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Solar News Channel
Type Broadcast commercial television network
Branding Solar News Channel
Country Philippines
First air date October 30, 2012
Availability Defunct
Slogan Inform. Inspire.
Owner Solar Entertainment Corporation
(Solar Television Network)
Area served Nationwide
Key people Wilson Tieng (Chairman, Radio Philippines Network, Solar Television Network)
William Tieng (President, Solar Television Network)
Jing Magsaysay (Senior Vice President for News and Current Affairs head)
Robert T. Rivera (President and CEO, Radio Philippines Network)
Launch date October 30, 2012
Dissolved August 22, 2014
Picture format 480i (SDTV)
Affiliations Southern Broadcasting Network (2012-2013) (50%)
Radio Philippines Network (2013-2014) (34%)
Former names Talk TV (March 2, 2011 – October 29, 2012)
Sister network ETC, 2nd Avenue, Jack City
Official website http://www.solarnews.ph
Language English (main)
Filipino (secondary), Cebuano, Kapampangan (secondary)
Replaced by ETC (UHF Channel 21 Space)
9TV+ (UHF Channel 19 Space)

Solar News Channel (SNC) was a major commercial television network in the Philippines, owned by Solar Entertainment Corporation's arm television subsidiary of Solar Television Network lease with its owner by Radio Philippines Network. Its flagship television station was DWKB-TV channel 19 in Mega Manila and other regional stations in the Philippines. The station was operational 18 hours a day from 6:00 AM to 12:00 MN on free TV, while 24 hours on cable, satellite and internet TV providers.

Most of its live programming from studios were located at Upper Ground Floor of the Worldwide Corporate Center, Shaw Boulevard corner Epifanio de los Santos Avenue in Mandaluyong City with transmitter at No. 97, Panay Avenue, Brgy. South Triangle, Quezon City. The channel ceased to air on August 22, 2014 and was replaced with 9TV+.

History[]

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A Toyota HiAce van used by Solar News parked at the Office of the Ombudsman.

The network debuted on October 30, 2012 at 05:45 am (UTC +8:00) as a replacement for then all-news channel Talk TV on SBN 21—as such it is broadcast by all television service provider and terrestrial stations which formerly carried Talk TV.

It is the first all-English news channel to be aired on free TV in the Philippines, and the first channel of Solar Entertainment to air both on cable and free TV. Major part of the programming are local programs including news and current affairs programs from Solar News and foreign programs from NBC and CBS.

On December 1, 2013, Solar News Channel transferred to all Channel 19 stations nationwide to widen its telecast while ETC returned to all SBN stations.[1][2][3]

Aside from the transfer, Solar News Channel launched its own mobile application for smartphone users. Its consists of features such as live streaming, catch-up episodes and latest news from the network's website, solarnews.ph.[4]

On August 13, 2014, Solar Television Network announced that Solar News Channel was to be replaced with 9TV+ by August 23, retaining the news and current affairs programming while expanding its weekend programming to cater more audiences which was started by the launching on August 23.[5]

Programming[]

Solar News Channel's programming consists of rolling news coverage and other news programming, along with documentaries, current affairs show, talk show, entertainment, sports news. Most of the foreign programs on this news channel are from American TV networks such as NBC and CBS, with programs dedicated for infomercials and religious programs.

See also[]

References[]

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Radio Philippines Network, Inc.
Key figures

Roberto Benedicto | Benjamin Ramos (President and CEO, RPN/Nine Media) | D. Edgard A. Cabangon (Chairman, RPN/Nine Media) | Ida Barrameda


Owner Government of the Philippines (Presidential Communications Office) (50%) | Nine Media Corporation (25%) | Far East Managers and Investors (15%) | Private Stock (10%)


Division
RPN Digital Media | RPN Entertainment Group | RPN News and Public Affairs | RPN Sports | RPN Talent Agency | RPN Production


Subsidiaries
Nine Media Corporation | RPN Lingkod Kapiling Foundation


Licensed products
RPN Licensing and Merchandising | RPN Sales and Marketing


TV networks
RPN Regional
Analog TV Stations
DZKB-TV 9 (Metro Manila, Pampanga, Tarlac, Bulacan, Rizal, Cavite, Laguna) | DZBS-TV 12 (Baguio) | DWKI-TV 10 (Iriga) | DYKB-TV 8 (Bacolod) | DYKC-TV 9 (Cebu) | DXXX-TV 5 (Zamboanga) | DXKO-TV 5 (Cagayan de Oro) | DXWW-TV 9 (Davao)
Digital TV Stations
DZKB-TV 19 | DZBS-TV 22 | DWKI-TV 20 | DYKB-TV 18 | DYKC-TV 19 | DXXX-TV 15 | DXKO-TV 15 | DXWW-TV 19


Television channels
RPN | RPTV3
Digital channels
DZKB Radyo Ronda TV (DXKO 1368 KHz TeleRadyo, DXKT Radyo Ronda TV, DXXX Radyo Ronda TV, DYKB Radyo Ronda TV, DYKC Radyo Ronda TV, DZKI Radyo Ronda TV, DZBS Radyo Ronda TV) | Retro RPN | RPN Kids | RPN Life
International channels
RPN USA


Radio stations
9FM 107.9 | Radyo Ronda
Luzon:
Radyo Ronda DZKB 1422 Manila | Radyo Ronda DZRL 639 Batac | Radyo Ronda DZBS 1368 Baguio | Radyo Ronda DZKI 1332 Iriga
Visayas:
Radyo Ronda DYKB 1404 Bacolod | Radyo Ronda DYKC 675 Cebu
Mindanao:
Radyo Ronda DXXX 1008 Zamboanga | Radyo Ronda DXKP 1377 Pagadian | Radyo Ronda DXKD 1053 Dipolog | Radyo Ronda DXKO 1368 Cagayan De Oro | Radyo Ronda DXKT 1071 Davao | Radyo Ronda DXDX 693 General Santos | Radyo Ronda DXKS 1080 Surigao
Inactive/Defunct:
DYKW RPN The Leader Radio 936 Binalbagan


