ETC Entertainment Central
| ETC | |
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Current logo used since October 16, 2016
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| Launched | August 23, 2004 (cable) January 1, 2008 (terrestrial) |
| Owned by | Solar Entertainment Corporation and Southern Broadcasting Network |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) NTSC |
| Slogan | Take it. Own it. Flaunt it. #feistierETC |
| Country | Philippines |
| Language | English |
| Broadcast area | Nationwide |
| Headquarters |
Studios: Third Floor Worldwide Corporate Center, EDSA corner Shaw Boulevard, Mandaluyong City, Philippines Office: 22/F Strata 2000, F. Ortigas Jr. Road, Ortigas Center, Pasig City. Transmitter: Nuestra Señora de la Paz Subdivision, Barangay Sta. Cruz, Antipolo City, Rizal Province |
| Sister channel(s) | 2nd Avenue |
| Website | etc.com.ph |
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Availability
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| Terrestrial | |
| SBN Owned and Operated stations |
Channel 21 (Metro Manila) Channel 21 (Laoag and Legazpi) Channel 5 (Bacolod) Channel 6 (Cebu) Channel 22 (Tacloban) Channel 27 (Zamboanga) Channel 4 (Cagayan de Oro) Channel 4 (Davao) |
| Digital | Channel 22 (Digital test broadcast) |
| Satellite | |
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Cignal (Nationwide) |
Channel 9 |
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Sky Direct (Nationwide) |
Channel 33 |
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G Sat (Nationwide) |
Channel 53 |
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Dream Satellite TV (Nationwide) |
Channel 24 |
| Cable | |
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Sky Cable / Destiny Cable (Metro Manila, Rizal, Cavite, Laguna, Bulacan) |
Channel 16 |
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Cablelink (Metro Manila) |
Channel 34 |
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Sky Cable (Laoag, Baguio, Dagupan, Batangas, Naga, Iloilo, Bacolod, Cebu, Davao, Zamboanga, Cagayan De Oro, General Santos) |
Channel 17 |
| Surigao Cable TV (Surigao) |
Channel 44 |
ETC (stylized as etc) is a commercial broadcasting television network in the Philippines owned by Solar Entertainment Corporation through its subsidiary Southern Broadcasting Network. Its free-to-air broadcast is carried by SBN's flagship station DWCP-TV Channel 21 Metro Manila. The channel can also be seen nationwide in all SBN provincial TV stations. The channel is also carried by cable/satellite providers, including Sky Cable/Destiny Cable (Metro Manila), Cablelink, Sky Direct, Cignal and Dream Satellite TV, along with various provincial cable operators and through online streaming.
ETC operates from 6:00 AM to 1:00 AM on analog free TV, while it operates for 24 hours on Solar's digital free TV (under test-broadcast) as well as on most pay TV and streaming service providers.
ETC broadcasts from Solar's master control facility located at the Third Floor of the Worldwide Corporate Center, Epifanio de los Santos corner Shaw Boulevard, Mandaluyong City, while SBN's sales office is located at the 22/F Strata 2000, F. Ortigas Jr., Road, Ortigas Center, Pasig City. SBN holds free-to-air broadcasts from its transmitter and tower site located at Nuestra Señora de la Paz Subdivision, Bo. Sta. Cruz, Antipolo, Rizal.
On August 23, 2004, ETC was launched on various cable and satellite providers as "Entertainment Central".
On January 1, 2008, ETC ceased to air over Sky Cable as a separate channel. As part of the Solar network’s block-time agreements with various terrestrial channels, ETC started airing over SBN 21, a terrestrial UHF TV station in the Philippines.
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