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| Type | Broadcast commercial television network |
|---|---|
| Country | |
| Availability | Defunct |
Broadcast area | Nationwide |
| Owner | Solar Entertainment Corporation (Solar Television Network) |
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 | NTSC 480i (SDTV) |
Sister channels | ETC, 2nd Avenue, Jack City |
| Affiliation(s) | Southern Broadcasting Network (2012-2013) (50%) Radio Philippines Network (2013-2014) (34%) |
Official website | Solar News |
| Language | English (main) Filipino, Cebuano, Kapampangan (secondary) |
| Replaced by | ETC (UHF Channel 21 Space) 9TV (VHF Channel 9 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 DZKB-TV channel 9 in Mega Manila and other regional stations in the Philippines. 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.
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 with transmitter at No. 97, Panay Avenue, Brgy. South Triangle, Quezon City. The channel ceased broadcasting on August 22, 2014, and was replaced by 9TV.[1]
- ^ - Solar News Channel turns into 9TV retrieved August 14, 2014