DXMJ-TV


DXMJ-TV, channel 5, is a commercial VHF television station of Philippine television network GMA Network Inc.. Its studios and transmitter are located at GMA Complex, Broadcast Ave., Shrine Hills, Matina, Davao City.
GMA Davao is the main regional hub for the network's Mindanao region, comprising the Davao-based station, semi-satellites in Cagayan de Oro and General Santos, parts of Northern and South Central Mindanao, and most of Caraga region.

History

Beginnings (1965-1972)

GMA Davao began operations in 1965 as DXSS-TV channel 7, the first provincial television station in Mindanao. DXSS-TV was inaugurated by Southern Broadcasting Network under the affiliations of GMA Network's predecessor Republic Broadcasting System. Eight years after the successful of the radio station DXSS-AM, the company ventured into television broadcasting as DXSS Channel 7 with the rebranding of RBS TV-7 Davao. The station was subsequently shut down following the declaration of Martial Law by then-President Ferdinand Marcos by the virtue of Proclamation 1081 on September 21, 1972.

Return to operations, GMA Radio-Television Arts and Rainbow Satellite Network era (1974-1994)

Under the ownership of RBS in 1974, DXSS-TV channel 7 was reopened with the variant of the GMA Radio-Television Arts identification, though Republic Broadcasting System, Inc. as its corporate name of the network until 1996. The network relaunched aside from sporting a light blue square logo with the network name in white, also had a circle 7 logo in a use, in its final years the blue circle 7 logo used was similar to those used by the ABC in some United States cities, with the later used the rainbow colors of red, yellow, green and blue stripes, and it was also the originating station serving Davao City with its first local newscast News at Seven Davao. It also launched its Cebuano drama series Goot da Wanderpol, which syndicated from its co-owned station in Cebu from 1980 to 1985.
On April 30, 1992, following the network's expansion of coverage, DXSS-TV channel 7 was introduced of the Rainbow Satellite Network launch, which commences its nationwide satellite broadcast to bring live broadcasts from Manila-sourced national programmings via DZBB-TV, the network's flagship TV station in Manila, to viewers in the Davao region, with the utilizes a new logo to correspond with the rebranding and a satellite-beaming rainbow in a multicolored striped based on the traditional scheme of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet, with GMA in a metallic form uses a San Serif Century Gothic Extra Bold and analogous gloominess of Indigo as its fonts in the letters.

Moved to channel 5 (1994-present)

In 1994, when Southern Broadcasting Network bought the station DXSS-TV channel 7 from Republic Broadcasting System as its partnership, the channel's affiliation was swapping ABC; which was declaration of Martial Law days twenty-two years ago, and GMA consummated channel 5 frequency following the callsign changed to DXMJ-TV. Since consummate for the purchase, GMA Channel 5 Davao became an owned-and-operated station under the newly-ownership of Republic Broadcasting System. The network was later formally changed its corporate name to GMA Network Incorporated on May 16, 1996, with GMA now standing for Global Media Arts.
In 1999, GMA Channel 5 Davao was re-upgraded into an originating station with the producing its local newscast Testigo: GMA Super Balita for Davao City and some parts of Mindanao region. In the same year, they opened their studios at the 4th floor of Amesco Building, Magsaysay Street, Davao City, joining their radio counterparts who have been staying there since 1996. In 2005, "Testigo" and "Singgit Davao" were re-launched and were taken under the wing of GMA News & Public Affairs and GMA Entertainment TV Group respectively. In August of the same year, "Singgit Davao" was relaunched as "Kuyaw!" in time for the Kadayawan Festival. GMA Davao's first morning show, Una Ka BAI was launched on October 8, 2007 with Sarah Hilomen, Derf Mais, and MK Sobrecarey as its initial hosts. On May 5, 2008, GMA Davao's studios moved to Shrine Hills, Matina after 9 years in Amesco Building.
On November 10, 2014, following the changes of the network's flagship newscast 24 Oras, GMA News & Public Affairs Davao's local newscast Testigo was re-launched and rebranded as 24 Oras Southern Mindanao. However, on February 1, 2016, the program is the only GMA regional newscast to use the 24 Oras branding after two of its other regional newscasts reverted branding to its original names; which premiered since 1999 and 2008 respectively, following the cancellation was the retrenchment of its staffs and personalities and the closure of the network's regional news department as part of the strategic streamlining happened to all of its regional operations of GMA since two years ago.
In preparation for the newly-launch of GMA Regional TV division, GMA Channel 5 Davao launched its first ever Mindanao-wide newscast One Mindanao on August 28, 2017 as part of the new development. Channel 5 Davao since then expanding its local programmings influence to the Southern Mindanao and later to Northern Mindanao and Caraga, culminating in 2017 with the formation of GMA's Mindanao region together with the Davao-based station as its studio facility. On June 27, 2018, GMA Davao started digital test broadcasts on UHF 37 covering Metro Davao and the provinces of Davao del Norte and Davao del Sur, as well as several parts of Davao de Oro.

GMA TV-5 Davao current programs

GMA TV-5 Davao previously aired programs

Digital channels

UHF Channel 37
ChannelVideoAspectPSIP Short NameProgrammingNote
5.01480iGMAGMA Davao Commercial broadcast
5.02480iGNTVGMA News TVCommercial broadcast
5.03480iHEART OF ASIAHeart of AsiaCommercial broadcast
5.04240pGMA1SEGGMA Davao1seg broadcast

Rebroadcasters

GMA Davao's programmings were seen in over thirteen relay/rebroadcasting stations in the whole Mindanao since 2017. Prior to its Davao-based satellite station, the General Santos station was previously operated as an originating station from 2010 to 2015, with its former programs Soccksargen Isyu Karon and Flash Bulletin until it was absorbed by GMA Davao which led to simulcast One Mindanao and other regional interstitial, as well as some of the editorial and reportorial staff are employed by the latter. The Cagayan de Oro station was previously operated as an originating station from 2010 to 2015, with its former programs Northern Mindanao Isyu Karon and Testigo Northern Mindanao/24 Oras Northern Mindanao until it was absorbed by GMA Davao which led to simulcast One Mindanao and other regional interstitial, as well as some of the editorial and reportorial staff are employed by the latter. The Zamboanga, Sulu, Butuan, Surigao and Tandag stations are formerly direct satellite stations to GMA-7 Manila before being reassigned as relays to GMA Davao since August 28, 2017.
StationLocationChannelsERP
DXJC-TVCagayan de Oro35 20 kW
DXBG-TVGeneral Santos8 10 kW
DXLA-TVZamboanga City9 5 kW
DXMC-TVCotabato City12 1 kW
DXLS-TVJolo, Sulu12 100 W
D-4-XT-TVDipolog4 1 kW
DXEJ-TVPagadian3 1 kW
DXMK-TVMount Kitanglad, Bukidnon12 5 kW
DXRV-TVIligan11 2 kW
DXGM-TVOzamiz5 1 kW
DXBM-TVButuan26 5 kW
D-10-XA-TVSurigao City10 1 kW
DXRC-TVTandag2 1 kW