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{{Infobox_Broadcast |
| call_letters             = DYKC-TV (CNN Philippines TV-9 Cebu)|
| station_logo             = [[File:RPN9-CNN_Philippines_New_logo.png|150px]]|
| station_slogan           = We Tell the Story of the Filipino<br>This is CNN Philippines|
| station_branding         = ''CNN Philippines TV-9 Cebu''|
| analog                   = 9 ([[VHF]])|
| digital                  = |
| affiliations             = [[CNN Philippines]]|
| founded                  = 1965|
| location                 = [[Cebu City]]|
| owner                    = [[Radio Philippines Network]]<br>[[Nine Media Corporation]]|
| callsign_meaning         = '''DY'''<br>'''K'''anlaon<br>'''C'''ebu (former branding)|
| former_affiliations      = CBN/[[ABS-CBN]] (1965-1972) <br> KBS (1972-1975) <br> RPN (1975-1989, 1994-2008) <br> NV9 (1989-1994) <br> [[C/S (TV channel)|C/S 9]] (2008-2009) <br> [[Solar TV]] (2009-2011) <br> [[ETC (Philippine TV channel)|ETC]] (2011-2013) <br> [[Solar News Channel]] (2013-2014) <br> [[9TV]] (2014-2015)|
| former_callsigns         = DYEW-TV (1965-1972)|
| effective_radiated_power = 10 kilowatts [[Transmitter power output|TPO]] <br> (45 kilowatts [[Effective radiated power|ERP]])|
| homepage                 = [http://www.cnnphilippines.com/ www.cnnphilippines.com]|
}}

'''DYKC-TV''', channel 9, is a [[VHF]] [[television station]] of [[Philippines|Philippine]] [[television network]] [[Radio Philippines Network]] and [[Nine Media Corporation]]. Its studio, offices and transmitter are located at RPN compound in Maguikay, [[Mandaue City]].

== RPN Cebu History ==
* '''1965''' - Pre-merger ABS opened another station, DYEW-TV Channel 9 and similar to DZXL-TV Channel 9.
* '''1966''' - Channels 3 & 9 broadcasts in color television.
* '''1972''' - Channels 3 & 9 shuts down under martiaw law of Ferdinand Marcos and Channel 9 sold to Kanlaon Broadcasting System.
* '''1975''' - RPN was formally re-launch, the acronym for its franchise name, Radio Philippines Network.
* '''1989''' - RPN was renamed as New Vision 9.
* '''January 1, 2008''' - RPN's TV programming was changed when [[C/S (TV channel)|C/S]], a cable network by [[Solar Entertainment Corporation|Solar Entertainment]], airs programs on free TV and telecasts on RPN stations, including Metro Cebu.
* '''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 (Philippine TV channel)|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 re-branded as [[9TV]].
* '''March 16, 2015''' - 9TV was officially re-launched as [[CNN Philippines]].

==Defunct programs==
* God's Miracle Hour
* TV Eskwela
* [[NewsWatch (Philippine TV program)|NewsWatch Cebu]] (1987-1988)
* NewsWatch Central Visayas (1988-2012)

==See also==
*[[CNN Philippines]]
*[[Radio Philippines Network]]
*[[List of Radio Philippines Network affiliate stations]]

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{{Radio Philippines Network}}
{{Nine Media Corporation}}
{{Solar Entertainment}}

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[[Category:Radio Philippines Network stations]]
[[Category:Television stations in Cebu City]]
[[Category:Television channels and stations established in 1965]]

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