DYLS-TV

DYLS-TV (GTV-27 Cebu)
Metro Cebu;
City	Cebu City
Channels	Digital: DYSS-TV 26 (UHF; ISDB-T) (test broadcast); Virtual: 7.02;
Branding	GTV-27 Cebu
Programming
Affiliations	GTV (O&O)
Ownership
Owner	GMA Network Inc.; (Citynet Network Marketing and Productions Inc.)
Sister stations	DYSS-TV (GMA); GMA Super Radyo DYSS 999 Cebu; Barangay RT 99.5 Cebu;
History
Founded	1995
First air date	August 25, 1995; 29 years ago (as Citynet 27); November 11, 2005; 18 years ago (as QTV/Q); February 28, 2011; 13 years ago (as GMA News TV); February 22, 2021; 3 years ago (as GTV);
Former affiliations	Independent (1995-1999); STAR TV through Channel [V] (1999-2001); Silent (2001-2005); QTV/Q/QualityTelevision (2005-2011); GMA News TV (2011-2021);
Call sign meaning	"Loreto Stewart"
Technical information
Licensing authority	NTC
Power	20 kW
ERP	113.4 kW
Links
Website	GTV.ph

DYLS-TV, channel 27, is a commercial television station of Philippine television station GTV, wholly owned by Citynet Network Marketing and Productions, a subsidiary of GMA Network Inc. Its analog transmitter is located at the GMA Skyview Complex, Nivel Hills, Apas, Cebu City and its digital transmitter is located at Mt. Busay, Brgy. Bonbon, Cebu City.

History

DYLS-TV signed on the air in 1995 as Citynet Television 27 (or just Citynet 27). It was programmed like an independent station—GMA intended Citynet 27 to be its main outlet for imported programming (particularly from the United States), which freed up slots in GMA Network's schedule for more domestic productions. However, by 1999, the station turned into a music channel as EMC, the Entertainment Music Channel—which was also the country's first locally operated music channel. A few months later, GMA reached a deal with Asian broadcaster STAR TV to allow this station to be a carrier of Channel V Philippines, which took effective December 19, 1999. However, the station closed down on July 25, 2001 due to financial problems.

On November 11, 2005, after four years of being dark, the station returned its operations as an all-female lifestyle channel QTV (Quality TeleVision; later renamed as simply Q in March 2007), with its flagship station in Metro Manila was DZOE-TV—which GMA ran as part of a lease with its owner, ZOE Broadcasting Network (who also aired programming on Q's schedule as part of the agreement, which also granted it access to technical resources from GMA). This would feature a lineup predominantly aimed towards of women, with a mixture of domestic and imported lifestyle programs and dramatic series. GMA Network announced that it would replace Q with the news channel GMA News TV, which was unveiled on February 7, 2011. As Q's programming ended on February 20, the network, broadcasting transitional branding Channel 11 (along with other stations nationwide), continued to air teasers for the impending re-launch from February 21–25, and signed off completely on the 26th and 27th of the same month in preparation for the launch of the new service. On February 28, 2011, DYLS-TV and other GMA's sister UHF stations nationwide were reformatted and formal re-launch as news and public affairs channel GMA News TV, and as part of GMA News and Public Affairs's plans to expand its presence on free-to-air television.

On February 9, 2021, GMA Network announced that GMA News TV will officially rebrand to GTV on February 22, 2021 as the new news, entertainment and sports channel (similarly to its old Citynet & Q format in 1995).

Digital television

Digital channels

UHF Channel 26 (545.143 MHz)

Channel	Video	Aspect	Short name	Programming	Note
7.01	480i	4:3	GMA	GMA Cebu (Main DYSS-TV programming)	Commercial broadcast (15 kW)
7.02			GTV	GTV Cebu (DYLS-TV programming)
7.03			HEART OF ASIA	Heart of Asia
7.04			HALLYPOP	Hallypop
7.05			I HEART MOVIES	I Heart Movies
7.06			(UNNAMED)	style="background-color:#EBE9E8"\| Test feed	Black screen
7.07			(UNNAMED)	style="background-color:#EBE9E8"\| Test feed	Black screen
7.31	240p		GMA1SEG	GMA Cebu	1seg broadcast

History

Digital television

Digital channels

See also