DXBG-TV

{{Infobox television station

| callsign = DXBG-TV (GMA TV-8 General Santos)

| city = General Santos

| logo =

| branding = GMA TV-8 General Santos

| analog = 8 (VHF)

| digital = 34 (UHF) (ISDB-T) (test broadcast)

| virtual = 8.01

| subchannels = See list

| affiliations = {{plainlist|

8.1: GMA
8.2: GTV
8.3: Heart of Asia
8.6: I Heart Movies

}}

| sister_stations = DXMP-TV (GTV)
Barangay FM 102.3 General Santos

| founded = {{Start date and age|1985}}

| location = General Santos

| callsign_meaning = DXBG

| former_callsigns =

| former_channel_numbers = 5 (1975-1995)

| owner = GMA Network Inc.

| former_affiliations = GTV/MBS/PTV (1977-1995)

| power = Analog: 10 kilowatt
Digital: 10 kilowatt

| erp =

| haat =

| class =

| facility_id =

| coordinates = {{coord|6|8|19|N|125|10|45|E|type:landmark}}

| website = [http://www.gmanetwork.com/ GMANetwork.com]

}}

DXBG-TV, Channel 8 (analog) and Channel 34 (digital), is a local commercial television station owned and operated by GMA Network Inc. Its studio and transmitter are located at Nuñez St., Brgy. San Isidro, General Santos.

History

GMA General Santos began its broadcast on Channel 5 (DXWP-TV) as an affiliate of Southern TV Industries from 1985 to 1998. GMA General Santos transferred its current regional station to Channel 8 as an owned-and-operated station in 1998 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 the public affairs program Soccsksargen Isyu Karon and the news update Flash Bulletin, both launched in 2010. The station began to co-producing and simulcasting the first ever archipelago-wide newscast One Mindanao on August 28, 2017. This led to the station becoming a semi-satellite from GMA Davao.{{cite web|url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2021/02/02/2074577/gma-regional-tv-launches-pioneering-unified-newscast-bicol-region |title=GMA Regional TV launches pioneering 'unified newscast' for Bicol region |publisher=PhilStar |date=February 2, 2021 |accessdate=April 13, 2021}}

On December 6, 2021, GMA General Santos commenced digital test broadcasts on UHF Channel 34 covering General Santos and the provinces of South Cotabato and Sarangani.

On March 16, 2022, GMA General Santos inaugurated the state-of-the-art facility and studios located at Nuñez St., Brgy. San Isidro, General Santos.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UOLC4pW_xU One Mindanao: March 17, 2022][https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnw4sb7BdGE One Mindanao: GMA General Santos Station, Gi-inagurahan]