcasts on the following subchannels:

Channel	Video	Aspect	Short name	Programming	Note
07.01	480i	16:9	GMA	GMA Bicol (relay station of DZBB-TV Manila)	Commercial broadcast (10 kW)
07.02			GTV	GTV (DZDP-TV Channel 28 Naga, relay station of DWDB-TV Channel 27 Manila)
07.03			HEART OF ASIA	Heart of Asia
07.07			I HEART MOVIES	I Heart Movies
07.35	240p		GMA1SEG	GMA Bicol (relay station of DZBB-TV Manila)	1seg broadcast

Area of Coverage

• Naga City
• Camarines Sur
• Portion of Camarines Norte
• Portion of Quezon Province

Rebroadcasters

Station	Location	Channels	ERP
DWGC-TV	Daet	8 (VHF)	1 kW (20.5 kW ERP)
DWLA-TV	Legazpi, Albay	Analog: 12 (VHF) Digital: 41 (UHF)	10 kW (25 kW ERP) 10 kW
DWGA-TV	Sorsogon City	2 (VHF)	5 kW (10 kW ERP)
DYKD-TV	Masbate City	7 (VHF)	5 kW
D-13-ZC-TV	Virac, Catanduanes	13 (VHF)	2 kW

GMA Naga on Cable

Cable/Satellite Provider	Ch. #	Coverage
Sky Cable Naga	05 (Digital)	Naga City, Camarines Sur
DCTV Cable	10 (Digital & Analog)	Naga City, Camarines Sur
Caceres Cable TV	12 (Analog) & 05 (Digital)	Camarines Sur

See also

• DWQW (Barangay FM 101.5 Naga)
• List of GMA Network stations

References

1. "Expanding access to local news throughout the Philippines: GMA Regional TV launches pioneering "Balitang Bicolandia" this February 1". GMA Network.