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| Type | Broadcastcommercialtelevision network |
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| Country | |
| Availability | Defunct |
Broadcast area | Nationwide |
| Owner | Solar Entertainment Corporation (STVNI/Nine Media) |
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; 13 years ago (2012-10-30) |
| Dissolved | August 22, 2014; 11 years ago (2014-08-22) |
Picture format | NTSC480i (SDTV) |
Sister channels | ETC 2nd Avenue Jack City |
| Affiliations | Southern Broadcasting Network (2012–13)(50%) Radio Philippines Network (2013–14)(34%) |
Official website | Solar News |
| Language | English (main) Filipino,Cebuano,Kapampangan (secondary) |
| Replaced | Talk TV (UHF Channel 21 space) ETC (VHF Channel 9 space) |
| Replaced by | ETC (UHF Channel 21 space) 9TV (VHF Channel 9 space) |
Solar News Channel (SNC) was thePhilippinefree-to-air television channel owned bySolar Entertainment Corporation andNine Media Corporation (formerly Solar Television Network), leased airtime fromSouthern Broadcasting Network (2012–2013) andRadio Philippines Network (2013–2014). The station was operational 18 hours a day from 6:00 AM to midnight on free TV, while being available 24 hours on cable, satellite and internet TV providers.
The channel was carried over onSBN's flagshipDWCP-TV (2012-13) andRPN's flagshipDZKB-TV (2013-14).
SNC local programming and master control originate at Upper Ground Floor of the Worldwide Corporate Center, Shaw Boulevard cornerEpifanio de los Santos Avenue inMandaluyong.
The channel ceased broadcasting on August 22, 2014, and was replaced by9TV.[1]
The network debuted on October 30, 2012, at 5:45 AM (UTC +8:00), as a replacement for then all-news channelTalk TV onSBN 21—as such it was broadcast by all television service provider and terrestrial stations which formerly carriedTalk 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 oncable andfree TV. Major part of the programming are local programs including news and current affairs programs fromSolar News and foreign programs fromNBC andCBS.
On November 30, 2013, Solar News Channel switched its affiliation toRPN to expand its nationwide coverage whileETC returned toSBN.[2][3][4]
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.[5]
On August 13, 2014, as part of acquisition ofSTVNI andRPN by the ALC Group of Companies led by AmbassadorAntonio Cabangon-Chua, Solar TV announced that the channel will rebrand as9TV, dropping the "Solar" branding in all of its assets.[6]
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 asNBC andCBS, with programs dedicated for infomercials, religious, pre-school, and children's programs.
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