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Korea International Broadcasting Foundation (Arirang)
TypeCable television network
CountrySouth Korea
HeadquartersSangam-dong, Mapo District, Seoul, South Korea
Programming
Picture formatMPEG4 1080i
Ownership
OwnerKEPCO KDN: 21.43%
Korea Ginseng Corporation: 19.95%
Mirae Asset Life Insurance: 14.98%
Korea Racing Authority: 9.52%
Woori Bank: 7.40%
Key people
  • Woo Jang-kyun (CEO)
History
Launched10 April 1996; 28 years ago (1996-04-10) (cable)
Links
Websitecompany.arirang.com (in Korean)

The Korea International Broadcasting Foundation (KIBF; Korean한국국제방송교류재단) is a South Korean non-profit organization established to promote interest in Korea.[1] The foundation operates Arirang TV and Arirang Radio.

The foundation's offerings compete with KBS World (owned by state-owned broadcaster KBS) which also broadcasts Korean content overseas.[2]

History

The foundation was established on April 10, 1996, and began domestic broadcasting in 1997. Overseas broadcasting commenced in the Asia-Pacific region in 1999, and broadcasts to Europe, North Africa, and the Americas started in 2000. In 2003, the foundation established Arirang FM. Jeju is an English-language FM radio station in South Korea. Arabic language broadcasting commenced in 2004. In 2015, Arirang launched a channel on the UN's in-house broadcast network.[3]

In May 2020, Arirang TV signed a memorandum of understanding with The Korea Times.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "About Arirang". The Korea International Broadcasting Foundation. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  2. ^ Kim, Tong-hyung (2009-05-20). "Arirang TV Fighting Do-or-Die Fight". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
  3. ^ "General Information". The Korea International Broadcasting Foundation. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  4. ^ "Korea Times, Arirang TV sign MOU". The Korea Times. 2020-05-22. Retrieved 2020-06-19.