DXMJ-TV

DXMJ-TV (GMA TV-5 Davao)

Metro Davao
City	Davao City
Channels	Analog: 5 (VHF) Digital: 37 (UHF) (ISDB-T) (test broadcast) Virtual: 5
Branding	GMA TV-5 Davao
Programming
Subchannels	See list
Affiliations	5.1: GMA Network 5.2: GTV 5.3: Heart of Asia 5.4: Hallypop 5.5: I Heart Movies 5.7: DepEd TV
Ownership
Owner	GMA Network Inc.
Sister stations	DXRA-TV (GTV) GMA Super Radyo DXGM 1125 Davao Barangay FM 103.5 Davao
History
Founded	December 25, 1962
Former call signs	DXMT-TV (1962-1972)
Former channel number(s)	7 (1965-1994)
Former affiliations	ABC (1962-1972)
Call sign meaning	DX Menardo Jimenez (former chairman)
Technical information
Licensing authority	NTC
Power	Analog: 25 kW Digital: 15 kW
ERP	Analog: 360 kW Digital: 72 kW
Transmitter coordinates	07°04′25″N 125°34′34″E / 7.07361°N 125.57611°E / 7.07361; 125.57611
Links
Website	GMANetwork.com

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 Zamboanga, parts of Northern and South Central Mindanao including General Santos, and most of Caraga region.

History[]

• 1965 - GMA Davao began operations as DXSS-TV channel 7, the first provincial television station in Mindanao. DXSS-TV was inaugurated by Southern Broadcasting Network, as the affiliate of GMA Network's predecessor Republic Broadcasting System. Eight years after the successful launch of its radio station DXSS-AM, the company ventured into television broadcasting as DXSS Channel 7, adopting the brandname RBS TV-7 Davao (now known as ETC TV-7 Davao).
• September 21, 1972 - DXSS-TV subsequently shut down following the declaration of Martial Law by then-President Ferdinand Marcos by the virtue of Proclamation 1081.
• 1974 - Under the ownership of RBS, DXSS-TV channel 7 was reopened with the variant of the GMA Radio-Television Arts identification, though Republic Broadcasting System, Inc. remained as its corporate name of the network until 1996. The newly relaunched Channel 7 had sported the network's light blue square logo with the network name in white with the circle 7 logo, in its final years the blue circle 7 logo used was similar to those used by the ABC in some United States cities (in 1991 the rainbow colors of red, yellow, green and blue stripes was adopted), and it was also relaunched as an 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.
• April 30, 1992 - following the network's expansion of coverage, DXSS-TV channel 7 was integrated into the Rainbow Satellite Network nationwide satellite broadcast to bring live broadcasts of national and foreign programming from Manila-based DZBB-TV, the network's flagship TV station, to viewers in the Davao region, with added local opt-outs to serve local audiences. The new logo which came with rebranding had the name GMA in Sans Serif Century font in a gray metal-like form and a satellite-beaming rainbow in a multicolored stripe based on the traditional scheme of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet.
• 1994 - when Southern Broadcasting Network bought the station DXSS-TV channel 7 from Republic Broadcasting System as its partnership, the channel's affiliation was swapped with ABC, whose former station had been closed due to declaration of Martial Law twenty-two years ago, and GMA thus acquired the channel 5 frequency resulting to a callsign change to DXMJ-TV, which has been used till the present. Since the consummation of the purchase, GMA Channel 5 Davao became an owned-and-operated station under the ownership of Republic Broadcasting System, which later formally changed its corporate name to GMA Network Incorporated on May 20, 1996, with GMA now standing for Global Media Arts.
• October 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 several other provinces in southern Mindanao. 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.
• 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.
• October 8, 2007 - GMA Davao's first morning show, Una Ka BAI was launched with Sarah Hilomen, Derf Mais, and MK Sobrecarey as its initial hosts.
• May 5, 2008 - GMA Davao's studios moved to Shrine Hills, Matina after 9 years in the Amesco Building, which remains as the HQ for radio operations. The Upgraded Situated Equipment Transmitter Tower with Increased Transmitter Output Power 60 kilowatts (360 kilowatts ERP) Full Clearer Situated Power in whole Davao Region.
• 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.
• February 1, 2016 - 24 Oras Davao 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.
• August 28, 2017 - In preparation for the relaunch of the GMA Regional TV division, GMA Channel 5 Davao launched its first ever Mindanao-wide newscast One Mindanao as part of the new development. Channel 5 Davao since then expanding its local programming influence to the Southern Mindanao and later to Northern Mindanao and Caraga, culminating in 2017 with the formation of GMA's Mindanao region with the Davao-based station serving as its main studio facility.
• 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[]

• One Mindanao (Monday to Friday)
• Biyaheng DO30 (Sundays)
• Kadayawan Festival (yearly)
• At Home with GMA Regional TV (Monday to Friday)
• Siete Palabras Live at the San Pedro Cathedral (Good Friday)

GMA TV-5 Davao previously aired programs[]

• 24 Oras Davao
• 24 Oras Southern Mindanao
• Ang Bastonero (1999-2000) (from GMA Cebu)
• Ang Mahiwagang Baul
• Business Today
• Istayl Nato
• Isyu Karon Southern Mindanao / Isyu Mindanao
• Isyu ug Istorya
• Ka Ina
• Kakabakaboo
• Kape at Balita
• Kapuso Sine Spesyal
• Kuyaw!
• Let's Fiesta
• Mga Kuwento ni Lola Basyang
• Sabado Box Office Hits
• Singgit Davao
• Testigo
• The Mindanao Agenda (special program for 2010 elections)
• Una Ka BAI
• Visita Iglesia

Digital television[]

Digital channels[]

UHF Channel 37 (611.143 MHz)

Area Of Coverage[]

Primary Areas[]

• Davao City
• Davao del Sur
• Davao del Norte

Secondary Areas[]

• Davao Oriental
• Davao Occidental
• Portion of Davao de Oro

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

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

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, 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.^[1]

See also[]

• DXRV
• DXGM-AM
• List of GMA Network stations

References[]