D-12-ZB-TV (channel 12) is a
television station
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in
Batangas City
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Batangas City ...
, Philippines, airing programming from the
GMA network. It is
owned and operated
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by the network's
namesake corporate parent alongside
GTV outlet DZDK-TV (channel 26). D-12-ZB-TV's analog and Digital transmitter are located atop Mt. Banoy, and the Digital SFN relay transmitting towers are located at Barangay San Jose,
San Pablo,
Laguna.
In 2021, GMA Batangas started planning to upgrade as a new originating TV station. In 2022, GMA revealed the name of the flagship Filipino-language newscast of GMA Batangas, which it had launched on February 14, 2022, entitled "
Balitang Southern Tagalog".
On , due to
cost-cutting measures, GMA Batangas, along with
GMA Naga, was downgraded into a
relay (satellite-selling station) and ''
Balitang Southern Tagalog'' aired its final broadcast for more than 2 years.
GMA TV-12 Batangas Previously Aired programs
*
Balitang Southern Tagalog (Regional Newscast: February 14, 2022 – August 30, 2024)
*Word of God Network
Digital television
Digital channels
D-12-ZB-TV's digital signal operates on UHF channel 32 (581.143 MHz) and broadcasts on the following subchannels:
Rebroadcasters
D-12-ZB-TV's programming is relayed to the following stations across the Southern Tagalog.
Former Personalities
*Ilonah Riego-Manalo (News Producer and Correspondent)
*Lorenzo Ilagan (News Producer and Correspondent)
*Russel Simorio (News Producer and Correspondent, temporary for a month, returned to
One North Central Luzon
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)
*Mark Lavarro (Senior Desk Manager and Part-time Correspondent)
*Ivy Kristina Saunar-Gasang, Anchor and News Editor of
Balitang Southern Tagalog
*Ace Medrano, Co-Anchor of Balitang Southern Tagalog and Also as Former Full-Time National Anchor of Regional TV News.
*Andrew Bernardo, News Producer, Senior Desk Manager, and Correspondent of Balitang Southern Tagalog
*Paul Hernandez, News Producer and Correspondent of Balitang Southern Tagalog
*Denise Hannah Mei Abante, News Producer and Correspondent of Balitang Southern Tagalog
*Hazel Alviar
Area of coverage
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Batangas
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Laguna
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See also
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DZBB-TV
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List of GMA Network stations
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Free-to-air television stations Analog Broadcast Stations
;Luzon
;Visayas
;Mindanao
Digital Broadcast Stations
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References
GMA Network stations
Television stations in Batangas
Television stations in the Philippines
Television channels and stations established in 1983
Digital television stations in the Philippines
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