 On February 7, 2011, GMA Network announced that it would replace Q with the news channel GMA News TV.As Q's programming ended on February 20; the network, broadcasting under transitional branding Channel 11 (along with other stations nationwide), continued to air teasers for the impending re-launch from February 21–25, and signed off completely on the 26th and 27th of the same month in preparation for its re-launch of a secondary network a day later.On February 28, 2011, DWDG-TV and other GMA's sister UHF stations nationwide were reformatted and formal re-launch as news and public affairs channel GMA News TV, and as part of GMA News and Public Affairs's plans to expand its presence on free-to-air television.