ON THIS DAY: GMA Network begins broadcasting their FTA and International Channels on Widescreen

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It was on February 27, 2023 when GMA Network has officially switching it’s broadcast from the older 4:3 Aspect Ratio into 16:9 format, otherwise known as Widescreen. Despite it’s big switch on their transmission, it is still on 4:3 on their broadcast output because these was widely known as “Anamorphic Widescreen Format”.

This big switch from GMA Network, was applied not just on GMA, but also it’s sister channel, GTV, it’s digital subchannels (HEART OF ASIA, I HEART MOVIES, HALLYPOP and PINOY HITS), GMA’s International Channels (GMA Pinoy TV, GMA Life TV, and GMA News TV International) and GMA Regional TV.

It’s first-ever TV Series of the network being broadcast since it’s transition to widescreen on-air was Mga Lihim ni Urduja, which was premiered the same day as it is.

PHCA-2024H1-3696/February 27, 2024.

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