DYKB-TV

DYKB-TV, channel 8, is a television station of 9TV. The station broadcast on both Channel 8 (VHF analog broadcast) and Channel 47 (UHF digital test broadcast/terrestrial). Its studios and transmitter are located at Purok KBS, Pta. Taytay Road, Sum-ag, Bacolod City, Negros Occidental Province, Western Visayas (Region 9).

History

 * 1961 - DYKB-TV channel 8 was launched by Kanlaon Broadcasting System. It is the first television station in Bacolod at that time.
 * 1975 - RPN was formally re-launched, the acronym for its franchise name, Radio Philippines Network.
 * 1989 - RPN was renamed as New Vision 9.
 * 1994 - New Vision 9 was renamed back as Radio Philippines Network (RPN).
 * January 1, 2008 - RPN's TV programming was changed when C/S, a cable network by Solar Entertainment, airs programs on free TV and telecasts on RPN stations, including Bacolod.
 * 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.
 * November 29, 2009 - the network re-branded again under the new name Solar TV. In late 2010, it was revealed that RPN would no longer carry PBA games, due to planned re-launch to occur in 2011, with more "feminine" programming.
 * February 25, 2011 - RPN was signed off for a week. However, the sign-off was only in preparation for a relaunch as ETC on March 2, 2011.
 * December 1, 2013 - RPN was re-launched as Solar News Channel since the following day to widen its nationwide telecast.
 * August 23, 2014 - the network was rebranded as 9TV.
 * March 16, 2015 - 9TV was officially re-launched as CNN Philippines.
 * January 18, 2016 - the network was relaunched back as 9TV.
 * September 26, 2019 - 9TV Baguio started digital test broadcasts.

9TV Bacolod local programs

 * MassKara Festival (yearly)
 * News in the Morning 8
 * Ronda 8

9TV Bacolod previously-produced programs

 * Arangkada Balita 8