broadcast commercial television and radio network country philippines parent gem communications holdings 1992 2010 solar entertainment 2010 present key people current management wilson y. tieng chairman william y. tieng president former management lucio co majority stockholder leonardo b. dayao chairman teofilo a. henson president launch date may 30 1992 ; 24 years ago 1992 05 30 former names world tv 21 1992 1996 picture format ntsc 480i sdtv 4 3 affiliation etc january 1 2008 march 1 2011 november 30 2013 present talk tv march 2 2011 october 29 2012 solar news channel october 30 2012 november 29 2013 official website etc on solar entertainment site southern broadcasting network inc. sbn is a filipino owned media company based radio and television network based in metro manila . 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 city with office located at 22 f strata 2000 building f. ortigas jr. road ortigas center pasig city . contents 1 history 1.1 world tv sbn era 1992 2007 1.2 new management 2008 present 1.2.1 blocktime agreement and subsequent purchase by solar 2 programming 2.1 etc programs 2.2 sbn previously programs 3 southern broadcasting network stations nationwide 3.1 sbn television stations 4 sbn radio stations 4.1 mom s radio 5 references 6 external links history edit world tv sbn era 1992 2007 edit sbn 21 logo from 1996 to 2005 . sbn was founded by gem communications holdings corporation gemcom majority owned by filipino chinese tycoon lucio co founder of supermarket chain puregold price club inc. with 97 % share . leonardo b. dayao and teofilo a. henson served as chairman and president of sbn respectively . the davao based broadcast company launched dwcp tv channel 21 becoming the first local uhf tv station in metro manila starting may 30 1992 . it was then known as world tv 21 which was operated by the kampana television corporation providing programming content from abc espn and cnn on this channel . on september 7 1995 in accordance to current constitutional rules sbn s franchise was approved as republic act no. 8147 by the philippine congress yet even without the president s approval . main article conflicts between iglesia ni cristo and members church of god international in 2000 sbn started airing ang dating daan after transferring from ptv as well as informative and educational programs and the most notable program during the network s popularity sbn music videos . in 2001 the iglesia ni cristo launched its own program ang tamang daan as a direct response to ang dating daan featuring video footages and recordings of add hosts as issues were tackled . over time the animosity between the two groups has intensified and their relationship has been severely strained . the quezon city regional trial court on wednesday ordered televangelist bro . eliseo soriano of ang dating daan to pay the iglesia ni cristo p100 000 in moral damages for libel committed 10 years ago . branch 92 judge eleuterio bathan also directed him to pay a fine of p6 000 each for two counts of libel . he ruled the elements of libel have been established in the case filed by inc over soriano s pronouncement on a television program on april 25 2003 and the replay on april 27 on the same timeslot during the live program of ang dating daan on sbn . 1 2 the case stemmed from a complaint filed by members of the iglesia ni cristo including its minister michael sandoval due to statements of soriano aired on august 10 referring to the minister . by 2004 ang dating daan transferred to untv while ang tamang daan moved to the inc s secular television station net 25 . new management 2008 present edit blocktime agreement and subsequent purchase by solar edit etc 21 logo from january 1 2008 to march 1 2011 from november 30 2013 to july 26 2014 . on january 1 2008 solar entertainment corporation began to lease airtime on sbn choosing to broadcast programming from its entertainment channel etc. 3 months prior to the deal skycable stated that they would offer less redundant programming and feature more series that had never been aired in the country before but reports surfaced that channels operated by solar were pulled due to a dispute ; skycable s owner abs cbn corporation believed that solar s lower fees for advertising on its channels were causing abs cbn to lose revenue . the new deal between sbn radio philippines network rajah broadcasting network and solar is said to be a part of the latter s retaliation to sky . in mid 2010 gemcom sold all of its 97 % equity share in sbn to solar entertainment for php 368.8 million . since then sbn became a fully owned subsidiary of solar . talk tv logo from march 2 2011 to october 29 2012 . when solar entertainment s former channel solar tv expanded as a broadcast television company after solar acquired a 34 % majority stake of rpn etc was transferred to rpn . sbn meanwhile renewed partnership with solar to create news and talk channel talk tv with both parties enjoying a 50 % share of the channel . the newly created channel conducted its test broadcast until march 31 2011 with full operation commenced on april 1 2011 . by january 16 2012 talk tv became the first home of solar s newly created division solar news . the first local news event covered was the renato corona impeachment trial . on october 30 talk tv was relaunched as the solar news channel . though it was claimed as the first 24 hour english news channel on free to air tv sbn who holds free to air broadcast rights of snc never materialized snc s slogan . on december 1 2013 solar news channel moved to rpn the following day to allow snc s wider coverage while etc returned to sbn a day before . 