Former radio stations:
DWWW


YouTube Channels
RPN | RPN News | RPN Playlist | RPN Public Affairs | RPN Regional | RPN Sports | RPN Talent Agency


Web TV, Internet and Social media
RPN News Online


Defunct and former television channels
9TV2
| 9TV+2 | CNN Philippines23

| Crime/Suspense1 | C/S 91 | ETC1 | Nuebe Box Office | RPN Junior | RPN Play | Solar News Channel1 | Solar TV1


Former subsidiary and TV Productions
Solar Entertainment Corporation | TAPE Inc.


Other assets
Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation | People's Television Network | Presidential Broadcast Service | RPN Compound Center | South Tower


Former assets
Broadcast City | RPN Broadcast Plaza Building (proposed)


1Co–owned by Solar Entertainment Corporation.
2Joint venture with Nine Media Corporation.
3Joint venture with Warner Bros. Discovery and Nine Media Corporation.

Solar Entertainment Corporation
Divisions

ETC Productions


Subsidiaries
Colossal Film Production | Domestic Satellite Corporation | Eastern Group | GP Films | MHR Productions Inc. | OMNI Digital Media Venture | Orbit Films International | Solar Pictures | Solar Digital Media Holdings | Southern Broadcasting Network | Tagalog Ilang-Ilang Pictures


Television channels
Free-to-air channels:
SolarFlix6
Digital channels:
Shop TV | Solar Learning

Cable/satellite channels:
Front Row Channel5 | Solar All Access | Solar Sports


Radio stations
Bantay Radyo | Mom's Radio


Online service
Jack TV


Defunct
2nd Avenue4 | Baby Pascual Films and Associates | Basketball TV | Blink | Blink Cinema/My Movie Channel | C/S | C/S 91 | C/S Origin | CT | Hallmark Channel/Diva Universal2 | Easy TV Home | ETC | Jack TV | MTVph | NBA Premium TV | New Life Cinema | Solar TV1 | Solar USA | Solar News Channel (50%)5 (34%)1 | Sci-Fi/Universal Channel2 | Sports Plus | Talk TV (50%)5 | The Game Channel
1Former affiliate by RPN (2009-2011) and UHF Channel 19 (2013-2014), Partnership.
2Joint venture with Universal Networks International.
3Joint venture with Paramount Global.
4Former affiliate by RJTV.
5Joint venture with Jungo TV.
6Current broadcast Spectrum and License with SBN.

Television in the Philippines
Free-to-air television networks
Major

GMA Network: GMA | GTV | Hallypop | Heart of Asia | I Heart Movies | Pinoy Hits
TV5 Network: TV5 | RPTV | One Sports
State media (PCO)
PTNI: PTV | Congress TV | Radyo Pilipinas 1 | PTV Plus
IBC: IBC | IBC Plus | IBC Classics | IBCinema | IBC Kids | DZTV TeleTrese | DMZ Channel
RPN: RPN | RPTV (Nine Media Corporation) | DZKB Radyo Ronda TV | Retro RPN | RPN Kids | RPN Life


Minor
RMN/BEAM: BEAM TV | Blast Sports | DZXL News TV | Life TV | Knowledge Channel (under blocktime agreement) | Pilipinas HD
EBC/CEBSI: Net 25 | INC TV
PBC: UNTV | Truth Channel
Rajah: RJTV | Timeless TV | Oras ng Himala Channel | Radyo Bandido TV | Rock of Manila TV | TV Maria
SBN/Solar: SolarFlix | Solar Learning | Shop TV
ZOE A2Z | Light TV | ZOE TV
Others: Aliw (Aliw Channel 23) | AMBS (All TV) | MBC (DZRH News Television) | SMNI (SMNI News Channel) | 3ABN | CCTN | DBS | One Media Network | Hope Channel Philippines


Regional
Bandera News TV | Bee TV (Butuan) | Brigada TV | Brodkast | CLTV | eMedia | GBPI | Infomax TV | PBC | PBN | PRTV | SBC


Defunct/Inactive
2nd Avenue | 5 Plus | 9TV | 9TV+ | ABS-CBN | AksyonTV | AKTV | Asianovela Channel | ATC@IBC | BBC | Basketball TV | C/S | C/S 9 | Catsup | Channel V Philippines | CHASE | Cine Mo! | Citynet | CNN Philippines | CTV | DepEd TV | EMC | ETC | E! Philippines | FUBC | Global News Network | GMA News TV | IBC Box Office | IBC News Network | IBC Toons | Inquirer 990 Television | Jack City | Jack TV | Jeepney TV | Kapamilya Box Office | MBC | Movie Central | MTVph | MTV Philippines | Myx | NBA Premium TV | Nuebe Box Office | O Shopping | PIE | Pop Life TV | Q | RPN Junior | RPN Play | RTVMalacañang | S+A | Salaam TV | Secarats TV | Social TV | Solar News Channel | Solar Sports | Solar TV | Studio 23 | Talk TV | TBN Philippines | TeleRadyo | TV Shop Philippines | UltraVision 25 | Viva TV | VTV | Yey! | ZTV


Awards and events
GMMSF Box Office Entertainment Awards (1971) | PMPC Star Awards (1987) | ENPRESS Golden Screen TV (2004)


Lists:
List of television stations (Analog, Digital) | List of years in Philippine television | List of Philippine drama series | List of Philippine television shows

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