Headquarters | Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines |
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Programming | |
Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) (downscaled to 16:9 480i for the SDTV feed) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Solar Entertainment Corporation |
Sister channels | SolarFlix Solar Learning Solar Sports |
History | |
Launched | 2003 (as Home Shopping Network) November 1, 2005 (as Shop TV) |
Former names | Home Shopping Network (2003–2005) |
Links | |
Website | https://www.shoptv.com.ph/ |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
Digital (Mega Manila) | Channel 21 (515.143MHz; LCN 21.09) (Digital test broadcast) |
Digital (Laoag) | Channel 21 (515.143MHz; LCN 21.09) (Digital test broadcast) |
Digital (Baguio) | Channel 34 (593.143MHz; LCN 34.09) (Digital test broadcast) |
Digital (Iloilo) | Channel 32 (581.143MHz; LCN 32.09) (Digital test broadcast) |
Digital (Bacolod) | Channel 28 (557.143MHz; LCN 28.09) (Digital test broadcast) |
Digital (Zamboanga) | Channel 27 (551.143MHz; LCN 27.09) (Digital test broadcast) |
Shop TV (currently stylized in all uppercase) is a 24-hour shopping related TV channel owned by Solar Entertainment Corporation. [1] Aside from its dedicated channel, Shop TV also aired through SolarFlix and soon via RPTV and Aliw Channel 23.
Shop TV operates daily from 8 am to 12 midnight on Solar's digital free TV (under test broadcast), while it operates 24 hours daily on most pay TV providers. However, starting Holy Week 2024, it continues to sign off from Maundy Thursday at midnight to Easter Sunday at 8:00 am along with its sister channels Solar Sports, SolarFlix and Solar Learning.
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