4 5 6 7 8 snc and rpn however were sold to alc group of companies chair the late amb . antonio cabangon chua in august the following year due to the tieng s loss of revenue after investing on rpn . programming edit etc programs edit main article list of programs broadcast by etc sbn previously programs edit main article list of programs aired by etc sbn southern broadcasting network stations nationwide edit sbn television stations edit branding callsign ch . power kw station type location transmitter site sbn 21 manila dwcp tv tv 21 60 kw 500 kw erp originating metro manila sbn 21 laoag dwap tv tv 21 1 kw relay laoag city ilocos norte sbn 21 embarcadero de legazpi dwjp tv tv 21 1 kw relay legazpi sbn 5 bacolod dylp tv tv 5 10 kw 2.1 kw erp relay bacolod city negros occidental sbn 6 cebu dycp tv tv 6 5 kw 10.5 kw erp relay cebu sbn 22 tacloban dyjp tv tv 22 1 kw relay tacloban city leyte sbn 27 zamboanga dxjp tv tv 27 1 kw relay zamboanga sbn 4 cagayan de oro dxcs tv tv 4 1 kw relay cagayan de oro city misamis oriental sbn 7 davao dxss tv tv 7 15 kw 10.5 kw erp relay davao sbn radio stations edit mom s radio edit in october 2015 sbn revived the mom s radio network in partnership with makati based estima inc. branding callsign frequency power kw location mom s radio 97.9 laoag dwsn fm 97.9 mhz 10 kw laoag mom s radio 95.9 naga dzrb fm 95.9 mhz 5 kw naga mom s radio 90.3 bacolod dycp fm 90.3 mhz 5 kw bacolod mom s radio 88.3 cebu dyap fm 88.3 mhz 5 kw cebu mom s radio 101.5 tacloban dyjp fm 101.5 mhz 5 kw tacloban mom s radio 101.9 zamboanga dxjp fm 101.9 mhz 10 kw zamboanga mom s radio 92.7 cagayan de oro dxcs fm 92.7 mhz 10 kw cagayan de oro mom s radio 97.9 davao dxss fm 97.9 mhz 10 kw davao either defunct stations to re air or new stations awaiting ntc approval to air references edit court bro . eli soriano libeled iglesia ni cristo manila standard december 19 2013 bro . eli soriano muling laban sa kasong libelo etc available on sbn 21 solar news channel expect wider reach and a richer viewing experience retrieved november 5 2013 etc moves to sbn 21 starting november 30 solar news channel expect wider reach and a richer viewing experience retrieved november 5 2013 http www.rappler.com business 13606 san miguel s ang keen on solar tv owner of rpn 9 meeting of minds reached in talks with ramon ang for investment says solar chairman retrieved october 30 2012 interaksyon.com external links edit etc official website asean media sbn v t e solar entertainment corporation divisions etc productions subsidiaries and divisions solar pictures domestic sattelite corporation domsat omni digital media ventures blink national television networks etc3 2nd avenue4 cable and satellite television networks basketball tv ct jack tv nba premium tv shop tv solar all access solar sports video on demand blink previous television networks c s origin c s 9 chase diva universal2 jack city my movie channel nba league pass solar news channel 50 % 3 34 % 1 sports plus solar tv solar usa talk tv 50 % 3 tgc universal channel2 affiliates solar news former division radio philippines network 34 % former company solar television network former subsidiary 1former joint venture with radio philippines network 2joint venture with universal networks international 3affiliate with southern broadcasting network 4affiliate with rajah broadcasting network headquarters 2 f worldwide corporate center mandaluyong city v t e nine media corporation founder willy y. tieng chairman antonio cabangon chua president and ceo rpn robert t. rivera president and ceo nine media jorge san agustin divisions cnn philippines news and current affairs subsidiaries radio philippines network 34 % national television networks cnn philippines12 1joint venture with radio philippines network 2a brand licensing agreement with turner broadcasting system headquarters upper ground floor worldwide corporate center mandaluyong city v t e broadcast television networks in the philippines major abs cbn gma tv5 state owned ptv ibc minor ebc net 25 untv beam tv specialty news aksyontv gma news tv inquirer 990 tv2 rpn nine media cnn philippines brigada news tv general entertainment sec sbn etc rjtv 2nd avenue sports s a movies cine mo 2 kids yey 2 religious 3abn hope channel philippines cmn cctn cebsi inc tv dbs smni zoe tv light network regional cltv pampanga infomax tv pampanga pbc palawan pbn bicol sbc zambales defunct mbc bbc fubc jack city1 mtv philippines solar tv 9tv chase q talk tv studio 23 aktv solar news channel atc ibc 1 continued broadcast on 24 7 cable from september 1 2014 to march 21 2015 . 2 digital only . on test broadcast . v t e radio networks in the philippines major networks aliw dwiz 882 97.9 home radio bombo radyo abs cbn dzmm radyo patrol 630 mor 101.9 brigada news fm rgma network barangay ls 97.1 super radyo dzbb 594 mbc dzrh love radio cebu easy rock pacific aksyon radyo and yes fm mbsi pbc untv untv radio la verdad 1350 wish 107.5 quest rbn rj 100.3 dzrj 810 am rmn dzxl 558 93.9 ifm rpn sbn tv5 92.3 news fm ubsi state owned networks pbs radyo ng bayan 738 ibc minor networks ebc dzec radyo agila 1062 pinas fm 95.5 mbni religious networks cmn radio veritas 846 cebsi inc radio 954 dbs febc philippines ndbc smni dzar 1026 sonshine radio ucb philippines the edge radio zoe broadcasting network dzjv regional networks abs cbn my only radio radyo patrol apollo pampanga clbc pampanga rgma network super radyo barangay fm mbc hot fm