Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation
 |
|
| Type | Broadcast commercial radio and television network |
|---|---|
| Country | Philippines |
| Availability | National |
| Founded | March 1, 1960 by Dick Baldwin |
| Owner | Government of the Philippines (Presidential Communications Office) (100%) |
| Parent | Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation |
|
Key people
|
Manolito "Lito" Ocampo-Cruz (President and CEO) Jose Avellana (Chairman) Jaime Alanis, Diosdado Marasigan, Ernesto Maipid, Jr., Jose Raphael Hernandez, Lauro Vizconde, Arturo Alejandrino (Board of Directors) Dave Fulgoso (Finance Manager) |
|
Launch date
|
March 1, 1960 (as Inter-Island Broadcasting Corporation) February 1, 1975 (as Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation) |
|
Former names
|
Inter-Island Broadcasting Corporation (1960-1975) Islands TV-13 (1990-1992) |
|
Picture format
|
NTSC 480i (4:3 SDTV) |
| Language |
Filipino (main) English (secondary) |
Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation (IBC) is a Philippine-based media company and VHF television network of the Government Communications Group under the Presidential Communications Operations Office. Its studios are located at Broadcast City, Capitol Hills, Diliman, Quezon City. It is one of two government-owned and controlled television stations in the country.
DZTV Channel 13 started broadcasts in March 1, 1960 at 6:30pm under the Inter-Island Broadcasting Corporation through the tri-media conglomerate of RMN-IBC-Philippine Herald owned by Andrés Soriano, Sr., the then owner of San Miguel Corporation. The station had relay transmitters to bring its programs to viewers in Cebu and Davao. In between 1970 and 1972, IBC launched its color transmission system named "Vinta Color" named after the Vintas from Zamboanga, becoming the third network in the Philippines to convert to all-color broadcasts, after ABS-CBN and RPN.
American Dick Baldwin was the station's first owner, and programming first consisted of mostly foreign programs from CBS, and a few local shows. Andres would only acquire the channel in 1962. After the declaration of Martial Law, ABS-CBN veteran Ben Aniceto took over the station manager post of Channel 13 from 1973–1976.
On February 1, 1975, due to a constitutional limitation prohibiting the ownership of media by non-Filipinos or corporations not 100% Filipino owned, Inter-Island 13 split off from the Sorianos and the Canoys (the owners of RMN), and was renamed Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation (IBC) and moved to Benedicto Group of Companies by the late Roberto S. Benedicto (1916–2000), who purchased the network consisting of the Manila station and other relay stations in Cebu and Davao. IBC also opened its FM station DWKB-FM the same year. Marking the relaunch, the network debuted its vinta logo, which would be used until 1978 in two iterations. In 1976, IBC metamorphosed into one of the country's most viewed TV network with its primetime lineup and full length local and foreign films aired on this channel. This catapulted IBC in the number one slot among 4 rival networks.
...
Wikipedia