Southern Broadcasting Network

Southern Broadcasting Network, Inc.
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryMass media
Founded1977 (radio)
May 30, 1992 (1992-05-30) (television)
HeadquartersWorldwide Corporate Center, EDSA corner Shaw Boulevard, Mandaluyong, Philippines
Area served
Nationwide
Key people
  • Wilson Y. Tieng (Chairman)
  • William Y. Tieng (President)
  • Linnie M. Dinopol (Vice President)
ServicesBroadcasting
Radio
Television
ParentSolar Entertainment Corporation
SBN 21
TypeFree-to-air television network
CountryPhilippines
Broadcast areaNationwide
Affiliates
Headquarters
Programming
Picture format480i (16:9 SDTV)
Ownership
ParentGem Communications Holdings (1992–2010)
Solar Entertainment Corporation (2010–present)
Key peopleCurrent Management
Wilson Y. Tieng (Chairman)
William Y. Tieng (President)
Former Management
Lucio Co (Majority Stockholder)
Leonardo B. Dayao (Chairman)
Teofilo A. Henson (President)
History
LaunchedMay 30, 1992 (1992-05-30)
FounderLucio Co
Former namesWorld TV 21 (1992–1996)

Southern Broadcasting Network, Inc. (SBN) is a Filipino media company based in Mandaluyong, Philippines. SBN is a subsidiary of Solar Entertainment Corporation, a Filipino-owned television company managed by the Tieng family.

Its main broadcast facilities are located at the Third Floor, Worldwide Corporate Center, EDSA corner Shaw Boulevard, Mandaluyong.

Southern Broadcasting Network operates television stations with airtime being leased by its parent Solar Entertainment, serving as primary broadcasters of movie and entertainment channel SolarFlix. SBN also owns two regional FM radio stations under the brand XFM Philippines in Cebu and Davao and a regional FM radio station under the brand Solid FM in Bacolod, serving as partial affiliates of Y2H (Yes2Health) Broadcasting Network.