DXDZ-TV

DXDZ-TV, channel 12, was a television station owned and operated by Philippine television network GMA Network Inc. Its studios and offices were located at the 2nd floor of Centro Mariano Building, Sergio Osmeña St., Cagayan de Oro City, while its transmitter was located at GMA Transmitter Site, Malasag Heights, Barangay Cugman, Cagayan de Oro City.

History[]

In 1975 under the ownership of RBS, DXDZ-TV channel 12 was launched 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 the using of the circle 12 logo, in its final years the blue circle 12 logo used was similar to those used by the ABC in some United States cities and later used the rainbow colors of red, yellow, green and blue stripes.

On April 30, 1992, following the network's expansion of coverage, DXDZ-TV channel 12 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 Northern Mindanao 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.

In 2009, it became a satellite station in Northern Mindanao after Bacolod, General Santos and Naga. The station's former studio is based at 2/F Hotel Conchita Building, Corner of Guillermo and Yacapin Streets. The network invested PhP 200 million for the upgrade of the station's studios and facilities and was launched on January 23, 2013 (with the branding GMA Northern Mindanao) in time for the 2013 midterm elections.^[1] On February 5, 2013, the frequency moved to Channel 35, together with the launch of the Cebuano-language newscast Testigo Northern Mindanao. GMA Channel 35 is the flagship station of GMA Northern Mindanao, with relay stations in Dipolog, Pagadian, Ozamiz and Bukidnon, as well as parts of Lanao del Norte, Lanao del Sur, Camiguin, Misamis Oriental, Misamis Occidental, Caraga region, Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur, Southern Bohol, Basilan, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi and Zamboanga Sibugay.^[2] The station is currently inactive.

GMA TV-12 Cagayan de Oro previously aired local programs[]

• Newscope - first flagship regional newscast^[3]
• Northern Mindanao Isyu Karon (November 22, 2010 – February 4, 2013) - GMA Northern Mindanao's public affairs program (with simulcast since 2012 on Channel 35). The program ended on February 4 then it was replaced by the new program for the flagship regional newscast, "Testigo Northern Mindanao" when the frequency was moved to the said flagship station.
• Let's Fiesta
• Testigo Northern Mindanao
• 24 Oras Northern Mindanao
• Isyu ug Istorya
• Visita Iglesia

See also[]

• List of GMA Network stations

References[]