Most of the programs are the U.S. morning or late night talk shows, on either live or taped broadcast. After Solar Entertainment bought 34% of
RPN, Solar opened Talk TV and finally ventured into news at the end of 2011. From January 16, 2012, Talk TV started airing local programming through Solar TV Network's new news arm
Solar News. These programs are manned by mainly former
ANC and
ABS-CBN personalities including Solar News chief Jing Magsaysay,
Pia Hontiveros, Pal Marquez, Nancy Irlanda, Claire Celdran, Mai Rodriguez and Jun Del Rosario. Reporters included some from
RPN's
NewsWatch as well as new reporters. The first local news event that was covered was the
Renato Corona impeachment trial. Talk TV also airs Solar Headlines which is a daily news break aired every 30 minutes, a primetime newscast named
Solar Network News; launched on June 18, 2012, a late-night newscast,
Solar Nightly News; launched on July 16, 2012, a morning newscast
Solar Daybreak and a noontime newscast Solar Newsday; both launched on October 1, 2012. ==Affiliate and relay stations==