DXMJ-TV

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GMA TV-5 Davao (DXMJ-TV)
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City Davao City
Channels
BrandingGMA TV-5 Davao
Programming
Subchannels See list
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner GMA Network Inc.
History
FoundedDecember 25, 1962 (1962-12-25)
Former call signs
DXSS-TV (1965-1995)
Channel 5: DXMT-TV (1962-1972)
Former channel number(s)
7 (1965-1995)
Channel 5: Associated Broadcasting Corporation (1962-1972)
Call sign meaning
Menardo Jimenez
Technical information
Licensing authority
NTC
Power Analog: 25 kW
Digital: 15 kW
ERP Analog: 360 kW
Digital: 72 kW
Transmitter coordinates 07°04′25″N125°34′34″E / 7.07361°N 125.57611°E / 7.07361; 125.57611
Links
Website GMANetwork.com

DXMJ-TV (channel 5) is a television station in Metro Davao, Philippines, serving as the Mindanao flagship of the GMA network. It is owned and operated by the network's namesake corporate parent alongside GTV outlet DXRA-TV (channel 27). Both stations share studios and hybrid analog/digital transmitting facility at the GMA Complex, Broadcast Ave., Shrine Hills, Brgy. Matina Crossing, Davao City.

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History

DXSS-TV channel 7 began commercial television operations in 1965, the first television station in Southern Mindanao. DXSS-TV was owned by the Southern Broadcasting Network and affiliated with GMA Network's predecessor Republic Broadcasting System. It became the second VHF television station to be established in Davao Region, while followed by the establishment of provincial stations of ABS Channel 2 (owned by ABS-CBN Corporation's predecessor Alto Broadcasting System) two years later.

On September 21, 1972, during the declaration of martial law by then-President Ferdinand Marcos by the virtue of Proclamation 1081, DXSS-TV was subsequently shut down.

In 1974, when RBS were sold to the triumvirate composed of Gilberto Duavit Sr., Menardo Jimenez and Felipe Gozon under the new management, DXSS-TV was reopened together with the network's own variation of GMA Radio-Television Arts. The relaunch of GMA, aside from sporting a light blue square logo with the network name in white, also had the using of the circle 7 logo, in its final years the blue circle 7 logo used was similar to those used by the ABC is some United States cities and later used the rainbow colors of red, yellow, green and blue stripes. During that year, DXSS-TV upgrading into an originating station and began its first local newscast of News at Seven Davao that serving Davao City. It also launched its Cebuano drama series Goot da Wanderpol, which was 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 was integrated into the Rainbow Satellite Network, which commences its satellite broadcast to bring live broadcasts of national and foreign programming from Manila-based DZBB-TV to viewers in the Davao region, with added opt-outs to serve local audiences. Following the launch, GMA 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 Futura Extra Bold and analogous gloominess of Indigo as its fonts in the letters.

In late 1998, GMA acquired the channel 5 frequency from its owner Associated Broadcasting Corporation, whose TV operations launched in 1962 until the declaration of martial law twenty-two years ago; having transferred its transmitter from its original site in Tagum, Davao del Norte to Shrine Hills in Davao City. As a result, Channel 5 relaunched as a GMA Network station followed by changed its callsign to DXMJ-TV. Meanwhile, channel 7 was took over the control of DXSS-TV to Southern Broadcasting Network three years ago.

On October 4, 1999, GMA Davao restored local programming with the return of a local newscast Testigo (first known as Testigo: GMA Super Balita), a local version of its longest-running newscast Saksi, covering the Davao City area. This was followed by the launched of a musical variety show "Singgit Davao" on October 24 of the same year. Following that, GMA's television operation in Davao then moved to the Amesco Building along Magsaysay Street, which had already been housing the GMA radio stations, in which was inaugurated in 1996.

On December 31, 1999, GMA special Global Millennium Day got a regional version to be served to Cebuano residence and including regional host. Then it was simulcast from GMA-7 Manila (for the Regine Velasquez performance called "Written in the Sands") and the regional feed were simulcast all over Mindanao via relayers. Also, it had a radio version via DXGM 1125 and Campus Radio stations all around Mindanao area.

On May 5, 2008, GMA Davao studios relocating to its transmitter site in Shrine Hills, Matina from its original studio at Amesco Building, which remains as the HQ for radio operations that was transferred in 1999.

GMA Davao started conducting digital test broadcasts on UHF channel 37 on June 27, 2018, covering Metro Davao and the provinces of Davao del Norte and Davao del Sur, as well as several parts of Davao de Oro.

