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Southern Broadcasting Network, Inc.
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryMass media
Founded1977 (radio)
May 30, 1992 (1992-05-30) (television)
HeadquartersWorldwide Corporate Center, EDSA corner Shaw Boulevard, Mandaluyong, Philippines
Area served
Nationwide
Key people
  • Wilson Y. Tieng (Chairman)
  • William Y. Tieng (President)
  • Linnie M. Dinopol (Vice President)
ServicesBroadcasting
Radio
Television
ParentSolar Entertainment Corporation
SBN 21
TypeFree-to-air television network
CountryPhilippines
Broadcast areaNationwide
Affiliates
Headquarters
Programming
Picture format480i (16:9 SDTV)
Ownership
ParentGem Communications Holdings (1992–2010)
Solar Entertainment Corporation (2010–present)
Key peopleCurrent Management
Wilson Y. Tieng (Chairman)
William Y. Tieng (President)
Former Management
Lucio Co (Majority Stockholder)
Leonardo B. Dayao (Chairman)
Teofilo A. Henson (President)
History
LaunchedMay 30, 1992 (1992-05-30)
FounderLucio Co
Former namesWorld TV 21 (1992–1996)

Southern Broadcasting Network, Inc. (SBN) is a Filipino media company based in Mandaluyong, Philippines. 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.

Southern Broadcasting Network operates television stations with airtime being leased by its parent Solar Entertainment, serving as primary broadcasters of movie and entertainment channel SolarFlix. SBN also owns two regional FM radio stations under the brand XFM Philippines in Cebu and Davao and a regional FM radio station under the brand Solid FM in Bacolod, serving as partial affiliates of Y2H (Yes2Health) Broadcasting Network.

History

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World TV/SBN era (1992–2007)

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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, on May 30, 1992, becoming the first local UHF TV station in Metro Manila. 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 September 7, 1995, SBN was granted a 25-year legislative franchise under Republic Act No. 8147, albeit without Philippine President Fidel V. Ramos' signature as the bill lapsed into law after 30 days of inaction.[1]

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, which later evolved as SBN 21 Live, a videoke oriented program. 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.[2][3]

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)

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Blocktime agreement and Subsequent purchase by Solar

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ETC-21 logo from December 12, 2009, to March 1, 2011, from November 30, 2013, to July 27, 2014.

On January 1, 2008, Solar Entertainment Corporation began to lease airtime on SBN, choosing to broadcast programming from its entertainment channel ETC.[4] 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 blocktime 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. Meanwhile, SBN and Solar created 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 commencing 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 to allow SNC's wider coverage, while ETC returned to SBN a day before.[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.)

On July 26, 2019, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte signed Republic Act No. 11354 which renewed SBN's legislative franchise for another 25 years. The law granted SBN a franchise to construct, install, operate, and maintain, for commercial purposes, radio broadcasting stations and television stations, including digital television system, with the corresponding facilities such as relay stations, throughout the Philippines.[9]

Programming

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SolarFlix programs

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Main article: List of programs broadcast by SolarFlix

Programs previously aired by SBN

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Main article: List of programs previously broadcast by Southern Broadcasting Network

Stations

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TV stations

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Digital Terrestrial

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SBN's upcoming expansion of digital terrestrial television will be announced soon as possible in other key cities nationwide.

Branding Callsign Ch. # Power kW Frequency Location (Transmitter site)
SolarFlix Manila DWCP-DTV 21 3 kW 515.143 MHz Solar Entertainment Complex, along Nuestra Señora de la Paz Subdivision, Barangay Sta. Cruz, Antipolo, Rizal (Mega Manila)

Analog (shut off by end 2024)[10]

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Branding Callsign Ch. # Power kW Station Type Location (Transmitter site)
SolarFlix Davao DXSS-TV 7 5 kW (10.5 kW ERP) Originating SBN Compound, Broadcast Avenue, Shrine Hills, Matina, Davao City (Southern Mindanao)

Radio stations

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FM stations

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Branding Callsign Frequency Power (kW) Location Notes
Solid FM Bacolod DYCP 90.3 MHz 5 W Bacolod Operated by Y2H Broadcasting Network, Inc.
XFM Cebu DYAP 88.3 MHz 10 kW Cebu
XFM Davao DXSS 97.9 MHz 10 kW Davao

Inactive Stations

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Callsign Frequency Location
DWSN 97.9 MHz Laoag
DWIS 98.9 MHz Vigan
DYJP 101.5 MHz Tacloban
DXJP 101.9 MHz Zamboanga
DXIP 900 kHz Davao

References

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  1. ^ "Republic Act No. 8147". elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph.
  2. ^ Court: Bro. Eli Soriano libeled Iglesia ni Cristo Manila Standard, December 19, 2013
  3. ^ "Bro. Eli Soriano, Muling Nanalo Laban sa Kasong Libelo". UNTV News. Archived from the original on February 21, 2016.
  4. ^ ETC Available on SBN 21 Archived February 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Solar News Channel – Expect wider reach and a richer viewing experience retrieved November 5, 2013
  6. ^ ETC MOVES TO SBN-21 STARTING NOVEMBER 30 Archived May 1, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "San Miguel's Ang keen on Solar TV, owner of RPN-9". October 4, 2012.
  8. ^ 'Meeting of minds' reached in talks with Ramon Ang for investment, says Solar chairman retrieved October 30, 2012 InterAksyon.com
  9. ^ "Republic Act No. 11354". LawPhil.net.
  10. ^ "Communications 2011 PY Chapter 20" (PDF). Philippine Yearbook 2011. Philippine Statistics Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 16, 2015.
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