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JTBC

JTBC
Type Cable television network
Country South Korea
Availability South Korea
Slogan Colorful JTBC
Owner Joongang Media Network (25%)
DY Asset (5.92%)
JoongAng Ilbo (5%)
TV Asahi 3.08%
Turner Asia Pacific Venture 2.64%
Key people
Kim Su-gil (President) Hong Jeong-do (CEO)
Launch date
1 December 2011 (cable)
Official website
JTBC.joins.com
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja 제이티비씨
Revised Romanization Jusikhoesa Jeitibissi
McCune–Reischauer Chusikhoesa Cheit'ipissi
JTBC
Country South Korea
Broadcast area Nationwide
Availability
Satellite
SkyLife Channel 15 (HD)
Cable
Available on most South Korean cable systems Check local listings for details
IPTV
B TV Channel 15 (HD)
U+ TV Channel 15 (HD)
Olleh TV Channel 15 (HD)
Streaming media
64MA TV Search and Click on JTBC
KPlayer TV Channel 4 (Not available in Korea.)

JTBC (Hangul제이티비씨) is a South Korean nationwide general cable TV network and broadcasting company, in which the largest shareholder is JoongAng Ilbo/JoongAng Media Network with 25% of shares. It was launched on December 1, 2011.

JTBC is one of four new South Korean nationwide general cable TV networks alongside Dong-A Ilbo's Channel A, Chosun Ilbo's TV Chosun and Maeil Kyungje's MBN in 2011. The four new networks supplement existing conventional free-to-air TV networks like KBS, MBC, SBS and other smaller channels launched following deregulation in 1990.

The JoongAng Ilbo, which used to be a part of the Samsung Group, had owned a TV station before. In 1964 it founded the Tongyang Broadcasting Corporation (TBC) and ran the network for 16 years. In 1980 however TBC was forcibly merged with the state-run KBS by the military regime of Chun Doo-hwan. Market watchers see the return of JoongAng Ilbo to television in JTBC as the reincarnation of TBC.

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