Solar Sports
| Solar Sports | |
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Solar Sports Current logo used since October 16, 2016
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| Launched | January 1, 1994 |
| Owned by | Solar Entertainment Corporation |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
| Slogan |
Our Sports Channel! (2002-2016) #Reinforced (2016-present) |
| Country | Philippines |
| Broadcast area | Nationwide |
| Formerly called | Solar Entertainment Channel (1994–2002) |
| Sister channel(s) |
BTV NBA Premium TV Jack TV CT |
| Website | solarsports.com.ph |
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Availability
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| Satellite | |
| G Sat | Channel 58 |
| Sky Direct | Coming soon |
| Cable | |
| SkyCable / Destiny Cable | Channel 70 (Digital) |
| Pioneer Cable Vision Inc. (PCVI) (Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines) |
Channel 33 (SD) |
| Cablelink | Channel 54 |
| Cable Star Iloilo | Channel 40 |
| SkyCable Palawan, Naga, Legazpi, Iriga, Cebu, Dumaguete, Tacloban, Zamboanga, Davao, Cagayan De Oro, Iligan, Butuan, Surigao, Dipolog, Pagadian, General Santos, Cotabato, Bacolod, Iloilo, Roxas, Kalibo, Lucena City, Batangas, Pampanga, Dagupan, Baguio, Tuguegarao, Vigan, Laoag | Channel 72 |
Solar Sports is a Filipino 24-hour cable sports channel based in Shaw Boulevard, Mandaluyong City, and is owned by the Solar Entertainment Corporation. The channel was launched on January 1, 1994 and is available for G Sat, Cignal TV, Cablelink, SkyCable, Destiny Cable, and contract for local cable operators and online via SkyMobi subscribers.
The channel is known for showing sports that are familiar to the Filipinos. Its main programming are the NBA games, which are shown either a game or a doubleheader each day during the season. Other NBA programming includes shows produced by NBA TV, such as the NBA's Greatest Games and WNBA games during the league's off-season. It also shows the American Super Bowl. It is also the Filipino provider of the Olympic Games.
It also shows boxing matches such as the ones from the promotions of Bob Arum, Don King and most recently, Oscar de la Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions. From 2002-2006, Solar Sports would cover the fights of Manny Pacquiao, until Pacquiao signed with ABS-CBN for the rights to cover his fights. However, Solar Sports regained the broadcast rights for Pacquiao's fights since 2007 when the channel signed a deal with GMA Network.
Other sports include Volleyball and Badminton, such as the JVC Badminton tournament and the first-ever Manny V. Pangilinan Badminton Tournament, pitting players from Asia and Europe, in 2005.
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