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Radio Philippines Network
(RPN)
File:Solar tv.jpg
TypeBroadcast radio and television network
CountryPhilippines
OwnerPhilippine Government, Radio Philippines Network, Inc. (Airtime leased by Solar Entertainment Corporation)
Key peopleAntonio Albano, President and CEO
Atty. Jess Anthony Yu, General Manager
Launch dateJune 29, 1960
Former namesKanlaon Broadcasting System (1960-1975)
C/S9 (2008-2009)
Official websitehttp://www.solartv.ph
http://www.rpn9.com
LanguageEnglish (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 7 radio station all over the country, In 1969, KBS-9 Manila and KBS-12 Baguio started, KBS Television was launched.

As the Radio Philippines Network

In 1975, KBS re-launched as RPN the Radio Philippines Network. Special coverages like the Olympics, Thrilla in Manila (in 1975) and the Miss Universe coverage and Programs such as John En Marsha, Flordeluna, Superstar. The network broadcast daytime variety show Eat Bulaga! (premiering in 1979), its nightly newscast NewsWatch, and anime programming, alongside other imports from the United States. RPN-9 is the first network to cover the Philippine Basketball Association games live. In 1980, RPN-9 broadcasts primetime programs and the noontime show Eat Bulaga! (in 1979) through its new domestic satellite technology. In 1996, it led 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. During this period, the network lost much of its viewership to GMA and ABS-CBN. By 1989, some of RPN's programming such as John en Marsha, Student Canteen, and Superstar were cancelled, 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 Network. However, the network quickly re-gained its footing in 1996 when it began to broadcast the Mexican telenovela Marimar, which quickly became a popular program for the network.

Partnership with Solar

C/S9 logo used from October 4, 2008 to November 28, 2009.

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.

There were many plans that the Philippine government can offer to sell and privatize RPN and it's sister station IBC.

Programming

Solar TV Programs

Main article: List of programs broadcast by Solar TV

Slogans

Branding Slogan Years Active
KBS Accucolor 9 1960–1975
RPN Top Rate Of RPN 1975-1976
RPN Let Be the One 1976-1977
RPN Anntena 1977-1978
RPN The Solid One 1978–1979
RPN Still The One in '79 1979-1980
RPN The Leader 1980–1989
New Vision 9 The Future 1989–1994
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 stations

See also

References

  1. ABS-CBN Interactive, Tonypet Albano is new RPN-9 chief
  2. "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= (help)
  3. Macamay, Zean (2008-05-28). "Solar gets it". People's Journal. Retrieved 2008-06-02. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  4. PCGG urges gov’t to fast-track sale of RPN-9, IBC-13 ABS-CBNnews.com. 2010-08-10. Retrieved 2010-08-10.

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