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{{Infobox television station
| name = PTV-4 Manila
| callsign = DWGT-TV
| city = [[Quezon City]]
| logo = [[File:PTV 4 Logo June 2017.svg|center|300px]]<br>[[File:PTV 4 Logo April 2017.svg|center|250px]]
| logo_size =
| branding = ''PTV-4 Manila''
| analog = 4 ([[VHF]])
| digital = 14 ([[UHF]]) (''[[ISDB-T International|ISDB-Tb]]'') (test broadcast)
| virtual = 4.01
| subchannels = [[#Digital channels|See list]]
| affiliations = {{plainlist|
* '''4.01:''' [[People's Television Network|PTV HD]]
* '''4.02:''' PTV SD
* '''4.03:''' [[DZRB-AM|Radyo Pilipinas 1]]
* '''4.04:''' [[PTV Sports (TV program)|PTV Sports]]
}}
| founded = {{Start date and age|1974|02|02|mf=yes}}
| location = [[Metro Manila]]
| country = PH
| owner = [[People's Television Network|People's Television Network, Inc.]]
| sister_stations = [[DZTV-TV]] ([[Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation|IBC]]) <br> [[DZRB-AM|DZRB]] (Radyo Pilipinas 1)
| callsign_meaning = '''DW'''<br>'''G'''overnment<br>'''T'''elevision (former branding)
| former_callsigns = DZFM-TV (1961-1972)<br>DZXL-TV (1969-1972)
| former_channel_numbers = '''Analog:'''<br>10 (1961-1972)<br>'''Digital:'''<br>[[DZCE-TV|48]] (UHF) (2009–2015) <br>42 (UHF) (2015–2021)
| former_affiliations = [[Presidential Broadcast Service|PBS]] (1961-1972) <br>[[ABS-CBN]] (1969-1972)<ref name="scdecision">{{cite web |url=http://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/47364 |title=G.R. No. 133347 |access-date=July 3, 2017 |date=October 15, 2008 |website=Supreme Court E-Library}}</ref><br> '''Digital subchannels''':<br> [[Salaam TV (Philippine TV channel)|Salaam TV]] (2017-2023)
| licensing_authority = [[National Telecommunications Commission|NTC]]
| power = Analog: 50 kW <br> Digital: 5 kW
| erp = Analog: 500 kW<br> Digital: 25 kW
| coordinates = {{coord|14|39|16|N|121|2|45|E|type:landmark}}
| website = [https://www.ptni.gov.ph/ www.ptni.gov.ph]
}}
'''DWGT-TV''' (channel 4) is a [[television station]] in [[Metro Manila]], Philippines, serving as the [[Flagship (broadcasting)|flagship]] of the government-owned [[People's Television Network]]. The station maintains studios and hybrid analog/digital transmitting facility at Broadcast Complex, Visayas Avenue, Brgy. Vasra, Diliman, [[Quezon City]].
==History==
In 1961, the Philippine government, through the [[Philippine Broadcasting Service]] (now [[Presidential Broadcast Service]]) established a government TV station called DZFM-TV Channel 10 which it time-shared with two other organizations. It was financed by government subsidy but had a short life because of channel frequency allocation.<ref name="dzfmtv">[https://web.archive.org/web/20091026063847/http://geocities.com/pinoytv/earlydays.htm What's the story, pinoy TV]</ref>
The frequency rights of Channel 4 were previously owned by one of the [[ABS-CBN Corporation|ABS-CBN]] stations in Metro Manila (DZXL-TV 4) when the station moved from channel 9 to channel 4 on November 14, 1969.<ref name="scdecision" /><!--{{Cite web |url=http://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/jurisprudence/2008/october2008/133347.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=July 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104054054/http://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/jurisprudence/2008/october2008/133347.htm |archive-date=November 4, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>-->
During the Martial Law era, the government seized the frequency of channel 4 of ABS-CBN, reopened it by the [[National Media Production Center]] on February 2, 1974, as Government Television (GTV). GTV was located at the former [[ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center]] complex on Bohol (now Sgt. Esguerra) Avenue, Quezon City, which was renamed Broadcast Plaza. In 1976, it began broadcasting in full color — becoming the last national network that transitioned from the then existing monochrome to color broadcasting.  By 1980, GTV became MBS (Maharlika Broadcasting System), a full-blown media machinery for former president [[Ferdinand E. Marcos]], and one of four TV stations in operation back then. Surprising, though, as Marcos banned [[Voltes V]], MBS carried [[Daimos]].{{citation needed|date=October 2016}}
On February 24, 1986, during a live news conference in [[Malacañan Palace|Malacañang]], rebel forces tried to capture MBS and eventually succeeded. At the heat of exchanges between Marcos and then Chief of Staff General [[Fabian Ver]], MBS suddenly went off the air when its facilities were taken over by rebel forces and by that afternoon started broadcasting for the people with its massive marathon coverage. Once the government then attempted not to broadcast the situation made by the rebels, only to fail.
