Balitanghali
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Balitanghali is the noontime newscast of GMA News TV
GMA News TV
GMA News TV is a news and lifestyle-oriented channel in the Philippines. It is owned and operated by GMA Network Inc. through the supervision GMA News and Public Affairs...

 in the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

. The newscast is also heard simultaneously on Super Radyo DZBB 594 every weekends. The newscast is anchored by Pia Arcangel
Pia Arcangel
Pia Arcangel-Halili is a television newscaster and journalist in the Philippines. She is currently a co-anchor of GMA News TV's afternoon newscast, Balitanghali with Raffy Tima and formerly a host of Art Angel, a weekly children's show, on GMA Network. She is married to PBA SOLAR Sports...

 and Raffy Tima
Raffy Tima
Raffy Tima is a Filipino anchor, producer and host of GMA Network and its affiliate GMA News TV.Tima was one of GMA’s main reporter during the 2000 to 2004 series of kidnapping by the Abu Sayyaf group, a Muslim extremist group in Southern Mindanao, and the all-out war of the Armed Forces of the...

 during weekdays and Mariz Umali and Jun Veneracion during weekends. It also aired worldwide via GMA Life TV
GMA Life TV
GMA Life TV, incorporated in February 2008 by GMA Network, is an international Filipino television station, and the company's secondary international channel to GMA Pinoy TV.-Background:...

.

Background

The newscast was first aired on GMA's secondary network, QTV on November 11, 2005 during the network's initial broadcast. On February 6, 2010, the newscast launched their weekend edition and began airing.

Balitanghali was also simulcasted on radio through GMA Network's flagship station DZBB. In June 2008, the simulcast was only limited to weekends to give way for the radio station's noontime newscast, Super Balita sa Tanghali Nationwide
Super Balita sa Tanghali Nationwide
Super Balita sa Tanghali Nationwide is the afternoon newscast of AM station DZBB anchored by Melo del Prado and Gani Oro. The radio program is also simulcast on all GMA Super Radyo stations in the country.-See also:...

.

After Q ceased airing on February 21, 2011, the newscast was carried over on its replacement network, GMA News TV
GMA News TV
GMA News TV is a news and lifestyle-oriented channel in the Philippines. It is owned and operated by GMA Network Inc. through the supervision GMA News and Public Affairs...

 on February 28, 2011. The newscast had moved out of their initial studio at GMA Network Center
GMA Network Center
The GMA Network Center is the headquarters of the GMA Network, a major radio and television network in the Philippines. It is located at EDSA corner South Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City. It is the network's main television and radio production center, and its main transmission facility for most of...

 and had introduced a new studio set at GMA Network Studio 2, title card, graphics, and OBB. On April 25, 2011, Grace Lee
Grace Lee
Grace Lee is a Korean television host and radio disc jockey working in the Philippines. She is the third Korean expatriate to appear prominently in Philippine television, after Sandara Park, Sam Oh and Ryan Bang...

 was named as the new host for the Star Bites segment for weekdays.

On May 23, 2011, Balitanghali extended its weekday news airing weekday news to 90 minutes starting at 11:30 AM.

See also

  • List of programs broadcast by GMA News TV
  • GMA News and Public Affairs
    GMA News and Public Affairs
    GMA News and Public Affairs is the news department of the Philippine broadcaster GMA Network and its sister network GMA News TV...

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