DXBG-TV

DXBG-TV is a local commercial television station owned by GMA Network Inc. Its transmitter is located at Nuñez St., Brgy. San Isidro, General Santos City. The station began its broadcast on Channel 5 (DXWP-TV) as an affiliate of Southern TV Industries from 1985 to 1992. GMA General Santos its currently regional station to Channel 8 as an owned-and-operated station in 1992 and became a relay station delivering programs from Metro Manila via DZBB-TV. 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. The station began to co-producing and simulcasting the first ever Mindanao-wide newscast One Mindanao on August 28, 2017. This led to the station becoming a semi-satellite from GMA Davao. In the future, there were no plans to re-upgrade with its upcoming newscast to launch for expansion.[1] On December 6, 2021, GMA General Santos commenced digital test broadcasts on UHF Channel 34 covering General Santos City and the provinces of South Cotabato and Sarangani. On March 16, 2022, GMA General Santos inaugurates the state of the art facility and studios located at Nuñez St., Brgy. San Isidro, General Santos City.[2][3]