DYXX-TV

DYXX-TV 6 history

• 1967 – DYXX-TV Channel 6 was launched by the Associated Broadcasting Corporation until Marcos declared Martial Law in 1972.
• 1974 – DYXX-TV Channel 6 was reopened and became an affiliate station of Republic Broadcasting System under Asian-Pacific Broadcasting Company. At the same time, the station's own variation of GMA Radio-Television Arts ident aside from sporting a light blue square logo with the network name in white, also had a circle 6 logo in use, in its final years the blue circle 6 logo used was similar to those used by the ABC is some U.S. cities.
• February 1987 – DYXX-TV upgrading into an originating station with its first local newscast "Banat" as a local version of "GMA Balita" from the national GMA 7.
• January 1988 – The station launched first live coverage of Dinagyang Festival in Freedom Grandstand, Iloilo City.
• April 30, 1992 – DYXX-TV officially introduced the Rainbow Satellite Network which commences its satellite broadcast from the flagship station in Manila to viewers in the Western Visayas, following the network's 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 using a Futura Black fontface, and analogous gloominess of Indigo as its fonts in the letters.
• May 16, 1996 – RBS formally changed its corporate name to GMA Network Inc., with GMA now standing for Global Media Arts.
• December 1998 – GMA Channel 6 increased its transmitting power to 10,000 watts, and later upgraded their studio facilities & equipments and increase power to 30,000 watts with a new tower in Jordan, Guimaras in July 1999.
• October 1999 – The station launched its local news program "Ratsada" and variety show "Bongga!".
• November 2001 – "Bongga!" won the Best Regional Variety Show award at KBP Golden Dove Awards.
• September 2005 – GMA Iloilo drew a record crowd of 60,000 at the Iloilo Sports Complex during the first Grand Kapuso Fans Day in Iloilo. Noontime shows "Bongga!" and "Eat Bulaga!" were aired live from the venue.
• January 2006 – "Ratsada" and "Bongga!" were re-launched and were taken under the wing of GMA News and Public Affairs and GMA Entertainment TV group respectively.
• October 2007 – The new studio along GMA Broadcast Complex in MacArthur Road, Jaro, Iloilo City was opened and TV 13 Bacolod was relaunch as its repeater station with a power of 500 watts in Sipalay and Bacolod.
• February 2008 – "Istayl Naton", a new show by GMA Entertainment TV Group in Western Visayas is launched.
• October 2009 – GMA Iloilo celebrated its 10th year in the business with an outreach program and a big concert at SM City Iloilo Carpark. Rhian Ramos, Glaiza de Castro and Akihiro Sato were the Kapuso celebrities who attended the said events.
• October 2010 – GMA News & Public Affairs Iloilo launched Ilonggo Isyu Subong, a one-hour public affairs show about the topics and issues around Iloilo City.
• September 19, 2011 – GMA Entertainment Television in Iloilo launched Araguy, a new show which features Ilonggo and canned funny videos hosted by Papa Prince, Papa Jim and Papa Sang of Talk to Papa on 93.5 Ayos!.
• November 10, 2014 – GMA News & Public Affairs Iloilo relaunched Ratsada as "24 Oras Western Visayas".
• July 20, 2015 – GMA News & Public Affairs Iloilo relaunched 24 Oras Western Visayas again as "Ratsada 24 Oras".
• November 13, 2015 – GMA Network decided to cancel airing Ratsada 24 Oras following the retrenchment of 20 employees from the news department as part of the strategic streamlining undertaken by the network. The station is now downgraded as a relay station.
• August 27, 2018 – GMA Iloilo re-upgrading back to an originating station with the launching of regional newscast One Western Visayas following the newly-launch of the network's regional TV division.
• June 29, 2020 – GMA Iloilo temporarily took over the broadcast of GMA Cebu with One Western Visayas airing in Cebu and the rest of Central and Eastern Visayas due to the Enhanced Community Quarantine in Cebu City.

  GMA TV-6 Iloilo currently airing programs

• One Western Visayas
• The Word of God Network
• Dinagyang Festival

  GMA TV-6 Iloilo previously aired programs

• Bongga!
• Tok! Tok! Tok! Kwarta Pasok!
• Saksi sa Western Visayas
• Banat
• Bantay
• 300 Seconds
• Kape at Balita
• The Ilonggo Agenda
• Ratsada
• Araguy
• Istayl Naton
• Ilonggo Isyu Subong
• Let's Fiesta
• Visita Iglesia
• Arangkada
• 24 Oras Western Visayas
• Ratsada 24 Oras

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