Interactive Broadcast Media, Inc. (IBMI) is a

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radio network There are two types of radio network currently in use around the world: the one-to-many (simplex communication) broadcast network commonly used for public information and mass-media entertainment, and the two-way radio ( duplex communication) type ...

based in

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, Philippines.

History

IBMI was established in 1996 by broadcast veteran Roberto Bacsal and businessman Rene Palma as a media outlet for the then-newly acquired

DWWW DWWW (774 AM) is a C-QUAM radio station owned and operated by Interactive Broadcast Media. The studio is located at Units 807 and 808, Atlanta Centre, Annapolis St., Greenhills, San Juan, Metro Manila, while the transmitter is located at Taga ...

. Back then, its offices were located at #23 E. Rodriguez Sr. Ave,

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. In 2010, Antonio "Tonyboy" Cojuangco Jr. acquired a non-controlling share of IBMI and transferred ownership of

ABC Development Corporation TV5 Network Inc., commonly known as TV5, is a Philippine media company based in Mandaluyong, with its alternate studios located in Novaliches, Quezon City. It is primarily involved in radio and television broadcasting, with subsidiaries and ...

's former radio stations, collectively known as

Dream FM Network Dream FM Network was a radio network in the Philippines. It was founded in September 2004 as a radio arm of ABC Development Corporation (now TV5 Network, Inc.), and later on Interactive Broadcast Media. Dream FM Network shut down its national ...

, into the former. In November 2011, IBMI moved to its new home in Atlanta Center,

after

Radio Mindanao Network Radio Mindanao Network, Inc. (RMN), d.b.a. RMN Networks or RMN Network, is a Filipino media company based in Makati, Philippines. It is primarily involved is one of the largest radio networks. Its corporate office is located at the 4th Floor ...

took over DWWW's operations. In 2012, RMN's parent company, EDCanoy Prime Holdings, acquired 49% of IBMI. On March 7, 2016, President

Benigno S. Aquino III Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III (; February 8, 1960 – June 24, 2021), also known as Noynoy Aquino and colloquially as PNoy, was a Filipino politician who served as the 15th president of the Philippines from 2010 to 2016. The son of ...

signed Republic Act No. 10753 An act renewing the franchise granted to the Interactive Broadcast Media, Inc. to another twenty-five (25) years that shall take effect on September 5, 2021.

Stations

Former stations

References

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