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DYXX-TV (VHF channel 6)[1] is a television station in Iloilo City, Philippines, owned and operated by GMA Network, Inc. Its broadcast facilities along are located at the GMA Iloilo Complex, Phase 5, Alta Tierra Village, Jaro, Iloilo City,[2] with transmission facilities mainly at Piña-Jordan-Alaguisoc Road, Jordan, Guimaras, sharing with Barangay LS 93.5 (DYMK-FM).[3][4][5]

GMA TV-6 Iloilo (DYXX-TV)
Channels
BrandingGMA TV-6 Iloilo/Guimaras
GMA Western Visayas
Programming
SubchannelsSee list
AffiliationsGMA Network
Ownership
OwnerGMA Network, Inc.
History
First air date
1967
ABC/TV5 (1967-1972)
Technical information
Licensing authority
NTC
Power15 kW TPO (analog)[6]
10 kW TPO (digital)
Transmitter coordinates
10°38′36.8″N 122°37′8″E / 10.643556°N 122.61889°E / 10.643556; 122.61889 (DYXX-TV) (main facilities)
10°44′27.6″N 122°33′51.5″E / 10.741000°N 122.564306°E / 10.741000; 122.564306 (DYXX-DTV - Alternate facilities) (alternate digital facilities)

History

  • 1967 - DYXX-TV Channel 6 was launched by the Associated Broadcasting Corporation (now TV5) until Ferdinand Marcos declared Martial Law in September 1972.
  • 1984 - Channel 6 was reopened and became an affiliate station of Republic Broadcasting System under The Asian-Pacific Broadcasting Company, Inc.
  • February 1987 – DYXX-TV upgrading into an originating station with its first local newscast Banat as a local version of GMA Balita.
  • November 12, 1990 - The station's broadcast complex was badly damaged by flood after Typhoon Ruping (international name: Typhoon Mike) made a landfall in Iloilo City. The station's transmitter also collapsed, rendering GMA TV-6 and radio stations DYMK-FM and DYXX-AM (now DYSI-AM) inoperable for a short period. All television and radio operations were resumed after a month when a new transmitter in Jordan, Guimaras was constructed.
  • September 2007 - The new studio building and outside broadcasting facilities in MacArthur Road, Jaro, Iloilo City, were inaugurated.[7]
  • November 13, 2015 - 20 employees of GMA Iloilo were retrenched from the news department as part of the strategic streamlining undertaken by the network, cancelling Arangkada and Ratsada 24 Oras. The station is now downgraded as a relay station.[8]
  • August 27, 2018 - GMA Iloilo reupgrades back to an originating station with the launching of regional newscast One Western Visayas,[9] simulcasting via GMA TV-13 Bacolod, and 5 regional stations.
  • September 2019 - GMA Iloilo upgrades its 15 kW transmitter in Guimaras spending ₱63.79 million.[6]
  • June 29, 2020 - GMA Iloilo temporarily took over the broadcast of GMA Cebu, merging One Western Visayas with Balitang Bisdak airing via GMA TV-7 Cebu and its relay stations due to the worsening COVID-19 crisis. The setup ended on July 10 that year.
  • August 2, 2021 - GMA Iloilo commenced digital test broadcasts on UHF Channel 29 covering the provinces of Iloilo and Guimaras, spending GMA ₱8 million for the upgrade and installation.[6]
  • July 2023 - GMA Iloilo among the network's originating stations in the Philippines (outside GMA Manila) upgrades to its 16:9 widescreen format.[10]

GMA TV-6 Iloilo current programs

GMA TV-6 Iloilo former programs

Digital television

DYXX-TV's digital signal operates via UHF Channel 29 (563.143 MHz) and broadcasts on the following subchannels:

Channel Video Aspect Short name Programming Power kW (ERP)
6.01 480i 16:9 GMA GMA Iloilo (DYXX-TV) 10 kW TPO
6.02 GTV GTV
6.03 HEART OF ASIA Heart of Asia
6.04 I HEART MOVIES I Heart Movies
6.21 240p GMA 1-Seg GMA (DZBB-TV, 1seg)

Rebroadcasters

Since its relaunch as an originating station in 2018, GMA Iloilo relays through six television stations in Western Visayas, Negros Occidental, and Romblon.[9]

