DYYQ-TV

DYYQ-TV was a television station in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental, Philippines. The station operated as Channel 22 under the Sonshine Media Network International (SMNI) television network and was identified with the SMNI TV 22 branding. Rather than functioning as an independently positioned commercial television brand, DYYQ-TV served as a local relay outlet within SMNI's broader Philippine broadcasting structure. The station was associated with SMNI TV 43 Davao, from which it relayed programming. Its studios and transmission facilities were located in Barangay Camanjac, Dumaguete, placing the station within the network's effort to extend its television reach beyond its principal Davao operation and into other Philippine markets. This arrangement reflects the role of many regional broadcast stations in the Philippines: a local transmitter and licensed station identity can carry the programming and brand of a larger national or regional network. DYYQ-TV's brand identity was therefore closely tied to SMNI rather than built around a separate schedule, product portfolio, or independently marketed service. Its principal offering was terrestrial television programming delivered on Channel 22 to viewers in and around Dumaguete and Negros Oriental. Available reference material does not establish a separate founding date, founder, ownership structure apart from its SMNI affiliation, or a distinct flagship program lineup for DYYQ-TV. The station is currently described as inactive. Because the available material does not specify when its broadcasts ceased, whether the inactivity was intended to be temporary, or whether the authorization was formally surrendered or cancelled, its precise closure history remains unclear. The station should consequently be understood as an inactive or defunct SMNI-affiliated broadcast outlet rather than as a currently operating television brand. Its historical significance lies mainly in its place within SMNI's expansion and relay network in the Philippines.

DYYQ-TV was established as a television station serving Dumaguete City and Negros Oriental under the Sonshine Media Network International umbrella. Its station identity was associated with SMNI TV 22, while its programming relationship was linked to SMNI TV 43 Davao. This indicates that DYYQ-TV operated primarily as a relay or rebroadcast outlet rather than as a fully independent network with its own nationally distributed programming. The station's facilities were located in Barangay Camanjac, Dumaguete, where its studios and transmitter were based. From this location, DYYQ-TV provided SMNI programming to viewers in its local coverage area. Its presence formed part of SMNI's effort to expand television availability across the Philippines by using affiliated or network-operated stations in different cities and regions. Unlike a consumer product brand, DYYQ-TV's offering consisted of a broadcast service: a terrestrial television signal carrying network programming. The available reference material does not provide a verified launch year, original owner, founding personnel, detailed programming schedule, or separate corporate history for the station. It also does not identify a distinct advertising proposition or local editorial strategy that would clearly differentiate DYYQ-TV from the SMNI network. The station is currently listed as inactive. No reliable date for the end of broadcasting is provided, and the available material does not clarify whether the inactivity resulted from a temporary suspension, a technical or operational change, a network restructuring, or a formal closure. Accordingly, DYYQ-TV's later history should be treated cautiously. It is best documented as an inactive former SMNI relay station in Dumaguete, with its historical role defined by regional signal distribution rather than by an independent national brand presence.

A regional relay station extending the Sonshine Media Network International television service into Dumaguete and surrounding areas.

• Television channel

  SMNI TV 22

  The Channel 22 television service associated with DYYQ-TV in Dumaguete. It carried programming connected with Sonshine Media Network International and functioned as a regional outlet for the network's television operations. The service was linked to SMNI TV 43 Davao and used the SMNI TV 22 identity in the Dumaguete market.

• Broadcast transmission

  DYYQ-TV terrestrial broadcast service

  DYYQ-TV's local broadcast operation consisted of terrestrial transmission from facilities in Barangay Camanjac, Dumaguete, serving viewers in Dumaguete City and the surrounding Negros Oriental area. The station's role was primarily to relay SMNI programming rather than to operate as an independent national network.

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