It was established under the management of Al Itrah Foundation and has been on air officially since March 2003. IBN TV is a private media that begun after liberalization of the media industry in Tanzania. IBN TV is the first Islamic channel in Tanzania.
It covers almost the entire region of Dar es Salaam, Tanga, Arusha and Mwanza.

IBN TV broadcasts in four different languages namely English, Swahili, Gujarati and Urdu. Its programs aims to not only appeal to both Muslims and non-Muslims but also to educate the curious non-Muslims.

OBJECTIVES
The main objectives include:

1. Preaching the word of Allah and the teachings of Muhammad
2. Enhance inter-faith & inter-sect dialogues
3. Foster Islamic ethics
4. Provide general education on social, moral and economical aspects
5. Programming content

The 24-hour schedule includes:

Latest National and International news
Islamic lectures by renowned and popular community speakers
Islamic talk shows on a variety of subjects
1. Islamic articles
2. Islamic children’s programmes
3. Health Shows
4. Features on; Art & craft and cooking.