network country philippines slogan we tell the story of the filipino . headquarters upper ground floor worldwide corporate center shaw boulevard corner edsa mandaluyong city philippines office transmitter no. 97 panay avenue barangay south triangle quezon city broadcast area nationwide owner radio philippines network nine media corporation turner broadcasting system under a brand licensing agreement key people pal marquez vice president for news and current affairs armie jarin bennett president nine media corporation and managing editor established october 14 2014 launch date march 16 2015 digital channel 19 uhf digital test broadcast analogue channel 9 vhf picture format ntsc 480i sdtv 16 9 affiliation radio philippines network official website cnnphilippines.com language english main filipino cnn philippines availability terrestrial radio philippines network channel 9 metro manila channel 12 baguio channel 26 tarlac channel 10 iriga channel 8 bacolod channel 9 cebu channel 5 cagayan de oro channel 9 davao channel 5 zamboanga digital channel 19 digital test broadcast satellite cignal channel 10 sky direct channel 9 g sat channel 3 dream satellite tv channel 13 cable skycable metro manila channel 14 skycable baguio iloilo bacolod cebu davao channel 6 destiny cable channel 14 cablelink channel 14 pioneer cable vision inc. pcvi baybay city leyte channel 9 streaming media cnnphilippines.com cnn ph live streaming cnn philippines abbreviated cnn ph is an all news and current affairs channel in the philippines . it is owned and operated by nine media corporation together with radio philippines network rpn as the main content provider under the license of us based media company turner broadcasting system a division of time warner . replacing 9tv 1 cnn philippines is the local franchise of the cable news network cnn . it is also the fifth local franchise of cnn in asia after cnn indonesia cnn t rk cnn arabic and cnn ibn india . 2 cnn philippines local live programming is produced from the upper ground floor of the worldwide corporate center shaw boulevard corner epifanio de los santos avenue in mandaluyong city with the transmitter located at the rpn compound 97 panay avenue brgy . south triangle quezon city . 3 4 on october 14 2014 turner broadcasting system with nine media signed a twelve year brand licensing agreement until december 31 2027 that will build the alliance between the two news agencies on television and online . 5 cnn ph was launched on march 16 2015 6 00 am pst and is seen on rpn s flagship station dzkb tv channel 9 in metro manila and among all regional stations in channel 9 cebu and davao channel 12 baguio channel 10 iriga channel 8 bacolod channel 5 cagayan de oro and zamboanga . it operates 18 hours daily from 6 00 am to 12 00 am on free tv while its programming broadcasts 24 hours daily on cable satellite and live streaming providers . 4 contents 1 background 2 history 2.1 talk tv 2011 2012 2.2 solar news channel 2012 2014 2.3 9tv 2014 2015 2.4 transition to cnn philippines 2.5 launch and first eight months 2.6 magsaysay out jarin bennett in 2.7 expansion of news operation and first year anniversary 2.8 cnn us shows axed emphasis on more international and original programming 3 awards and citations 4 digital television 5 programming 5.1 simulcasts between cnn ph cnni and cnn us 6 affiliate 7 references 8 external links background edit under the brand licensing agreement between turner broadcasting system and nine media the latter will pay cnn an undisclosed amount of monthly fee for programs and expertise from cnn international and cnn u.s. that will air in the cnn philippines in exchange of locally produced news current affairs and lifestyle programs and rolling news coverage from 9news all based on the standards of cnn . also 9news will be trained by cnn staff at the cnn center in atlanta georgia to enhance their reporting that will also help them to contribute reports for cnn international along with its news bureaus scattered worldwide ; as consultants from the latter will help nine media rpn for further development and expansion of cnn philippines . the official news website 9news . ph will be redesigned and changed into cnnphilippines.com . 6 on the day of the soft launching of cnn philippines held last october 14 2014 at the solaire resort & casino cnn worldwide president jeff zucker released a statement that said the global news gathering power of cnn combined with the local perspective nine media corporation brings enables us to provide first class news and information to millions of filipinos in a way that we have not been able to previously . i couldn t be happier to welcome cnn philippines to the cnn family . 3 7 presidential communications operations office pcoo sec . sonny coloma was the guest of honor at the trade launch of cnn ph at the philippine international convention center the following day . rpn the broadcaster of cnn ph was under the portfolio of pcoo also known as media ng bayan from 1986 sequestration from the benedicto family the original owner of rpn until 2011 when solar entertainment corporation privatized the station ; although pcoo still owns 20 % minority share on rpn . 8 history edit talk tv 2011 2012 edit the channel was known as talk tv from march 2 2011 to october 29 2012 on sbn channel 21 . talk tv is formed by the solar television network by then owned by solar entertainment corporation after the latter lead the privatization of former state sequestered radio philippines network rpn in 2011 . the first programs that aired on the channel are dateline nbc today show today s talk nbc nightly news inside edition tonight show with jay leno and late show with david letterman . 