Information Broadcast Unlimited


Information Broadcast Unlimited, Inc. , is a privately owned Philippine radio and television network based in Angeles City in Pampanga. IBU also known as DZCL-TV was assigned to Ultra High Frequency Channel 38 in Pampanga and provisional authority in other provinces in the Philippines.
IBU corporate address is at 2510 Raffles Building, Emerald Avenue, Ortigas Center, Pasig City. Due to limited broadcast spectrum resource, IBU has no UHF assignment in Metro Manila. It operates 105.5 FM in Angeles City, Pampanga. It has a wide coverage in Central Luzon with signal reaching Metro Manila households.

Congressional franchise

On April 28, 2009, House Bill No. 3058 was approved by the House of Representatives. It was approved by the Senate of the Philippines on third reading last May 11, 2009 for approval of the Philippine president, then Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. On July 12, 2009, it was enacted and lapsed into law as Republic Act 9652 without Arroyo's actual signature.
Republic Act 9652 grants IBU a franchise to construct, install, establish, operate and maintain for commercial purposes and in the public
interest, radio and/ or television broadcasting stations in the Philippines, where frequencies and/or channels are still available for radio and/or television broadcasting, including digital radio and television system, through microwave, satellite or whatever means, including the use of any new technology that may hereafter or in the future developed in the field of radio and television broadcasting, with the corresponding technological auxiliaries and facilities, special broadcast and other program and distribution services and relay stations for 25 years.

Private owners

In September 2007, six private individual investors led by businessman Leonardo S. Dayao formed Information Broadcast Unlimited, Inc. with authorized capital stock of 10 million pesos. IBU facilities are located at ComClark Annex Building, M.A. Roxas Highway cor. Ninoy Aquino Ave., Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga, Philippines together with Angeles Cable Television Network and various cable networks in Central Luzon.

Television Stations

As of June 2016:
BrandingCallsignCh. #Power Station TypeLocation
UHF-36 ViganDWIC-TVTV-361 kWRelayVigan, Ilocos Sur
UHF-39 LaoagDWIB-TVTV-391 kWRelayLaoag, Ilocos Norte
UHF-38 AngelesDZCL-TVTV-381 kWRelayAngeles, Pampanga
UHF-48 OlongapoDWIG-TVTV-481 kWRelayOlongapo City
UHF-43 LegazpiDWIA-TVTV-431 kWRelayLegazpi City
UHF-50 TagbilaranDYID-TVTV-501 kWRelayTagbilaran, Bohol

Inactive Stations

BrandingCallsignCh. #Power Station TypeLocation
UHF-34 AparriDW__-TVTV-341 kWRelayAparri, Cagayan
UHF-51 TuguegaraoDW__-TVTV-511 kWRelayTuguegarao, Cagayan
UHF-35 DaetDW__-TVTV-351 kWRelayDaet, Camarines Norte
UHF-48 San CarlosDY__-TVTV-481 kWRelaySan Carlos City, Negros Occidental
UHF-49 RoxasDY__-TVTV-491 kWRelayRoxas City
UHF-35 CatbaloganDY__-TVTV-351 kWRelayCatbalogan, Samar
UHF-44 PagadianDX__-TVTV-441 kWRelayPagadian City
UHF-40 MalaybalayDX__-TVTV-401 kWRelayMalaybalay, Bukidnon
UHF-46 Mati / DavaoDX__-TVTV-461 kWRelayMati, Davao Oriental
UHF-26 BisligDX__-TVTV-261 kWRelayBislig, Surigao del Sur
UHF-43 SurigaoDX__-TVTV-431 kWRelaySurigao City
UHF-48 ButuanDX__-TVTV-481 kWRelayButuan City