Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation facts for kids
| State agency | |
| Industry | State media |
| Founded | October 1959 |
| Headquarters | IBC TV Compound, Lot 3-B, Capitol Hills Drive cor. Zuzuarregui Street, Barangay Matandang Balara, Diliman, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines |
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Key people
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Jose Avellana (Chairman) Corazon Reboroso (Officer-in-Charge) Jaime Alanis, Diosdado Marasigan, Ernesto Maipid, Jr., Jose Raphael Hernandez, Arturo Alejandrino, Alexander Bangsoy (Board of Directors) Dave Fulgoso (Finance Manager) |
| Owner | Government of the Philippines (Presidential Communications Operations Office) (100%) |
| Type | Broadcast commercial radio and television network |
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| Branding | The Kaibigan Network (Kaibigan is a Filipino term for "friend".) |
| Country | Philippines |
| Availability | National |
| Founded | October 1959 (test broadcast) March 1, 1960 (actual launch) by Dick Baldwin and Andres Soriano |
| Slogan | Iconic. Bold. Chill. Kaibigan Mo |
| Market share | 0.15% (Nielsen Urban National TAM January–June 2016) |
| Owner | Government of the Philippines (Presidential Communications Office) (100%) |
| Parent | Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation |
| Key people | Jose Avellana (Chairman) Corazon Reboroso (Officer-in-Charge) Jaime Alanis, Diosdado Marasigan, Ernesto Maipid, Jr., Jose Raphael Hernandez, Arturo Alejandrino, Alexander Bangsoy (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) E13 (1987-1989) Islands TV-13 (1990-1992) |
| Picture format | 480i (4:3 SDTV) |
| Official website | IBC Official Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/ibctv13 |
| Language | Filipino (main) English (secondary) |
Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation is a television network in the Philippines owned by the government. The studios of the station is located at Broadcast City Capitol Hills Diliman, Quezon City.
Images for kids
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Logo used from May 27, 1994 to December 31, 2001. The design of the stylized "13" is a descendant of the one found in the station logo design used in the 1970s and 1980s.
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Logo used from December 12, 2003 to June 4, 2011.
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