General Santos | |
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City | General Santos |
Branding |
GMA Channel 8 GMA General Santos |
Slogan |
Kapuso ng bawat Pilipino Kapuso sa kada Pilipino |
Channels | Analog: 8 (VHF) |
Affiliations | GMA Network |
Owner | GMA Network Inc. |
Founded | 1998 |
Call letters' meaning | DXBG-TV |
Sister station(s) | DXGS-TV (GMA News TV) Channel 26 |
Former channel number(s) | 5 (1985-1998) |
Former affiliations | MBS/PTV (1977-1998) |
Transmitter power | 50 Kilowatts |
Website | GMANetwork.com |
DXBG-TV, channel 8, is a television station of Philippine television network GMA Network. Its transmitter is located at Nuñez St., Brgy. San Isidro, General Santos City.
GMA General Santos began its broadcast on Channel 5 (DXWP-TV) as an affiliate of Southern TV Industries from 1985 to 1998. In 1998, GMA moved its regional station to Channel 8 as an owned-and-operated station. In 2009, GMA General Santos was relaunched as a satellite station with programs being produced, including public affairs program Soccsksargen Isyu Karon and news update Flash Bulletin, both launched in 2010.