Solar News Channel (SNC) was a major commercial

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in the

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, owned by Solar Entertainment Corporation's arm television subsidiary of Solar Television Network lease with its owner by

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. Its flagship television station was DZKB-TV channel 9 in Mega Manila and other regional stations in the

. 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. Most of its live programming from studios were located at Upper Ground Floor of the Worldwide Corporate Center, Shaw Boulevard corner Epifanio de los Santos Avenue in Mandaluyong with transmitter at No. 97, Panay Avenue, Brgy. South Triangle,

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. The channel ceased broadcasting on August 22, 2014, and was replaced by 9TV.

History

The network debuted on October 30, 2012, at 5:45 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

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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 November 30, 2013, Solar News Channel transferred to all RPN stations nationwide to widen its telecast while ETC returned to all SBN stations. 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. 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.

Programming

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 such as NBC and CBS, with programs dedicated for infomercials, religious, pre-school, and children's programs.

Kids programming

* '' Sesame Street'' * '' Beware The Batman'' * '' Care Bears'' * '' Strawberry Shortcake: Berry Bitty Adventures'' * '' Young Justice'' * '' Pokémon the Series: XY''

News programming

* ''Solar Daybreak'' * '' News.PH'' * '' Serbisyo All Access'' * '' Sports Desk'' * '' MedTalk''

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