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| Type | Broadcast radio and television network |
|---|---|
| Country | Philippines |
| Owner | Philippine Government (25%) Solar Entertainment Corporation (75%) |
| Key people | Antonio Albano, President and CEO Atty. Jess Anthony Yu, General Manager |
| Launch date | June 29, 1960 |
| Former names | Kanlaon Broadcasting System (1960-1975) C/S9 (2008-2009) |
| Official website | http://www.solartv.ph http://www.rpn9.com |
| Language | English (main) Filipino |
Radio Philippines Network, Inc. (RPN) is a broadcast television network in the Philippines owned by the Government Communications Group, with programming managed by the Solar Entertainment Corporation, a Filipino media company. The network was previously known as the Radio Philippines Network, which remains the legal name of the network. This station studios are located at Broadcast City, Old Balara, Capitol Hills, Diliman, Quezon City, with transmitters at Panay Avenue, Quezon City. Founded by the late Roberto Benedicto, the TV network is the sister network of Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation or IBC.
History
As the Kanlaon Broadcasting System
RPN was launched and granting the first broadcasting franchise on June 29, 1960 as the Kanlaon Broadcasting System (KBS). Kanlaon is a volcano on the Philippine island of Negros, the home of Benedicto. Once granted, KBS first became a radio network with its first radio station in Manila, DZBI. In 1967, KBS had grown into a full network, with seven radio stations all over the country, In 1969, KBS turned to television as KBS Television was launched with KBS-9 Manila and KBS-12 Baguio as its first stations. Help and funding for the new TV network partly came from ABS-CBN in the form of its old headquarters along Roxas Boulevard and equipment enabling them to broadcast in color. As a result, on its launch it was named Accucolor 9 ("Accucolor" is the name of the color technology used) as the first Philippine television network to launch in full color.
As the Radio Philippines Network
In 1975, KBS re-launched as RPN the Radio Philippines Network. It aired special coverages of the Olympics, Thrilla in Manila (in 1975) and the Miss Universe; and Programs such as John En Marsha, Flordeluna, Superstar. The network broadcasted a daytime variety show entitled Eat Bulaga! (premiering in 1979), and a nightly newscast titled NewsWatch, alongside anime programming (making them one of the first to do so in the country) and imports from the United States. RPN-9 is the first network to cover the Philippine Basketball Association games live. In 1980, RPN-9 began to broadcast primetime programs and Eat Bulaga! (when it was still with the network) through its new domestic satellite (DOMSAT) technology. In 1996, it aired MariMar as its lead program dubbed in Tagalog.
Government sequestration and New Vision 9
After the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution, the stock and assets of RPN, IBC and Banahaw Broadcasting Corporation's BBC-2 were sequestered by the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG). President Corazon Aquino awarded BBC, through an executive order, to ABS-CBN, and RPN's and IBC's assets were turned over to the Government Communications Group. This was a period when the network lost much of its viewership to ABS-CBN and GMA Radio-Television Arts. By 1989, some of RPN's programming such as John en Marsha, Student Canteen, and Superstar were canceled, and TAPE's daytime programs Eat Bulaga!, Agila. and Coney Reyes on Camera moved to ABS-CBN under a co-production agreement. In 1989, the network relaunched as "New Vision 9", but later fell into a ratings slump due the resurgence of ABS-CBN and the recent re-launch of GMA Radio-Television Arts as GMA Network. In 1996, though, the network quickly re-gained its footing when it began to broadcast a Tagalog dub of the Mexican telenovela Marimar, which quickly became a popular program for the network.
Partnership with Solar
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On March 11, 2007, RPN began a partnership with the Solar Entertainment Corporation, an operator of a number of cable channels in the country. The company began co-producing new programming for the network, such as a local version of America's Next Top Model. The network underwent management changes on December 24, 2007, as Tonypet Albano (undersecretary and executive director of Malacañang's Office of Political Coalition Affairs and Deputy Spokesperson of TEAM Unity) was appointed chairman of the network (replacing Education Undersecretary Mona Valisno, incumbent Presidential Assistant for Education). Undersecretary Robert Rivera was appointed director of the board, while the president and chief executive officer became former senator Orlando Mercado.
