Solar News Channel
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| Type | Broadcast commercial television network |
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| Country | |
| Availability | Defunct |
Broadcast area | Nationwide |
| Owner | Solar Entertainment Corporation (STVNI/Nine Media) |
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 |
| Affiliations | Southern Broadcasting Network (2012–13) (50%) Radio Philippines Network (2013–14) (34%) |
Official website | Solar News |
| Language | English (main) Filipino, Cebuano, Kapampangan (secondary) |
| Replaced | Talk TV (UHF Channel 21 space) ETC (VHF Channel 9 space) |
| Replaced by | ETC (UHF Channel 21 space) 9TV (VHF Channel 9 space) |
Solar News Channel (SNC) was the Philippine free-to-air television channel owned by Solar Entertainment Corporation and Nine Media Corporation (formerly Solar Television Network), leased airtime from Southern Broadcasting Network (2012–2013) and Radio Philippines Network (2013–2014). 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.
The channel was carried over on SBN's flagship DWCP-TV (2012-13) and RPN's flagship DZKB-TV (2013-14).
SNC local programming and master control originate at Upper Ground Floor of the Worldwide Corporate Center, Shaw Boulevard corner Epifanio de los Santos Avenue in Mandaluyong.
The channel ceased broadcasting on August 22, 2014, and was replaced by 9TV.