Solar News Channel
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| Type | Broadcast commercial television network |
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| Country | Philippines |
| Availability | Defunct |
| Slogan | Inform. Inspire. |
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Broadcast area
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Nationwide |
| Owner |
Radio Philippines Network (34%) Solar Entertainment Corporation (Solar Television Network) (34%) |
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Key people
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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) |
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Launch date
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October 30, 2012 |
| Dissolved | August 22, 2014 |
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Former names
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Talk TV (March 2, 2011 – October 29, 2012) |
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Picture format
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NTSC 480i (SDTV) |
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Sister channels
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ETC, 2nd Avenue, Jack City |
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Official website
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Solar News |
| Language |
English (main) Filipino, Cebuano, Kapampangan (secondary) |
| Replaced by | 9TV |
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 is DZKB-TV channel 9 in Mega Manila and other regional stations in the Philippines. 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 are located at the Broadcast City, Old Balara, Capitol Hills, Diliman in Quezon City and 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.
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.
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