GMA Iloilo (DYXX-TV)
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| City | Iloilo City |
| Channels | |
| Branding | GMA TV-6 Iloilo |
| Programming | |
| Subchannels | See list |
| Affiliations |
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| Ownership | |
| Owner | GMA Network Inc. |
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| History | |
| Founded | 1967 |
| ABC (1967-1972) Digital subchannels: Hallypop (2021-2024) DepEd TV (2021-2022) Pinoy Hits (2023-2024) | |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | NTC |
| Power | Analog: 10,000 watts Digital: 10,000 watts |
| ERP | 75,000 watts |
| Links | |
| Website | GMANetwork.com |
DYXX-TV (channel 6) is a television station in Iloilo City, Philippines, airing programming from GMA network. It is owned and operated by the network's namesake corporate parent alongside GTV outlet DYKV-TV (channel 28). Both stations share studios at the GMA Compound, Phase 5 Alta Tierra Village, MacArthur Drive, Brgy. Quintin Salas, Jaro, Iloilo City, while DYXX-TV's hybrid analog/digital transmitting facilities are located at the GMA Transmitter Complex, Pina-Tamborong, Alaguisoc Road, Jordan, Guimaras.
History
[edit]- 1967 - DYXX-TV Channel 6 was launched by the Associated Broadcasting Corporation (now TV5 Network Inc.) 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 - DYXX-TV Channel 6 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.
- 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 - GMA Channel 6 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" (Our Style), 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 ("It hurts you know"), 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! (now Barangay FM 93.5).
- 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 (satellite-selling) station.[1]
- 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.[2]
- 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.
- August 2, 2021 - GMA Iloilo commenced its ISDB-T digital test broadcast on UHF Channel 29 covering Iloilo City and the provinces of Iloilo and Guimaras, as well as parts of Negros Occidental.
GMA TV-6 Iloilo current programs
[edit]- One Western Visayas
- Word of God Network
- Dinagyang Festival (annually, every 4th Sunday of January)
Digital television
[edit]Digital channels
[edit]DYXX-TV's digital signal operates on UHF channel 29 (563.143 MHz) and broadcasts on the following subchannels:
| Channel | Video | Aspect | Programming | Short name | Note |
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| 6.01 | 480i | 16:9 | GMA | GMA Iloilo (Main DYXX-TV programming) | Commercial broadcast (10 kW) |
| 6.02 | GTV | GTV | |||
| 6.03 | HEART OF ASIA | Heart of Asia | |||
| 6.04 | I HEART MOVIES | I Heart Movies | |||
| 6.31 | 240p | GMA 1SEG | GMA Iloilo Relay station of DZBB-TV Manila | 1seg broadcast |
Areas of coverage
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Light red and red: Market audience of GMA Iloilo
Violet: Areas that may receive signals from GMA Iloilo
Primary areas
[edit]Secondary areas
[edit]- Portion of Negros Occidental
