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Eagle Broadcasting Corporation

The logo of EBC since 2011, the EBC's corporate logo is still being used until now.
Company type	Private
Industry	Mass media
Founded	April 26, 1968; 57 years ago (1968-04-26) (radio broadcasts) April 23, 2000; 25 years ago (2000-04-23) (television broadcasts)
Headquarters	EBC Building, #25 Central Avenue,New Era, Quezon City,Philippines
Area served	Nationwide
Key people	Caesar R. Vallejos (President and CEO) Glicerio P. Santos IV (Chairman)[1]
Products	Radyo Agila Eagle FM Net 25
Services	Broadcasting Radio Television Digital media
Divisions	NET25 News and Information NET25 Entertainment NET25 Star Center
Subsidiaries	NET25 Films E25 Records Eagle News
Website	eaglebroadcasting.net

Eagle Broadcasting Corporation (EBC),doing business asNET25, is aPhilippinemedia company based inDiliman,Quezon City,Philippines. Named after the national bird, thePhilippine eagle, it is primarily involved in radio & television broadcasting. The primary stakeholders of the company are the key members who are connected with theIglesia ni Cristo, making EBC as one of its media companies, along with evangelization armChristian Era Broadcasting Service International. Its head office and studios are located at no. 25 Central Avenue, New Era,Quezon City.^[2]

On April 26, 1968, Eagle Broadcasting Corporation was established with its AM stationDZEC. Over the next few years, it expanded its coverage by putting up relay stations in Dagupan, Lucena, Cebu & Davao. In 1973, it ventured into FM withDZBU, which later on changed its call letters to DWDM in 1981. It was during the height ofEDSA III in 2001 when DZEC adapted the "Radyo Agila" branding.

On April 23, 2000, Eagle Broadcasting Corporation launched a multimedia exhibit dubbed"Destination: PLANET 25", for a station previously owned by ACWS-United Broadcasting Network under the name UltraVision 25 and it was later acquired by EBC and it was renamed asNet 25. Capable of 120 kilowatts of transmitter power (for a total of 7,896 kilowatts ERP), Net 25 boasts of the Philippines' first trilon TV tower that rises to 907 feet above sea level. A JAMPRO 48-panel antenna and two 60 kW Acrodyne transmitters complete the tower package. NET 25 also has studios and editing suites for in-house and post-productions. Now Net 25 airs nationwide on 7 digital tv stations and all over the Philippines as well as cable affiliates.

It was recently relaunched last August 7, 2011. As part of the relaunch, it also launched the Eagle Bayan Careavan. Livestreaming features of Net 25 (and its radio stationDZEC) returned last January 2, 2014 after a 5-year hiatus.

On February 12, 2013, EBC inaugurated its own broadcast center along Central Avenue, Quezon City, Metro Manila. the event was attended byIglesia ni Cristo Executive MinisterEduardo Manalo together with EBC's top officials.^[3]

On October 31, 2013, it launched its news website and online portal which features news and features from all over the world, including reports from its correspondents in the Philippines and in other countries.

On October 31, 2016, as part of the EBC's worldwide expansion, the network was registered as a duty authorized and accredited media outfit in theDistrict of Columbia,United States of America.^[4]

EBC's Washington Bureau in fact, took the lead, in broadcasting the US elections on November 8, 2016.^[5]

On October 31, 2017, EBC launched its first ever film,Guerrero, directed by Carlo Ortega Cuevas who had previously won awards for the film,Walang Take Two. Cuevas also directed EBC's first sit-com,Hapi ang Buhay, and its movie sequel which was premiered on September 21, 2018.

On May 3, 2016,Philippine PresidentBenigno S. Aquino III signed Republic Act No. 10773 which renewed EBC's legislative franchise for another 25 years. The law granted EBC a franchise to construct, install, operate, and maintain, for commercial purposes, radio broadcasting stations and television stations, including digital television system, with the corresponding facilities such as relay stations, throughout the Philippines.^[6]

NET25's upcoming expansion of digital terrestrial television will be announced soon as possible in other key regional areas nationwide.

• 1968 establishments in the Philippines
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• Mass media companies established in 1968
• Radio stations in the Philippines
• Television in Metro Manila
• Television networks in the Philippines
• Iglesia ni Cristo
• Privately held companies of the Philippines
• Religious television stations in the Philippines

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