DXMJ-TV

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This article is about television station. For the defunct radio station in Zamboanga, see DXMJ-FM.

GMA TV-5 Davao (DXMJ-TV)
CityDavao City
Channels
BrandingGMA TV-5 Davao
Programming
SubchannelsSee list
Ownership
OwnerGMA Network Inc.
History
FoundedDecember 25, 1962 (1962-12-25)
Former call signs
DXMT-TV (1962-1972)
GMA Network:
DXSS-TV (1975-1994)
Former channel numbers
GMA Network:
7 (1975-1994)
Associated Broadcasting Corporation (1962-1972)
Call sign meaning
Menardo Jimenez
Technical information
Licensing authority
NTC
PowerAnalog: 25 kW
Digital: 15 kW
ERPAnalog: 360 kW
Digital: 72 kW
Transmitter coordinates07°04′25″N 125°34′34″E / 7.07361°N 125.57611°E / 7.07361; 125.57611
Links
WebsiteGMANetwork.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, Davao del Sur Province.

History

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  • December 25, 1962 - DXMT-TV Channel 5 was launched by Associated Broadcasting Corporation (now TV5 Network Inc. until President of the Philippines Ferdinand Marcos declared Martial Law.
  • October 1, 1998 - GMA Network acquired the Channel 5 frequency from ABC and its callsign was changed to DXMJ-TV. As part of its acquisition, GMA's transmitter site transferred from its original location in Tagum City, Davao del Norte to Shrine Hills in Davao City. Following these changes, Channel 5 was relaunched as a GMA Network station and became a relay station delivering programs from Metro Manila via DZBB-TV.
  • October 4, 1999 - DXMJ-TV was upgrading into an originating station with the producing of its regional newscasts Testigo (initially known as Testigo: GMA Super Balita), a localized version of the network’s longest-running newscast Saksi, focusing on news coverage for the Davao City area. This was soon followed by the launch of the musical variety show Singgit Davao on October 24 of the same year. Shortly thereafter, GMA’s television operations in Davao relocated to the Amesco Building along Magsaysay Street, which had been the home of GMA’s radio stations since its inauguration in 1996.
  • December 31, 1999 - GMA Network’s special Global Millennium Day event featured a regional version tailored for Cebuano viewers, complete with regional hosts. The celebration included a simulcast from GMA-7 Manila, showcasing Regine Velasquez’s performance of "Written in the Sands," while the regional feed was simultaneously broadcast across Mindanao through various relay stations. In addition to the television broadcast, a radio version of the event aired on DXGM 1125 and Campus Radio stations throughout the Mindanao region, ensuring wide accessibility for audiences across different platforms.
  • May 5, 2008 - GMA Davao relocated its television studios to its transmitter site in Shrine Hills, Matina, moving from its original studio at the Amesco Building. The Amesco Building continued to serve as the headquarters for GMA Davao's radio operations until it eventually moved to Shrine Hills in January 2010.
  • June 27, 2018 - GMA Davao commenced ISDB-T digital test broadcasts on UHF Channel 37 expanding its coverage to Metro Davao, the provinces of Davao del Norte and Davao del Sur, as well as several areas in Davao de Oro.

GMA TV-5 Davao current programs

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  • One Mindanao
  • Word of God Network
  • Kadayawan Festival (annually, every 3rd Sunday of August)
  • Siete Palabras Live at the San Pedro Cathedral (Good Friday)

GMA TV-5 Davao previously aired programs

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Rebroadcasters

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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

Since 2017, GMA Davao’s programming has been broadcast across more than fourteen relay and rebroadcasting stations throughout Mindanao, significantly extending its regional reach.

Prior to becoming a Davao-based satellite hub, the General Santos station operated as an originating station from 2010 to 2015. During that period, it produced localized programs such as SOCCSKSARGEN Isyu Karon and Flash Bulletin. However, following the centralization of regional operations, it was absorbed by GMA Davao. This resulted in the simulcast of One Mindanao and other regional interstitial segments. Many of the editorial and reportorial staff from General Santos were also integrated into GMA Davao's operations, especially as GMA General Santos was not re-upgraded to full originating status.

Similarly, GMA Cagayan de Oro operated as an originating station from 2010 to 2015, producing regional programs like Northern Mindanao Isyu Karon and Testigo Northern Mindanao (later rebranded as 24 Oras Northern Mindanao). These too were discontinued following the retrenchment, with GMA Cagayan de Oro being absorbed into GMA Davao’s network. Its programming was replaced with simulcasts of One Mindanao and related regional content, while a number of its staff were retained under GMA Davao.

Other stations— including those in Zamboanga, Sulu, Butuan, Cotabato, Surigao, and Tandag—previously functioned as direct satellite relays of GMA-7 Manila. As of August 28, 2017, they were reassigned as relay stations under GMA Davao, further consolidating Mindanao operations.

The Zamboanga station was later upgraded to a semi-satellite station for Western Mindanao on October 14, 2021, and the General Santos station followed as a semi-satellite station for South Central Mindanao on March 21, 2022.[1]

Station Location Channels TPO
DXDZ-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
DXLS-TV Jolo, Sulu 12 (VHF) 100 W (10.25 kW ERP)
D-4-XT-TV Dipolog Analog: 4 (VHF)
Digital: 15 (UHF) 		1 kW (analog)
10 kW (digital)
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)
DXGM-TV Ozamiz Analog: 5 (VHF)
Digital: 15 (UHF) 		1 kW (both analog & digital)
DXSB-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 (10.25 kW ERP)
DXRC-TV Tandag 2 (VHF) 1 kW (15 kW ERP)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "GMA Regional TV launches Zamboanga station". GMA News Online. October 14, 2021. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  2. ^ "GMA Network commissions new UHF TV relay station in Butuan City | GMANetwork.com - Corporate - Articles".