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| Company type | Subsidiary |
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| Industry | Mass media |
| Founded | 1977 (radio) May 30, 1992 (television) |
| Headquarters | Worldwide Corporate Center, EDSA corner Shaw Boulevard, Mandaluyong, Philippines |
Area served | Nationwide |
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| Services | Broadcasting Radio Television |
| Parent | Solar Entertainment Corporation |
| Type | Free-to-air television network |
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| Country | Philippines |
| Broadcast area | Nationwide |
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| Programming | |
| Picture format | 480i (16:9 SDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Parent | Gem Communications Holdings (1992–2010) Solar Entertainment Corporation (2010–present) |
| Key people | Current Management Wilson Y. Tieng (Chairman) William Y. Tieng (President) Former Management Lucio Co (Majority Stockholder) Leonardo B. Dayao (Chairman) Teofilo A. Henson (President) |
| History | |
| Launched | May 30, 1992 |
| Founder | Lucio Co |
| Former names | World 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.
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.