9 solar news known for its back to basics and unbiased journalism was formed in january 2012 during the coverage of the impeachment trial of former chief justice renato corona . post edsa revolution abs cbn newsmen pal marquez jing magsaysay and pia hontiveros together with former anc anchors claire celdran mai rodriguez and nancy irlanda known as the pillars of solar news . reportorial team then was composed by former reporters of rpn newswatch the sole and longest running english newscast of radio philippines network which was stopped airing in 2012 as an effect of rpn s privatization . 9 the 15 minute news bulletin solar news update now headlines first aired in march 2012 followed by the primetime newscast solar network news and solar nightly news started airing in june 18 and july 16 of the same year and daybreak and newsday in october 1 2012 . last october 30 2012 at 05 30 am utc 8 00 talktv had finally signed off to make way for the launching of the first 24 hour english news channel on both cable tv and free to air tv solar news channel . 9 solar news channel 2012 2014 edit main article solar news channel dubbed then as the first 24 7 all english news channel on free tv solar news channel snc replaces talktv . snc was launched at 5 45am of october 30 2012 on sbn channel 21 . 10 during the first months of the operations the channel was producing major local newscasts including a native language newscast solar news cebuano a sports newscast solar sports desk and public affairs programs legal hd medtalk news.ph opposing views elections 2013 and news cafe . 60 minutes top gear undercover boss and the stories documentaries block was also launched during the snc s time . snc launched its own mobile application for smartphone users . its consists of features such as live streaming catch up episodes newscasts and stories and latest news from the network s website solarnews.ph . 11 in november 2013 san miguel corp. president and coo ramon s. ang personally acquired the minority stake of stvni . brothers wilson and william tieng were the majority stockholders then of stvni . 12 in december 1 2013 snc moved to rpn channel 9 for the improvements of the signal and to cater a wider audience after rpn s former occupant and solar entertainment owned etc returned to sbn channel 21 etc was aired in sbn 21 from 2008 2011 then at rpn 9 from 2011 2013 . solar news channel then began to phase out its solar branding on its newscast as it leaned away from the tiengs . it also launched the kapampangan national newscast kapampangan news along with the public service program serbisyo all access which is shown in filipino language . solar news channel was closed down before midnight of august 22 2014 . 13 9tv 2014 2015 edit main article 9tv snc was relaunched as 9tv on august 23 2014 . the solar brand on channel 9 was retired after the alc group of companies thru aliw broadcasting corporation bought out the 34 % stake of the tiengs group with solar television network and rpn 9 . the tiengs were losing money after they invested in rpn 9 and the group focused on the cable channels of the solar entertainment corporation . solar news was then rebranded as 9news with the programming and personnel retained . kids weekend home shopping network tv mass for the homebound and local informative shows including something to chew on boys ride out drive good company two stops over and bogart case files became part of the 9tv s programming line up . 14 controversies also hounded 9tv as one of the motorpool drivers of the news division allegedly violated traffic rules after the news crewcab was entered a no left no entry road counterflow while on hazard in the balara area last september 14 2014 . 9news management then imposed a disciplinary actions and penalties against the driver and his designated reporter and cameraman . 15 transition to cnn philippines edit on october 14 2014 cabangon chua announced their partnership with the cable news network . 16 as a part of transition to cnn philippines 9tv temporarily used green screen as its news studio in december 2014 along with the renovations of the newsroom and the strategic hiring of the personnel and its newscasts began adopting the cnn graphic package more than a week later january 15 2015 in time for 9tv s coverage of pope francis s visit to the country . home shopping network now shop tv and kids weekend are also axed on the said month . foreign non cnn produced programs nbc and cbs programs were also dropped in february including nbc nightly news which was in any way unrelated to the suspension and the eventual axing of its news anchor brian williams on february 10 2015 a few weeks before being pulled out of the 9tv programming due to controversies regarding to the iraq war helicopter incident . launch and first eight months edit cnn philippines was launched after a few weeks of preparation on march 16 2015 . in its initial broadcast picture format remained in full 4 3 standard definition while testing the 14 9 broadcast format overnight . since the holy week of 2015 cnn philippines started full time broadcasts on 16 9 widescreen format aligning with several cnn worldwide channels . however the output is shown as a 14 9 letterboxed widescreen both on free to air and cable satellite . it is the first philippine free to air and tv channel to use the 14 9 aspect ratio to match the latter format . magsaysay out jarin bennett in edit in september 2015 nine media corporation president reggie galura and cnn philippines svp for news and current affairs jing magsaysay left the network following the right sizing retrenchment of 70 junior staffers and contractual employees who worked in the company for programming and technical engineering divisions . effective november 2 2015 cnn international s armie jarin bennett took over as managing editor of