Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation
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| Type |
Broadcast radio and television |
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| Country | South Korea |
| Availability | South Korea, United States (satellite, certain metropolitan areas over-the-air) |
| Slogan | Good Friends, MBC |
| Owner |
The Foundation of Broadcast Culture: 70% Jung-Su Scholarship Foundation: 30% |
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Key people
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Ahn, Kwang-Han, CEO and President |
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Launch date
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April 15, 1959 (Regional Radio Service) December 2, 1961 (national radio) August 8, 1969 (television) 2001 (digital) 2005 (DMB) |
| Callsigns | HLKV, HLKV-FM and HLKV-TV (formerly HLAC-TV) |
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Official website
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IMBC |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Munhwa Bangsong Jushikhoesa |
| McCune–Reischauer | Munhwa Pangsong Chushikhoesa |
| MBC TV HLKV-DTV |
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| Launched | August 8, 1969 |
| Picture format |
480i (16:9, SDTV); 1080i (HDTV) 2160p (UHDTV) |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean language |
| Formerly called | HLAC-TV (1969–1972) |
| Website | www.imbc.com |
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Availability
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| Terrestrial | |
| Analogue | Channel 11 (Until December 31, 2012) |
| Digital | Channel 14 (UHF 471.31MHz-LCN 11-1) (Seoul) |
| Satellite | |
| SkyLife | Channel 11 (HD) |
| Dream Satellite TV (Philippines) | Channel 31 |
| Astro (Malaysia) | Channel 394 (as Oh!K HD) |
| Cignal Digital TV (Philippines) | Channel TBA |
| Cable | |
| Available on most South Korean cable systems | With channel numbers 11, 13 and 4 in common; check local listings for details |
| SkyCable (Philippines) | Channel 148 (Digital) |
| Destiny Cable (Philippines) | Channel 148 (Digital) |
| StarHub TV (Singapore) | Channel 816 (as Oh!K HD) |
| IPTV | |
| B TV | Channel 11 (HD) |
| U+ TV | Channel 11 (HD) |
| Olleh TV | Channel 11 (HD) |
| Streaming media | |
| 64MA TV | Search and Click on MBC |
| KPlayer TV | Channel 19 |
Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC; Korean: 문화방송주식회사; Hanja: 文化放送; Munhwa Bangsong Jushikhoesa, literally "Cultural Broadcasting Corporation") (KRX: 052220) is one of the leading South Korean television and radio networks. Munhwa is the Korean word for "culture". Its flagship terrestrial television station is Channel 11 (LCN) for Digital.
Established on December 2, 1961, MBC is a Korean terrestrial broadcaster which has a nationwide network of 17 regional stations. Though it operates on advertising, MBC is a public broadcaster, as its largest shareholder is a public organization, The Foundation of Broadcast Culture. Today, it is a multimedia group with one terrestrial TV channel, three radio channels, five cable channels, five satellite channels and four DMB channels.
MBC is headquartered in Digital Media City (DMC), Mapo-gu, Seoul and has the largest broadcast production facilities in Korea including digital production center Dream Center in Ilsan, indoor and outdoor sets in Yongin Daejanggeum Park.
▲ Radio era (1961-1968)
Launching the first radio broadcast signal (call sign: HLKV, frequency: 900 kHz, output: 10 kW) from Seoul, MBC started as the first non-governmental commercial broadcaster in Korea. On April 12, 1963, it obtained a license from the government for operating regional stations in major cities (Daegu, Gwangju, Daejeon, Jeonju) in Korea, and established a broadcast network which connects 6 cities including Seoul and Busan.
▲ Black & White TV era (1969-1979)
MBC launched TV broadcasting on August 8, 1969 (call sign: HLAC-TV, output: 2 kW), and started to broadcast its main news program MBC Newsdesk on October 5, 1970. It reached affiliation deal with 7 commercial stations (in Ulsan, Jinju, Gangnueng, Chuncheon, Mokpo, Jeju, Masan) between 1968 and 1969, and started nationwide TV broadcasting through its 13 affiliated or regional stations. In 1974, FM radio was launched, as MBC took over The Kyunghyang Shinmun (daily newspaper company).
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