broadcast commercial television network country philippines availability defunct slogan inform . inspire . broadcast area nationwide owner radio philippines network 34 % solar entertainment corporation solar television network 34 % 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 former names talk tv march 2 2011 october 29 2012 picture format ntsc 480i sdtv sister channels etc 2nd avenue jack city official website 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 . 1 contents 1 history 2 programming 3 affiliate 4 see also 5 references history edit a toyota hiace van used by solar news parked at the office of the ombudsman . 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 . on december 1 2013 solar news channel transferred to all rpn stations nationwide to widen its telecast while etc returned to all sbn stations . 2 3 4 aside from the transfer solar news channel launched its own mobile application for smartphone users . its consists of features such as live streaming catch up episodes and latest news from the network s website solarnews.ph . 5 on august 13 2014 solar television network announced that solar news channel was to be replaced with 9tv by august 23 retaining the news and current affairs programming while expanding its weekend programming to cater more audiences which was started by the launching of kids weekend on august 23 . 6 programming edit main article list of programs broadcast by solar news channel solar news channel s programming consists of rolling news coverage and other news programming along with documentaries current affairs show talk show entertainment sports news . most of the foreign programs on this news channel are from american tv networks nbc and cbs programs dedicated for the informercials religious pre school and children s programs . affiliate edit main article list of solar news channel affiliate stations see also edit radio philippines network etc solar television network s female oriented channel solar news channel s sister channels 2nd avenue solar television network s female and lifestyle channel solar news channel s sister channels jack city solar television network s general entertainment channel solar news channel s sister channels solar television network the network s parent local channels solar entertainment corporation solar news the channel s parent division and content producer references edit solar news channel turns into 9tv retrieved august 14 2014 solar news channel expect wider reach and a richer viewing experience retrieved november 5 2013 solar news on free tv moves to channel 9 etc moves to sbn 21 starting november 30 solar news app news you can use on the move solar news channel turns into 9tv retrieved august 14 2014 v t e radio philippines network divisions cnn philippines news and current affairs subsidiaries nine media corporation 34 % radio stations rpn radyo ronda television stations rpn 9 manila stations broadcast television networks cnn philippines former owner and subsidiaries solar entertainment corporation former affiliations crime suspense c s 9 solar tv etc solar news channel 9tv sister company intercontinental broadcasting corporation headquaters broadcast city quezon city v t e solar entertainment corporation divisions etc productions subsidiaries and divisions solar pictures 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