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 (1996-04-10) (cable)
Links
Websitewww.arirang.com (in Korean)

The Korea International Broadcasting Foundation (KIBF; Korean: 한국국제방송교류재단) is a South Korean non-profit organization established to broadcast Korean content to promote interest in Korea globally.[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 April 10, 1996, and began domestic broadcasting in 1997. Overseas broadcasting commenced in the Asia-Pacific region in 1999 and broadcasts to Europe, the North Africa and Americas started in 2000. In 2003, the foundation established Arirang FM. Jeju, 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". koreatimes. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
  3. ↑ "General Information". The Korea International Broadcasting Foundation. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  4. ↑ "Korea Times, Arirang TV sign MOU". koreatimes. 2020-05-22. Retrieved 2020-06-19.


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