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| Type | Broadcast radio and television |
|---|---|
| Country | |
| Availability | Busan and South Gyeongsang Province area |
| Revenue |  ₩7.5+ billion |
| Owner | Nexen Tire (39.32%) Tae Young (6.30%) Sungwoo Hi-Tech (5.55%) |
Key people | Lee Oh-sang (CEO) |
Launch date | April 1994 (demo broadcast) September 7, 1994 (test broadcast) May 14, 1995 (official broadcast, television) September 9, 1997 (radio) December 31, 2003 (digital television) |
Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Affiliation(s) | SBS Network (both radio and TV) |
Official website | www.knn.co.kr |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization | Koria Nyu Neteuwokeu |
| McCune–Reischauer | K'oria Nyu Net'wŏkŭ |
| (former) | |
| Hangul | |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Busan Bangsong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pusan Pangsong |
Korea New Network (KNN) (Korean: 케이엔엔 부산경남방송; RR: Ke-i-En-En) is the biggest regional free-to-air commercial broadcasting station based in Centum City, a high-tech media development complex within Haeundae in Busan, South Korea. KNN is affiliated with SBS. It was originally founded in April 1994 as Pusan Broadcasting Corporation (PSB) (Korean: 부산방송; Hanja: 釜山放送; RR: Busan Bangsong). It had first begun its demo transmissions upon its establishment in April, and later on September 7 the same year it had begun its test transmissions, and then commenced its official broadcasts on May 14, 1995. As of 2011 its own programs make up to 35 percent of all programs.[1]
Stations
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| Channels | |
|---|---|
| Branding | KNN TV |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | SBS |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Korea New Network |
| History | |
First air date | May 14, 1995 |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | KCC |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.knn.co.kr/ |
| Broadcast area | Busan, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea |
|---|---|
| Frequency | FM 99.9 MHz (Busan) FM 102.5 MHz (Changwon) FM 105.5 MHz (Jinju) FM 96.3 MHz (Gijang, Jeonggwan, Yangsan) |
| Branding | KNN Power FM |
| Programming | |
| Format | K-Pop |
| Affiliations | SBS Power FM |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Korea New Network |
| History | |
First air date | September 9, 1997 (Busan) December 29, 2010 (Changwon) December 23, 2011 (Jinju) September 16, 2013 (Gijang, Jeonggwan) December 23, 2013 (Yangsan) September 23, 2016 (Geochang) |
| Technical information | |
| Class | all |
| Power | 5kW (Busan) 1kW (Changwon, Jinju) 20W (Gijang, Jeonggwan) |
| Broadcast area | Busan, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea |
|---|---|
| Frequency | FM 105.7 MHz (Busan) FM 89.3 MHz (Gijang, Jeonggwan) FM 88.5 MHz (Yangsan) FM 90.9 (Changwon) FM 98.7 (Jinju) |
| Branding | KNN Love FM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Top 40 Mainstream/News/K-Pop/Adult Contemporary |
| Affiliations | SBS Love FM |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Korea New Network |
| History | |
First air date | May 10, 2016 (Busan) May 10, 2017 (Gijang, Jeonggwan, Yangsan) October 30, 2017(Changwon) March 24, 2018(Jinju) |
| Technical information | |
| Class | all |
| Power | 1kW |
- Television
- Channel - Ch. 15 (LCN 6-1)
- Launched - May 14, 1995
- Affiliated to - SBS
- Call Sign - HLDG-DTV
- FM radio 1 (KNN Power FM)
- Frequency - FM 99.9 MHz (Busan), 102.5 MHz (Changwon), FM 105.5 MHz (Jinju), 96.3 MHz (Gijang, Yangsan, Jeonggwan), 106.7 MHz (Geochang)
- Launched - September 9, 1997 (Busan), December 29, 2010 (Changwon), December 23, 2011 (Jinju), September 16, 2013 (Gijang, Yangsan, Jeonggwan), December 23, 2013 (Yangsan), September 23, 2016(Geochang, Hamyang)
- Affiliated to - SBS Power FM
- Call Sign - HLDG-FM
- FM Radio 2 (KNN Love FM)
- Frequency - FM 105.7 MHz (Busan), 88.5 MHz (Yangsan), 89.3 MHz (Gijang, Jeonggwan), 90.9 MHz (Changwon), 98.7 MHz (Jinju)
- Launched - May 10, 2016 (Busan), May 10, 2017 (Gijang, Jeonggwan, Yangsan), October 30, 2017 (Changwon), March 24, 2018 (Jinju)
- Affiliated to - SBS Love FM
- Call Sign - HLDG-SFM
See also
- SBS (Korea)
- Busan and Gyeongsangnam-do
- Centum City
- Nexen Tire - the biggest shareholder of this broadcaster.[2][3]
- Lotte Giants and NC Dinos - KNN Radio provides almost every single KBO League Baseball game of both regional teams.
- Busan International Film Festival - KNN is the official sponsor and broadcaster of this festival.
- Busan International Comedy Festival - KNN is the official sponsor and broadcaster of this festival.
- Busan MBC
- KBS Busan Broadcasting Branch Office
References
- ↑ KNN to be listed on KOSDAQ[usurped](in Korean), JoongAng Ilbo. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
- ↑ Korea New Network Corp Announces Changes in Shareholding Structure, Reuters, June 7, 2013. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
- ↑ Korea New Network Corp., The Wall Street Journal, Retrieved March 17, 2015.
External links
- KNN official website (in Korean)
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