DXTE-TV
| Cagayan de Oro City | |
|---|---|
| Branding | TV5 Cagayan de Oro |
| Slogan | Choose Courage |
| Channels | Analog: 21 (UHF) |
| Affiliations | TV5 |
| Owner | TV5 Network Inc. |
| Founded | July 8, 1993 |
| Call letters' meaning |
DX Tan Edward (former owner, deceased) |
| Sister station(s) | DXRL-TV (AksyonTV) |
| Former callsigns |
DXCC-TV (1968-1992) DXHB-TV (1992-1995, under the partnership of RMN) |
| Former channel number(s) |
10 (1968-1972) 8 (1992-1995, under the partnership of RMN) |
| Former affiliations | ABC Cagayan de Oro (1993-2008) |
| Transmitter power | 120 kilowatts |
| Website | www.tv5.com.ph |
DXTE-TV, channel 21, is a television station of Philippine television network TV5 Network, Inc.. Its studio and transmitter are located at TV5 Complex, Macapagal Drive, Upper Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City (near ABS-CBN).
History
Opened in 1968, DXCC-TV Channel 10 is the first television station in the whole Northern Mindanao was launched by Associated Broadcasting Corporation until President of the Philippines Ferdinand Marcos declared Martial Law was forced to shut-down in 1972.
On July 8, 1993, the station was opened after reopening of the national ABC-5 along with changed its callsign to DXTE-TV following by frequency from Channel 10 to Channel 21 (opposite DZET-TV 28 in Baguio). Aside of this, ABC Cagayan de Oro also began its broadcast on Channel 8 (DXHB-TV) under the partnership of Radio Mindanao Network which was then newly established of this network from 1992 to 1995.
On August 9, 2008, the station aired a countdown to its re-launch for much of the next day until 19:00 PHT, when the network officially re-launched under its new name of TV5.[1][2]
On October 2014, TV5 Cagayan de Oro moved its studio from E.V. Marcoso Bldg. in Corrales Avenue to its current home at the TV5 Complex in Macapagal Drive.
See also
- TV5
- List of TV5 Network, Inc. TV and radio stations
- Radyo5 101.5 News FM Cagayan De Oro
- Radio Mindanao Network (the former TV affiliate of TV5 Cagayan de Oro)
References
- ↑ "Tony Boy takes a partner". The Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
- ↑ "ABC-5 changes name to TV5". Philippine Entertainment Portal. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
