DYCL-TV
| Relay of DYSS-TV Cebu | |
|---|---|
| City | Tacloban City |
| Channels | |
| Branding | GMA TV-10 Tacloban |
| Programming | |
| Subchannels | See list |
| Affiliations |
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| Ownership | |
| Owner | GMA Network Inc. |
| DYBJ-TV (GTV) | |
| History | |
| Founded | 1987 |
First air date | 1987 (soft launch) 1988 (commercial broadcast) 1992 (relay) |
Former channel number(s) | 7 (1987-1992) |
| Digital subchannels: Hallypop (2021-2024) DepEd TV (2021-2022) Pinoy Hits (2023-2024) | |
Call sign meaning | TaCLoban |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | NTC |
| Power | Analog: 5 kW Digital: 10 kW |
| Links | |
| Website | GMANetwork.com |
DYCL-TV (channel 10) is a television station in Tacloban City, Philippines, airing programming from GMA Manila and GMA Cebu. Owned and operated by the network's namesake corporate parent, the station maintains a hybrid analog/digital transmitting facilities (shared with GTV outlet DYBJ-TV channel 26) atop Mt. Canlais, Basper, Tacloban City.[1][2][3]
Although identifying as a separate station in its own right, DYCL-TV is considered a satellite station of DYSS-TV (channel 7) in Cebu City.
History
[edit]In 1987, as part of the relaunch of GMA which reopened thirteen years before with its flagship station in Manila, DYCL-TV channel 7, the first television station in Eastern Visayas, was opened for soft launch with a new identity as GMA Radio-Television Arts and introduced the Where You Belong slogan to catch the attention of local viewers. The relaunch of GMA, aside from sporting a light blue square logo with the network name in white, also had a circle 7 logo in use, In its final years, the blue circle 7 logo used was similar to those used by the ABC in some United States cities (later used the rainbow colors of red, yellow, green and blue stripes, as GMA prepares for a network reformatting).
GMA Tacloban went commercial broadcast operations in 1988 as DYCL-TV channel 7, the second VHF television station established in Tacloban City after the establishment of provincial stations of BBC Channel 2 (owned by Banahaw Broadcasting Corporation). Its transmitter was at 5-kilowatt power capacity, covering Tacloban City and nearby islands. During that same year, News at Seven Tacloban, the station's first local newscast was launched as the first regional newscast of GMA Radio-Television News (now GMA Integrated News) in Eastern Visayas that serving Tacloban City. At that time, DYCL-TV was the first regional station of the GMA Radio-Television Arts network to introduce some localized news. The station's programming was scheduled until 1992, when DYCL-TV became a relay station of DYSS-TV Cebu City followed by the station's VHF assignment from Channel 7 to the current Channel 10; thus allowing it to work at par with Cebu-based programming, as well as becoming a hub for viewers in the Tacloban City area and Leyte provinces.
On April 30, 1992, as part of the network's expansion of coverage which started exactly four years after with the inauguration of the network's Tower of Power in its flagship station in Manila (based in Quezon City), DYCL-TV was launched as the Rainbow Satellite network. Through its nationwide satellite broadcast, GMA's national programmings were seen across the Philippine archipelago and Southeast Asia resulting in DYCL becoming a relay (satellite-selling) station of the network's flagship station DZBB-TV Channel 7 Manila to reach Waray viewers around the Eastern Visayas region, with retaining local programming basically from Cebu station to serve local audiences. Following the launch, GMA 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 Futura Extra Bold and analogous gloominess of Indigo as its fonts in the letters.
It was only on October 4, 1999, when Channel 10 Tacloban began simulcasting one of GMA Cebu's local newscast Balitang Bisdak, targeting the Waray-speaking interviewees of Tacloban City besides Cebuano and during that time, it also broadcast their own station-produced programs.
On November 8, 2013, GMA Tacloban went off the air due to the landfall of Typhoon Haiyan, causing the station's transmitter facility and the electrical lines were heavily damaged brought by the said typhoon. A month later, the program returns after power was restored in Mt. Canlais, Basper.
On December 31, 2021, GMA Tacloban commenced its ISDB-T digital test broadcasts on UHF Channel 34, authorized with an power output of 10,000-watt covering Tacloban City and the provinces of Leyte, as well as several parts of Samar and Biliran.
GMA TV-10 Tacloban local programs
[edit]All of the following programs are relayed from GMA Cebu:
- Balitang Bisdak
- Word of God Network
GMA TV-10 Tacloban former programs
[edit]- News at Seven Tacloban (1988-1992)
- GMA Regional TV Live! (2020-2024)
Digital television
[edit]Digital channels
[edit]UHF Channel 34 (593.143 MHz)
| Channel | Video | Aspect | Short name | Programming | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.01 | 480i | 16:9 | GMA | GMA Cebu Relay (Main DYCL-TV programming) | Commercial Broadcast (10 kW) |
| 10.02 | GTV | GTV | |||
| 10.03 | HEART OF ASIA | Heart of Asia | |||
| 10.04 | I HEART MOVIES | I Heart Movies | |||
| 10.31 | 240p | GMA 1Seg | GMA Cebu Relay | 1seg |
Areas of coverage
[edit]Primary areas
[edit]Secondary areas
[edit]- Samar
- Portion of Biliran
- Portion of Southern Leyte
- Portion of Sorsogon
Rebroadcasters
[edit]DYCL-TV's programming is relayed to the following stations across the Eastern Visayas.
| Station | Location | Channels | TPO |
|---|---|---|---|
| DYVB-TV | Borongan | 8 (VHF) | 1 kW (25 kW ERP) |
| DYAS-TV | Calbayog | 5 (VHF) | 1 kW (15 kW ERP) |
| DYIL-TV | Ormoc | 12 (VHF) | 1 kW |
References
[edit]- ^ https://aphrodite.gmanetwork.com/corporate/quarterlyreports/2021_full_1650331529.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "List of TV Broadcast Station" (PDF). www.mom-rsf.org.
- ^ "NTC Broadcast Stations via FOI website" (PDF). foi.gov.ph. August 17, 2019.
See also
[edit]| VHF channels | |
|---|---|
| UHF channels | |
| Digital channels | |
| Defunct and inactive stations |
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