Local programming

GMA Davao currently produces two news programs on weekdays that are broadcast throughout Mindanao: One Mindanao , a local evening newscast begun in 2017 and At Home with GMA Regional TV , a now-defunct morning program started in 2020 until it ended in 2024. In addition, GMA Davao produces annual coverage of the Kadayawan Festival.

Previous efforts at local news programming—morning show Una Ka BAI, the newscast 24 Oras Davao (previously Testigo) and a local edition of the Isyu Ngayon news magazine—were scrapped in 2015 and 2016 respectively, as part of retrenchment in GMA's regional news operations. Biyaheng DO30, focused primarily on Davao city government issues. However, the program ended on December 25, 2022.

Digital television

Digital channels

Subchannels of DXMJ-DTV (Channel 37)
Channel Video Aspect Short nameProgrammingNote
5.01 480i 16:9 GMAGMA Davao (Main DXMJ-TV programming)Commercial broadcast (15 kW)
5.02GTV GTV
5.03HEART OF ASIA Heart of Asia
5.06HALLYPOP Hallypop
5.07I HEART MOVIES I Heart Movies
5.08PINOY HITSPinoy Hits
5.31 240p GMA1SEGGMA Davao 1seg broadcast

Area of coverage

Primary areas

Secondary areas

Rebroadcasters

Red: Home location of GMA Davao
Light red and red: Market audience of GMA Davao
Violet: Areas that may receive signals from GMA Davao GMA Davao coverage area.png
Red: Home location of GMA Davao
Light red and red: Market audience of GMA Davao
Violet: Areas that may receive signals from GMA Davao
Red: Home location of GMA Northern Mindanao
Light red and red: Market audience of GMA Northern Mindanao
Violet: Areas that may receive signals from GMA Northern Mindanao GMA Northern Mindanao coverage area.png
Red: Home location of GMA Northern Mindanao
Light red and red: Market audience of GMA Northern Mindanao
Violet: Areas that may receive signals from GMA Northern Mindanao
Red: Home location of GMA General Santos
Light red and red: Market audience of GMA General Santos (de jure)
Violet: Areas that may receive signals from GMA General Santos GMA GenSan coverage area.png
Red: Home location of GMA General Santos
Light red and red: Market audience of GMA General Santos (de jure)
Violet: Areas that may receive signals from GMA General Santos
Red: Home location of GMA Zamboanga
Light red and red: Market audience of GMA Zamboanga
Violet: Areas that may receive signals from GMA Zamboanga GMA Zamboanga coverage area.png
Red: Home location of GMA Zamboanga
Light red and red: Market audience of GMA Zamboanga
Violet: Areas that may receive signals from GMA Zamboanga

GMA Davao's programmings were seen in over fourteen 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 when GMA General Santos is not re-upgraded in the future. 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, Kidapawan, Cotabato, 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. The Zamboanga station was later upgraded as a semi-satellite station for Western Mindanao as of October 14, 2021, along with General Santos station for South Central Mindanao as of March 21, 2022. [1]

StationLocation Channels TPO
DXJC-TV Cagayan de Oro Analog: 35 (UHF)
Digital: 47 (UHF)
20 kW (analog)
10 kW (digital)
DXBG-TV General Santos Analog: 8 (VHF)
Digital: 34 (UHF)
10 kW (both analog & digital)
DXLA-TV Zamboanga City Analog: 9 (VHF)
Digital: 41 (UHF)
5 kW (analog)
10 kW (digital)
DXMC-TV Cotabato City 12 (VHF)1 kW
DXBV-TV Kidapawan Analog: 12 (VHF)
Digital: 26 (UHF)
5 kW (both analog & digital)
DXLS-TV Jolo, Sulu 12 (VHF)100 W (10.25 kW ERP)
D-4-XT-TV Dipolog 4 (VHF)1 kW
DXEJ-TV Pagadian 3 (VHF)1 kW (10 kW ERP)
DXMK-TV Mount Kitanglad, Bukidnon Analog: 12 (VHF)
Digital 44: (UHF)
5 kW (analog)
10 kW (digital)
DXRV-TV Iligan Analog: 11 (VHF)
Digital: 33 (UHF)
2 kW (analog)
5 kW (digital)
DXGM-TV Ozamiz Analog: 5 (VHF)
Digital: 15 (UHF)
1 kW (both analog & digital)
DXBM-TV [2] Butuan Analog: 26 (UHF)
Digital: 15 (UHF)
5 kW (analog)
10 kW (digital)
D-10-XA-TV Surigao City 10 (VHF)1 kW
DXRC-TV Tandag 2 (VHF)1 kW (15 kW ERP)

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