Seoul Broadcasting System
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| Type |
Broadcast radio and television |
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| Country | South Korea |
| Availability | National |
| Slogan |
Together, We Make Delight (Korean: 함께 만드는 기쁨) (since 2015) |
| Revenue |
 ₩850 billion |
| Owner | SBS Media Holdings: 30.31% National Pension Service: 6.98% Kiturami Boiler: 6.30% Mirae Asset: 6.02% |
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Key people
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Yoon Se-young (Chairman), Park Jung-hoon (President) |
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Launch date
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March 20, 1991 (radio) December 9, 1991 (television) 2001 (digital) 2005 (DMB) |
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Picture format
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UHDTV 2160p & 1080i (HDTV) |
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Official website
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www.sbs.co.kr |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization | Eseubieseu |
| McCune–Reischauer | Esŭbiesŭ |
| (former) | |
| Hangul | |
| Hanja | 서울 |
| Revised Romanization | Seoul Bangsong Siseutem |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sŏul Pangsong Sisŭtem |
| SBS TV HLSQ-TV (Analog) HLSQ-DTV (Digital) |
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| Launched | December 9, 1991 |
| Picture format | UHDTV 2160p & 1080i (HDTV) |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean language |
| Website | tv.sbs.co.kr |
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Availability
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| Terrestrial | |
| Analogue | Channel 6 Until December 31, 2012) |
| Digital | Channel 16 (UHF: 483.31MHz - LCN 6-1) (Seoul) |
| Satellite | |
| SkyLife | Channel 5 (HD) |
| IPTV | |
| B TV | Channel 5 (HD) |
| U+ TV | Channel 5 (HD) |
| Olleh TV | Channel 5 (HD) |
| Streaming media | |
| 64MA TV | Search and Click on SBS |
| KPlayer TV | Channel 20 |
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Native name
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(주)에스비에스미디어홀딩스 |
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| Traded as | KRX: (2008.3.24) |
| Industry | |
| Founded | Seoul, South Korea (March 3, 2008) |
| Headquarters | South Korea |
| Services | Broadcasting holding company |
| Owner | Taeyoung Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd: 61.42% Kiturami Boiler Co., Ltd: 8.78% National Pension Service: 6.98% |
| Parent | Taeyoung Industry Co., Ltd. (KRX: ) |
| Subsidiaries | SBS SBS Contents Hub SBS Medianet SBS Viacom |
| Website | www |
Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS) (Hangul: 에스비에스, Eseubieseu) KRX: is a national South Korean television and radio network. It is the only private commercial broadcaster with wide regional network affiliates to operate in the country. In March 2000, the company legally became known as SBS, changing its corporate name from Seoul Broadcasting System (서울방송). It has provided terrestrial digital TV service in the ATSC format since 2001, and T-DMB (Digital Multimedia Broadcasting) service since 2005. Its flagship terrestrial television station is Channel 6 for Digital and Cable.
SBS was launched and formed on the day MBC celebrated its 30th Anniversary on October 9, 1991. SBS is the second commercial broadcaster in South Korea after MBC. The purpose was to become an attractive and alternative channel to the audience that before 1990 was mastered by MBC. In the 1980s, MBC was a mouthpiece of KBS to broadcast sporting events like the 1986 FIFA World Cup. After the democratic reform in 1987, as well as the separation of MBC from KBS, the government allowed the creation of a second commercial station in Seoul on November 14, 1990. SBS began trial transmissions on its television and radio channels on December 1, 1990 in Seoul. On March 20, 1991, the first regular SBS Radio broadcasts was launched on AM 792kHz, marking the start of SBS.
On December 9, 1991, SBS TV started broadcasting at 10:00am in Seoul, which was designated as the "The Day of Birth of SBS". Initially, SBS only broadcast terrestrially in Seoul and its surrounding areas. On October 9, 1992, the government began accepting applications for private broadcasting stations in other regions of the country. SBS had planned for a television and radio broadcast affiliate network that aims to air SBS' programs in other new regional channels before its 5th anniversary. In 1994, the private channels KNN in Busan, TJB in Daejeon, TBC in Daegu, and kbc in Gwangju were created after government approval. On May 14, 1995, SBS successfully launched its national television network with its new local affiliates, KNN, TJB, TBC, and kbc. SBS had managed a network that airs SBS programs in other regional channels while local stations created local programming to suit the local residents needs.
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