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| Type | Broadcast commercial television network |
|---|---|
| Branding | 9TV |
| Country | Philippines |
| First air date | August 23, 2014 |
| Availability | Defunct |
| Slogan | Kasama Ako! |
| Owner | Nine Media Corporation (Programming and Broadcast Facilities) Radio Philippines Network (Broadcast Spectrum and License) |
| Area served | Nationwide |
| Key people | Amb. Antonio L.C. Chua (Chairman, Radio Philippines Network) Jing Magsaysay (Senior Vice President) Pal Marquez (Vice President for News and Current Affairs) Robert T. Rivera (President & CEO, Radio Philippines Network) |
| Launch date | August 23, 2014 (9TV and 9TV+) |
| Dissolved | March 15, 2015 (9TV+) May 31, 2015 (9TV) |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Analogue channels | 9 (VHF) |
| Digital channels | 19 (UHF) (Digital test broadcast) (2015) |
| Affiliations | Radio Philippines Network (2014-2015) (25%) |
| Former digital channels | 22 (UHF) (Digital test broadcast) (2014–2015) |
| Former names | Kanlaon Broadcasting System (1960 – 1975) RPN-9 and New Vision 9 (1960 – 2008, June 1, 2013 – August 22, 2014, June 1, 2015 – present) C/S (Crime/Suspense) (January 1, 2008 – October 3, 2008) C/S 9 (October 4, 2008 – November 28, 2009) Solar TV (November 29, 2009 – February 25, 2011) ETC (March 2, 2011 – May 31, 2013) Talk TV (March 2, 2011–October 29, 2012) Solar News Channel (October 30, 2012–August 22, 2014) |
| Sister network | CNN Philippines |
| Official website | http://www.9news.ph (redirected to news.rpn9.com and cnnphilippines.com until May 2015) |
| Language | English (main) Filipino (secondary), Cebuano, Kapampangan (secondary) |
| Replaced by | RPN |
9TV was a major commercial television network in the Philippines. It was owned by Nine Media Corporation, Nine Media has an airtime agreement as the main content provider of Radio Philippines Network as the owner and operator. 9TV and 9TV+ are the rebranding of RPN (Channel 9) and the replacement of the Solar News Channel (DWKB-TV Channel 19) who have been retired the "Solar" branding. For 9TV, broadcasting daily from 4:30 AM to 2:00 AM on free TV. For 9TV+, broadcasting 18 hours daily from 6:00 AM to 12:00 MN on free TV, while 24 hours a day on cable and satellite TV providers and thru live streaming.
Its flagship television station is DZKB-TV channel 9 in Mega Manila and other regional originating and relay stations in the Philippines.
Most of its live programming of the network are from the main studios located at Broadcast City, Capitol Hills, Diliman, Quezon City, with transmitter at No. 97, Panay Avenue, Brgy. South Triangle, Quezon City.
9TV Channel 9 ceased on air on May 31, 2015 and it was replaced by Radio Philippines Network on June 1, 2015.
Most of its live programming of the network are from the main studios located at Upper Ground Floor of the Worldwide Corporate Center, Shaw Boulevard corner Epifanio de los Santos Avenue in Mandaluyong City.
9TV+ Channel 19 ceased on air on March 15, 2015 and it was replaced by CNN Philippines Channel 22 on March 16, 2015.
History[]
9TV was launched on August 23, 2014 at 12:00am (9TV+) and 4:30am (9TV) as a rebranding for RPN and a replacement for Solar News Channel. Its first show as 9TV was the replay of Nightly News. RPN News and Solar News, two of the network's news arms was merged and rebranded as 9News. The rebranding of the network came after Antonio Cabangon Chua's acquisition of Tieng's share of both STVNI (which turned into Nine Media Corporation) and RPN to ALC Group of Companies due to the Tieng's loss of revenue after investing on RPN.
The newscasts, current affairs programs and public service programs carried from the RPN and SNC format and the personnel was retained. It is also beefed up their weekend programming including cartoons, infotainment programs, reality, and infomercials to cater more viewers.
Rebranding stage took almost 7 months until 9TV+ will be rebranded into CNN Philippines that launched on March 16, 2015. 9News inked a partnership deal with international news network CNN.
9TV will be undergoes a major rebranding and reverted back into Radio Philippines Network that launched on June 1, 2015.[1]
As part of transition to CNN Philippines, 9TV and 9TV+ Channel 19 temporarily used green screen as their news studio while their main newsroom and studio is under renovation in December 2014 and 9TV newscasts and current affairs programs began adopting CNN-themed graphics a week later (January 15, 2015). For 9TV+, some non-CNN programming (NBC and CBS shows), as well as Home Shopping Network (now Shop TV) and Kids Weekend (now currently RPN Kids and CNN Philippines Junior) block were axed in the coming months.
Affiliate[]
Main article: List of 9TV affiliate stations and channels