During the administration of President [[Corazon Aquino]], it became known as People's Television Network (PTV) after a brief period under the ''New TV-4'' branding. The years following its broadcast, PTV's facilities, then housed on a major part of ABS-CBN's present studio complex in Bohol (now Sgt. Esguerra) Avenue, Quezon City, became a subject of a legal battle between the Lopezes and the Government.
To end the scuffle, the Aquino government, through the Bureau of Broadcast Services, which then newly revived the pre-Martial Law era Philippine Broadcasting Service, decided to expand the former National Media Production Center building in Visayas Ave. to eventually accommodate PTV. On January 22, 1992, the station moved its studios to the said complex with transmitters and other equipment largely donated from a grant of the French government. The Broadcast Center on the other hand, had been given back to ABS-CBN, who regained total control over the facility.
On July 16, 2001, PTV was renamed as National Broadcasting Network (NBN). By that time it introduced the country's first two-hour newscast Teledyaryo, and adopted mostly programs that showcase the programs of the Arroyo administration.
As [[President of the Philippines|President]] [[Benigno Aquino III]] entered office in June 2010, once again, NBN became part of PTNI to enhance its news and programing to viewers nationwide and worldwide until recently, NBN introduced its digital broadcast on [[ISDB|ISDB-T]] channel 48 as the transmitter was rehabilitated and upgraded its frequency using advanced transmitter equipment from [[Harris Corporation]] of the United States.
In his second [[State of the Nation Address (Philippines)|State of the Nation Address]] on July 25, 2011, Aquino called the government to make plans in re-strengthening PTV as a Government broadcaster.
On October 6, 2011, NBN reverted to the original People's Television Network (PTV) and followed by on July 2, 2012, PTV was rebranded as new slogan "Telebisyon ng Bayan (People's Television)".
As President [[Rodrigo Duterte]] entered office on July 1, 2016, the "Telebisyon ng Bayan" slogan was dropped from the logo, retaining its 2012 PTV logo on July 11, 2016, and followed by on November 25, 2016, it was officially announced that PTV was under the new manangement, the network named former [[TV5 (Philippine TV network)|TV5]] Production Engineering head Dino Apolonio was appointed as the Network General Manager and he also assumed as the Network Chief Operating Officer replacing Albert Bocobo (who tendered his courtesy resignation to President Duterte through [[Presidential Communications Group (Philippines)|Presidential Communications Office]] secretary [[Martin Andanar]] on July 7, 2016.), and also the network's board member Josemaria Claro was also appointed as Network Vice Chairperson.
On January 4, 2017, PCOO Secretary Martin Andanar announced that PTV's transmitter power output was increased from 25&nbsp;kW to 60&nbsp;kW for a clearer and better signal reception.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pcoo.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/PCOO-E-Brochure.pdf |title=PCOO E-Brochure |publisher=[[Presidential Communications Group (Philippines)|Presidential Communications Operations Office]] |access-date=June 26, 2017}}{{Dead link |date=June 2020}}</ref>
On April 3, 2017, PTV launched its transitional and wordmark logo, its corresponding station ID, and new graphics,<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yctujy03gMg |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211219/yctujy03gMg |archive-date=2021-12-19 |url-status=live|title=PTV-4 Temporary Station ID (April 3-June 27, 2017)|publisher=Neil Unknown YouTube Channel|date=April 3, 2017|access-date=April 3, 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Finally, its official logo, which represents the elements of the [[Flag of the Philippines|Philippine flag]], was launched upon the station's sign-on on June 28, 2017. The network also launched its new slogan, "Para sa Bayan (For the Nation)", which was already used since July 2016 (prior to the re-branding).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.facebook.com/PTVph/videos/1683337688393561/|title=PTV Official Station ID (2017)|publisher=PTV FB Page|date=June 28, 2017|access-date=June 28, 2017}}</ref>
In February 2, 2024, PTV celebrated 50th anniversary. The network also launched its new slogan, "Ang Pambansang TV Sa Bagong Pilipinas (National TV Network For A New and Better Philippines)",
==Digital television==
===Digital channels===
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DWGT-TV broadcasts its digital signal on UHF Channel 14 (473.143&nbsp;MHz) and is multiplexed into the following subchannels:
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
|-ABS
! [[Digital subchannel#United States|Channel]]
! [[Display resolution|Video]]
! [[Aspect ratio (image)|Aspect]]
! Short name
! Programming
! Note
! Power kW (ERP)
|-
| 4.01
| [[1080i]]
| rowspan="5"|[[16:9 aspect ratio|16:9]]
| PTV HD1
| rowspan="2"| [[People's Television Network|PTV]] {{small|(Main DWGT-TV programming)}}
| rowspan="4"| [[Commercial broadcasting|Commercial Broadcast]]
| rowspan="5"|(5&nbsp;kW)
|-
| 4.02
| rowspan=3|[[480i]]
| PTV SD1
|-
| 4.03
| PTV SD2
| [[DZRB-AM|Radyo Pilipinas 1]]
|-
| 4.04
| PTV SD3
| [[PTV Sports (TV program)|PTV Sports]]
|-
| 4.31
| [[240p]]
| PTV 1SEG
| [[People's Television Network|PTV]]
|[[1seg]]
|-
|}
Prior to its current DTT channel frequency, PTV was previously using the UHF Channel 48 frequency (677.143&nbsp;MHz; now being used by [[Christian Era Broadcasting Service International]] to broadcast [[DZCE-TV|Iglesia ni Cristo Television (INCTV)]] on analog TV) from its beginning of digital test transmission until the first half of 2015, while TV5 (through its affiliate [[Nation Broadcasting Corporation]]) was using UHF Channel 42 before it discontinued. Later on September 7, 2015, PTV moved to UHF Channel 42 frequency (641.143&nbsp;MHz) until July 15, 2021.