Mercado's first major move was to expand their partnerships with Solar Entertainment. Programming from Solar's cable network C/S was added to RPN's lineup at the beginning of the new year, and PBA basketball would also return to the network beginning in the 2008-09 season, as part of a three year contract with Solar Sports after an intense bidding war with ABS-CBN.
In October 2008, RPN's stations ultimately took on the C/S name as part of their permanent branding, and rebranded itself as C/S 9. The C/S 9 name would not last, on November 29, 2009, the network re-branded again under the new name Solar TV; On March 2, 2011, ETC will be moving to RPN-9.
Impending closure and privatization
There were many plans that the Philippine government can offer to sell and privatize RPN and it's sister station IBC. It was confirmed that Solar Entertainment now owns majority shares of RPN together with Roberto's daughter Kitchie (who currently runs her own production outfit Cinemakulay and was actively involved in RPN during the Marcos years).
RPN 9 management announced that the network will sign-off on February 25, but will still air some Solar TV programs. However, employees of RPN and IBC continues to file a strike protest against the closure which suffers unemployment and mismanagement.
Programming
Solar TV Programs
Main article: List of programs broadcast by Solar TVSlogans
| Branding | Slogan | Years Active |
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| KBS | Accucolor 9 | 1960–1971 |
| RPN | The Solid One | 1976-1977 |
| RPN | Still The One | 1977–1979 |
| RPN | Still The One in '79 | 1979-1980 |
| RPN | The Leader | 1980–1989 |
| New Vision 9 | The Future | 1989–September 30, 1994 |
| RPN | The Network | October 1, 1994–1995 |
| RPN | Your Friendly Network | 1995–1997 |
| RPN | Leading The Way | 1997–1998 |
| RPN | Quality Primetime Television | 1998–December 31, 1999 |
| RPN | Family TV! | January 1,2000–2001 |
| RPN | Your Kind of TV! | 2001–2002 |
| RPN | World Class Primetime | 2002–2003 |
| RPN | Moving Ahead | 2003–March 10,2007 |
| RPN | Prime Shift | 2004–March 10, 2007 |
| RPN | Kasama Mo! Simple Ang Ligaya, Masarap Kasama! (Your Companion! Simple Fun, Comfortable to Enjoy!) | March 11-July 15, 2007 |
| RPN | Pare! | July 16-December 31, 2007 |
| C/S on RPN | C/S First. C/S Free. | January 1-October 3, 2008 |
| C/S 9 | Right Here, Right Now | October 4, 2008-November 28, 2009 |
| Solar TV on RPN | It's A Bright New World | November 29, 2009–October 30, 2010 |
| RPN | RPN 50 Years (1960–2010) | June-December 2010 |
| Solar TV on RPN | Kung Saan Lahat Panalo! (Where Everyone's a Winner!) | October 31, 2010–present |
List of RPN stations and affiliates
Main article: List of Radio Philippines Network affiliate stationsSee also
- RPN News and Public Affairs
- Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation
- National Broadcasting Network
- Philippine Broadcasting Service
References
- ABS-CBN Interactive, Tonypet Albano is new RPN-9 chief
- "SOLAR SPORTS BAGS 3-YEAR PBA TV DEAL". PBA official website. 2008-05-27. Archived from the original on 2008-05-28. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help); External link in|publisher= - Macamay, Zean (2008-05-28). "Solar gets it". People's Journal. Retrieved 2008-06-02.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - PCGG urges gov’t to fast-track sale of RPN-9, IBC-13 ABS-CBNnews.com. 2010-08-10. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
- RPN 9 a done deal? philSTAR.com. 2011-01-06. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
- Malacanang sets dialogue with RPN-9 union ABS-CBNnews.com. 2011-02-20. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
- RPN 9 workers file notice of strike InterAksyon.com 2011-02-22. Retrieved 2011-02-22.
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