Relay stations[1][4][9][6][15][16]
Callsign Transmitter location TV TPO Coordinates
DWTR Tablas Island, Romblon[a] 7 (analog, VHF) 10 kW (analog) 12°24′24.9″N 122°4′8.9″E / 12.406917°N 122.069139°E / 12.406917; 122.069139 (DWTR-TV)
DYBB Numancia, Aklan[a] 2 (analog, VHF) 1 kW (analog) 11°43′5.1″N 122°21′40.8″E / 11.718083°N 122.361333°E / 11.718083; 122.361333 (DYBB-TV)
DYAM Roxas City, Capiz[a] 5 (analog, VHF)
15 (digital, UHF)		 2 kW (analog)
5 kW (digital)		 11°33′38.2″N 122°45′44.3″E / 11.560611°N 122.762306°E / 11.560611; 122.762306 (DYAM-TV)
DWGM Bacolod[b] 13 (analog, VHF)
44 (digital, UHF)		 10 kW (analog/digital) 10°40′8.8″N 122°56′56.3″E / 10.669111°N 122.948972°E / 10.669111; 122.948972 (DWGM-TV)
DYGM Murcia, Negros Occidental[b] 30 (analog, UHF)
15 (digital, UHF)		 40 kW (analog)
5 kW (digital)		 10°36′28.4″N 123°8′49.5″E / 10.607889°N 123.147083°E / 10.607889; 123.147083 (DYGM-TV)
D-10-YA Sipalay, Negros Occidental[a] 10 (analog, VHF) 0.01 kW (analog) 9°44′54.3″N 122°24′14.2″E / 9.748417°N 122.403944°E / 9.748417; 122.403944 (D-10-YA-TV)
  1. Relay station.
  2. Semi-satellite/relay station

Area of coverage

Red: Home location of GMA Iloilo
Light red and red: Market audience of GMA Iloilo
Violet: Areas that may receive signals from GMA Iloilo
Red: Home location of GMA Bacolod
Light red and red: Market audience of GMA Bacolod
Violet: Areas that may receive signals from GMA Bacolod

See also

References

  1. "TV BROADCAST STATIONS - as of July 2024" (PDF). National Telecommunications Commission. Retrieved April 19, 2026.
  2. "About GMA Regional TV". GMA Regional TV. Retrieved April 25, 2026.
  3. "2024_full_1744710753" (PDF). GMA Network, Inc. Retrieved April 22, 2026.
  4. "TV BROADCAST STATIONS - as of December 2025" (PDF). National Telecommunications Commission. Archived from the original on March 16, 2026. Retrieved April 19, 2026.
  5. "FM RADIO STATIONS - as of December 2025" (PDF). National Telecommunications Commission. Archived from the original on April 20, 2026. Retrieved April 22, 2026.
  6. "2021_full_1650331529" (PDF). GMA Network, Inc. p. 23. Retrieved April 22, 2026.
  7. "Seeding The Future - The 2007 GMA Network Annual Report" (PDF). GMA Network, Inc. Retrieved April 22, 2026.
  8. Burgos Jr., Nestor P. (November 16, 2015). "GMA 7 scraps Iloilo City news program, lays off 20 staff". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved April 22, 2026.
  9. "GMA Regional TV pioneers unified Hiligaynon newscast with One Western Visayas". GMANetwork.com. August 24, 2018. Retrieved April 22, 2026.
  10. Cordero, Ted (May 18, 2023). "GMA Regional TV channels' full shift to widescreen format eyed by July 3, 2023". GMA News. Retrieved April 22, 2026.
  11. "'Balitang Bisdak' rebrands as '24 Oras Central Visayas'". The Freeman. November 9, 2014. Retrieved April 22, 2026.
  12. "As smooth-as-silk takeover". The Philippine Star. August 14, 2006. Retrieved April 22, 2026.
  13. ""GMA Regional TV Early Edition" to brighten mornings starting August 31". GMANetwork.com. August 25, 2020. Retrieved April 22, 2026.
  14. Aienza, Barbette (April 6, 2008). "Kapuso regional shows keep viewers in style". The Philippine Star. Retrieved April 22, 2026.
  15. "gma_network_-_financial_report_-_full_-_2013_1415845551" (PDF). GMA Network, Inc. Retrieved April 22, 2026.
  16. "BROADCAST STATIONS_2019" (PDF). National Telecommunications Commission. Archived from the original on October 27, 2019. Retrieved April 22, 2026.