DYXX-TV

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DYXX-TV
Iloilo City
Branding GMA TV-6 Iloilo
Channels Analog: 6 (VHF)
Translators D10YA 10 Sipalay, Negros Occ.
Affiliations GMA Network
Owner Asian-Pacific Broadcasting Company
Founded February, 1985
Transmitter Power 30 kilowatts
Website iGMA.tv

DYXX-TV, channel 6, is a television station of Philippine television network GMA Network in Iloilo City. Its studios are located at the APBC - GMA Broadcast Complex in Iloilo City. Its transmiiters are located at Jordan, Guimaras with the power of 30, 000 watts and with effective radiating power of 72,000 watts. Covering the whole Western Visayas (Region 6), some parts of Palawan, Central Visayas, Southern parts of Luzon and Northern part of Mindanao.


GMA 6 Iloilo on Cable:

Cable/Satellite Provider Ch. # Coverage
Cable Star Iloilo 6 & 11 Iloilo City
Octagon Cable 7 Guimbal, Iloilo
Sky Cable Iloilo 7 Iloilo City
Cable Star Estancia 6 Iloilo City
Cable Star Iloilo 6 & 11 Santa Barbara, Iloilo
Buenavista Cable 6 & 11 San Jose, Antique
Sky Cable 18 Bacolod City
Kalibo Cable 6 Kalibo, Aklan
WFD Cable 6 Roxas City
Fil Vision 6 Roxas City
Southern Cable Iloilo 6 Miagao, Iloilo

Contents

[edit] GMA TV 6 History

  • February 1985 - DYXX-TV was launched.
  • February 1986 - first satellite feed from Manila.
  • February 1987 - first local newscast "Banat".
  • January 1988 - first live coverage of Dinagyang Festival in Freedom Grandstand, Iloilo City.
  • February 1999 - upgraded transmitter from 1 to 10 kilowatts.
  • July 1999 - upgraded studio facilities & equipment.
  • October 1999 - launched local news program "Ratsada", and variety show "Bongga!".
  • November 2001- "Bongga!" wins the Best Regional Variety Show award at KBP Golden Dove Awards.
  • September 2005- GMA Iloilo draws a record crowd of 60,000 people at the Iloilo Sports Complex during the first Grand Kapuso Fans Day in Iloilo. Noontime shows "Bongga!" and "Eat Bulaga!" 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.
  • February 2008- "Istayl Naton" (Our Style) a new show by GMA Entertainment TV Group in Western Visayas is launched.

[edit] DYXX GMA TV 6 Shows

[edit] DYXX GMA TV 6 Defunct Shows

  • Bongga! 11am-12nn / Sunday
  • Tok! Tok! Tok! Kwarta Pasok! 6pm-6:30pm Friday
  • Saksi sa Western Visayas 11:30am-12:00nn Monday-Friday
  • Banat 5pm-5:30pm Monday-Friday
  • Bantay 5pm-5:30pm Monday-Friday
  • 300 Seconds 5:00pm Monday-Friday
  • Kape at Balita 8am-9am Monday-Friday

[edit] See also


v • d • e
Broadcast television in the Iloilo City market
DYDY 2 (NBN) • DYXX 6 (GMA) • DYAF 10 (ABS-CBN) • DYJB 12 (IBC) • DYRI 26 (Silent) • DYMK 28 (Q) • DYAQ 30 (ACQ-KBN Sonshine TV) • DYAJ 38 (Studio 23) • DYNY 42 (UNTV) • DYRJ 46 (RJTV) • DYIC 48 (Ind.)
v • d • e
GMA Network stations in Visayas
DYPU 12 (Puerto Princesa, Palawan) - DYVB 8 (Borongan, Eastern Samar) - DYTL 10 (Tacloban City, Leyte) - DYCL 10 (Capoocan, Leyte) - DYIL 12 (Isabel, Leyte) - DYBB 7 (Kalibo, Aklan) - DYAM 5 (Roxas City, Capiz) - DYXX 6 (Iloilo)  - DYSS 7 (Cebu) - TV 5 (Calbayog City, Samar)
See also
ABC, ABS-CBN, IBC, NBN, RPN and GMA Network stations in Luzon and Mindanao
v • d • e
GMA Network, Inc.
Chairman/CEO: Felipe Gozon · Vice-Chariman/COO: Gilberto Duavit, Jr. · Founder: Robert Stewart
Board of Directors: Anna-Teresa Gozon-Abrogar · Joel Marcelo Jimenez · Judith Vazquez · Laura Westfall · Felipe Yalong
Artemio Panganiban (independent director) · Jaime Laya (independent director) · Roberto Parel (corporate secretary)
Subsidiaries
RGMA Network, Inc. · GMA Network Films, Inc. · GMA Pinoy TV  · GMA Life TV  · Alta Productions Group, Inc. · GMA Artist Center · GMA Records · GMA Kapuso Foundation · GMA Marketing and Productions, Inc. · New Media Inc. · Philippine Entertainment Portal · Scenarios, Inc.
Radio Networks
GMA New Media, Inc. Web Services
Broadcast Television Networks
Defunct Broadcast Television Networks
Citynet Television  · EMC (Entertainment Music Channel)  · Channel V Philippines
Productions and Affiliates
Annual Revenue: Php11 billion (▲12% FY 2006) [1] · Employees: 2,323 (2007) · Stock Symbol: (PSE: GMA7)  · (PSE: GMAP) · Website: igma.tv