NTC released implementing rules and regulations on the re-allocation of the UHF Channels 14-20 (470–512 Megahertz (MHz) band) for digital terrestrial television broadcasting (DTTB) service. All operating and duly authorized Mega Manila VHF (very high frequency) television networks are entitled to a channel assignment from Channels 14 to 20.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.philstar.com/business/2018/02/23/1790389/rules-out-re-allocation-digital-tv-frequency-band | title=Rules out on re-allocation of digital TV frequency band | work=The Philippine Star | date=February 23, 2018 | access-date=July 19, 2021 | author=Louella Desiderio}}</ref>
On July 16, 2021, PTV began to transmit its digital test broadcast on UHF Channel 14 (473.143&nbsp;MHz) as its permanent frequency assigned by NTC.
President [[Rodrigo Duterte]] on his first [[State of the Nation Address (Philippines)|State of the Nation Address]] on July 25, 2016, stated that the government will put up two government-run TV channels for the Muslims and the Lumad,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.rappler.com/nation/140875-duterte-sona-2016-state-media |title=Duterte: State-run media to create Muslim and Lumad channels |work=[[Rappler]] |last=Ranada |first=Pia |date=July 25, 2016 |access-date=July 7, 2017}}</ref> hence Salaam TV was established, while the channel for the Lumad is still being planned.
In addition, the government's official news agency ([[Philippine News Agency|PNA]]) is planning to launch its own dedicated news channel on PTV's digital subchannel. Eventually, it launched a late-night newscast called '''PNA Newsroom''' airing every midnight on PTV.<ref name="pna channel">{{cite news |url=http://pcoo.gov.ph/pna-launches-new-website-and-mobile-app/|title=PNA launches new website and mobile app|agency=[[Presidential Communications Operations Office]]|date=April 24, 2017|access-date=July 8, 2017}}</ref>
===PTV SD1===
Presidential Communications Operations Office began broadcasting its own state owned channel, the OPS TV, in mid-2018. The subchannel features archived and Prior to its standalone channel launch.
== Areas of coverage ==
=== Primary areas ===
* [[Metro Manila]]
* [[Cavite]]
* [[Bulacan]]
* [[Laguna (province)|Laguna]]
* [[Rizal (province)|Rizal]]
=== Secondary areas ===
* [[Pampanga]]
* Portion of [[Tarlac]]
* Portion of [[Zambales]]
* Portion of [[Bataan]]
* Portion of [[Nueva Ecija]]
* Portion of [[Batangas]]
* Portion of [[Quezon]]
==See also==
*[[People's Television Network]]
*[[List of People's Television Network stations and channels]]
*[[Presidential Broadcast Service]]
*[[DZRB-AM|Radyo Pilipinas 1 738]]
*[[DZSR|Radyo Pilipinas 2 918]]
*[[DZRM|Radyo Pilipinas 3 1278]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
*{{cite web| url = http://www.geocities.com/pinoytv/index.htm| title = what's the story, pinoy tv?| access-date = October 20, 2006| author = Anastacio & Badiola|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050908073707/http://www.geocities.com/pinoytv/index.htm|archive-date=September 8, 2005}}
*''Para sa Bayan: Ang Kwento ng PTV'' [Documentary] (2017). Philippines: People's Television Network
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| before = [[DZXL-TV]]<br>(1969–1972)
| title = DWGT-TV
| years = (1974–present)
| after = Incumbent
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