Leading broadcasting firm GMA Network Inc. recently launched its 12th regional network in Ilocos Norte, further expanding its footprint nationwide.
This move strengthens the local news coverage in North Central Luzon, according to First Vice President and Head of GMA Regional TV and Synergy, and Acting Head of GMA Integrated News Oliver Victor Amoroso.
Viewers can access GMA Ilocos Norte via GMA TV 5 on free TV, GMA Affordabox, and GMA Now. It is GMA Network’s fifth regional station in Luzon after GMA Dagupan, GMA Ilocos Sur, GMA Bicol, and GMA Batangas.
GMA Network has continued to dominate in key regional cities in 2022, reaching 99 percent or an estimated 344,000 viewers in Metro Dagupan, 93 percent (2 million viewers) in Metro Cebu, and 96 percent (2 million viewers) in Metro Davao for the full year 2022, according to data from Metro Cities TV Audience Measurement (MCTAM).
Presently, GMA has five regional stations in Luzon, three in Visayas, and four in Mindanao.