Southern Broadcasting Network

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Southern Broadcasting Network, Inc.
Company type Private (1977-2010)
Subsidiary (since 2010)
Industry Mass media
Founded1977 (1977) (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)
Services Broadcasting
Radio
Television
Parent Solar Entertainment Corporation
SBN 21
Type Free-to-air television network
Country Philippines
Broadcast areaNationwide
Affiliates
Headquarters
Programming
Picture format 480i (4:3 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.

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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

World TV/SBN era (1992–2007)

SBN 21 Logo from 1996 to 2005. SBN 21 Logo (1996-2005).jpg
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]

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)

Blocktime agreement and Subsequent purchase by Solar

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

SolarFlix Programs

SBN Previously Programs

Stations

TV stations

Digital terrestrial

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

BrandingCallsignCh. #Power kWFrequencyLocation (Transmitter site)
SBN Manila DWCP-DTV 213 kW515.143 MHzSolar Entertainment Complex, along Nuestra Señora de la Paz Subdivision, Barangay Sta. Cruz, Antipolo, Rizal (Mega Manila)

Analog

[10]

BrandingCallsignCh. #Power kWStation TypeLocation (Transmitter site)
SBN DavaoDXSS-TV75 kW (10.5 kW ERP)OriginatingSBN Compound, Broadcast Avenue, Shrine Hills, Matina, Davao City (Southern Mindanao)
SBN Iloilo DYCX-TV 85 kW (10.5 kW ERP)Relay Iloilo

Radio stations

FM stations

BrandingCallsignFrequencyPower (kW)LocationNotes
Solid FM Bacolod DYCP 90.3 MHz5 W Bacolod Operated by Y2H Broadcasting Network, Inc.
XFM Cebu DYAP 88.3 MHz10 kW Cebu
XFM Davao DXSS 97.9 MHz10 kW Davao

Inactive Stations

CallsignFrequencyLocation
DWSN 97.9 MHz Laoag
DWIS 98.9 MHz Vigan
DYJP101.5 MHz Tacloban
DXJP101.9 MHz Zamboanga
DXIP900 kHz Davao

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