Talk TV (Philippine TV network)

It has been suggested that this article be merged with Solar News Channel to CNN Philippines. (Discuss) Proposed since January 2024.

Talk TV

Type	Cable and broadcast television network
Country	Philippines
Availability	Defunct
Owner	Southern Broadcasting Network (50%) Solar Entertainment Corporation (Solar TV Network Inc.) (50%)
Key people	Wilson Tieng (President, Solar Entertainment) William Tieng (Chairman, Solar Entertainment) Willy Y. Tieng (Vice-chairman, Solar Entertainment) Lucio Co (Chairman, Southern Broadcasting Network) Teofilo Henson (President and CEO, Southern Broadcasting Network)
Launch date	March 2, 2011
Dissolved	October 29, 2012
Language	English (main) Filipino
Replaced	ETC on SBN 21
Replaced by	Solar News Channel

Talk TV (stylized as talkv) was an English-language all-news and talk television network in the Philippines. It is a joint venture of Southern Broadcasting Network and Solar Entertainment Corporation through Solar TV Network, Inc. It was available over SBN 21 on free TV. Talk TV operates 24 hours a day on cable TV and 6:00 AM - 12:00MN on SBN 21 starting October 1, 2012.

Talk TV started its Test Broadcast until March 1, 2011. It started its full broadcast on March 2, 2011.^[1] Talk TV studios is located at Solar Media Center, WCC Building, EDSA corner Shaw Boulevard, Mandaluyong, and the transmitter is located at Strata 2000 Building, F. Ortigas Jr. Road, Ortigas Center, Pasig.

On October 29, 2012, at 05:30 am (UTC +8:00), TalkTV signed off for the last time to make way for the launching of the first 24-hour English news channel on both cable TV and free-to-air TV, Solar News Channel.