# DXDZ-TV

DXJC-TV (TV-35 and DTV-47) is a television station in Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines, airing programming from the GMA network. Owned and operated by the network's namesake corporate parent, the station maintains studios at the 2/F Centro Mariano Bldg., Sergio Osmeña St., Brgy. 31, Cagayan de Oro, while DXJC-TV's hybrid analog and digital transmitting facility is located at the GMA Transmitter Site, Malasag Heights, Brgy. Cugman, Cagayan de Oro.
The network invested PhP 200 million for the upgrade of the station's studios and facilities and was launched on January 23, 2013 (with the branding GMA Northern Mindanao) in time for the 2013 midterm elections. On February 5, 2013, the frequency moved to Channel 35, together with the launch of the Cebuano-language newscast Testigo Northern Mindanao. GMA Channel 35 is the flagship station of GMA Northern Mindanao, with relay stations in Dipolog, Pagadian, Ozamiz and Bukidnon, as well as parts of Lanao del Norte, Lanao del Sur, Camiguin, Misamis Oriental, Misamis Occidental, Caraga region, Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur, Southern Bohol, Basilan, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi and Zamboanga Sibugay.

## History

GMA Cagayan de Oro began its operations in 1975 on Channel 12 under the call letters DXDZ-TV; a year after RBS were sold to a triumvirate composed of Felipe Gozon, Gilberto Duavit Sr. and Menardo Jimenez. At the same time, DXDZ-TV Channel 12 was launched under the ownership of RBS with the variant of the GMA Radio-Television Arts identification, though Republic Broadcasting System remained as its corporate name 14 years later. The network relaunched aside from sporting a light blue square logo with the network name in white, also had the using of the circle 12 logo, in its final years the blue circle 12 logo used was similar to those used by the ABC in some United States cities and later used the rainbow colors of red, yellow, green and blue stripes.
On April 30, 1992, following the network's expansion of coverage, DXDZ-TV channel 12 was introduced of the Rainbow Satellite network launch, which commences its nationwide satellite broadcast to bring live broadcasts from Manila-sourced national programmings via DZBB-TV, GMA's flagship TV station in Manila, to viewers in the Northern Mindanao region, with the 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 uses a San Serif Century Gothic Extra Bold and analogous gloominess of Indigo as its fonts in the letters. GMA revamped between 1995 and 1998, while the latter revived the slogan, Where You Belong.
On October 27, 2002, during an episode of its noontime variety show SOP, GMA received a new logo as part of becoming a Kapuso Network launched.
In 2009, GMA Cagayan de Oro became a satellite station in Northern Mindanao after Bacolod, General Santos and Naga. At that time, the station's former studio is based at 2/F Hotel Conchita Bldg., at the corner of Guillermo and Yacapin Sts.
In 2012, GMA Cagayan de Oro launched its relay station via Channel 35 with its public affairs program Northern Mindanao Isyu Karon. Prior to this, the frequency used to be launched QTV/Q, GMA Network's sister channel, on November 11, 2005, which later became GMA News TV on February 28, 2011.
On January 23, 2013, GMA Cagayan de Oro was upgraded to a "super station" and it was called GMA Northern Mindanao in its branding. It can be watch/seen in Cagayan de Oro, the provinces of Bukidnon, Camiguin, Misamis Occidental and Oriental, parts of Bohol, Lanao del Norte, Lanao del Sur and Compostela Valley along with North and South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Agusan del Norte and Sur, Surigao del Norte and Sur, Zamboanga del Sur and Maguindanao.
On February 5, 2013, GMA Northern Mindanao transferred its frequency to Channel 35 with the launched of its flagship local newscast Testigo Northern Mindanao, while its sister channel GMA News TV moved to the then-newly frequency Channel 43 at the same day.
On November 10, 2014, following changes of its now-main newscast 24 Oras, GMA Northern Mindanao re-launched its flagship local newscast 24 Oras Northern Mindanao. However, that change suddenly cuts short when the newscast was abruptly cancelled on April 24, 2015, after more than two years of broadcast due to the strategic streamlining happened to all provincial stations of the network. Following the cancellation was the retrenchment of its staff and personalities and the closure of the network's regional news department. The station now delivers local programs from Manila via DZBB-TV Channel 7.
On August 28, 2017, after a two-year hiatus on producing local newscast, GMA Northern Mindanao began to co-producing and simulcasting the first ever Mindanao-wide newscast One Mindanao. This led to the station becoming a semi-satellite from GMA TV-5 Davao.
On December 15, 2020, GMA Northern Mindanao commenced digital test broadcasts on UHF Channel 47 covering Metro CDO and the provinces of Misamis Oriental and Camiguin, as well as several parts of Bukidnon.

## Currently aired local programs

* One Mindanao
* Word of God Network

## Previously aired local programs

* Newscope - first flagship regional newscast
* Northern Mindanao Isyu Karon (November 22, 2010 – February 4, 2013) - GMA Northern Mindanao's public affairs program (with simulcast since 2012 on Channel 35). The program ended on February 4 then it was replaced by the new program for the flagship regional newscast, "Testigo Northern Mindanao" when the frequency was moved to the said flagship station.
* Let's Fiesta
* Testigo Northern Mindanao
* 24 Oras Northern Mindanao
* Isyu ug Istorya
* Visita Iglesia
* At Home with GMA Regional TV (2020–2024)
* Biyaheng DU30 (2016–2022)

## Digital Television
### Digital Channels

UHF Channel 47 (671.143 MHz)
| Channel | Video | Aspect | Short name | Programming | Note |
| 35.01 | 480i | 16:9 | GMA | GMA Cagayan de Oro (Main DXJC-TV programming) | Commercial broadcast (10 kW) |
| 35.02 | 480i | 16:9 | GTV | GTV | Commercial broadcast (10 kW) |
| 35.03 | 480i | 16:9 | HEART OF ASIA | Heart of Asia | Commercial broadcast (10 kW) |
| 35.06 | 480i | 16:9 | I HEART MOVIES | I Heart Movies | Commercial broadcast (10 kW) |
| 12.21 | 240p | 16:9 | GMA 1-Seg | GMA Cagayan de Oro (relay station of DZBB-TV Manila) | 1seg |

## Coverage Areas
### Primary Areas

* Cagayan de Oro
* Misamis Oriental

#### Secondary Areas

* Camiguin
* Northern portion of Bukidnon

## See Also

* List of GMA Network stations