Korea International Broadcasting Foundation
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The Korea International Broadcasting Foundation (한국 국제 방송교류재단) is a South Korea
n non-profit group dedicated to bringing information about Korea to the world, and to non-Koreans within Korea. It is a media broadcasting network provider supervised with Korea International Broadcasting Network Commission and authorized with Korea Communications Commission.
Founded in 1996, it began broadcasting English language TV to foreigners in South Korea in 1997. This service is now known as Arirang Korea.
In 1999 it began broadcasting TV to the rest of the world. By 2000, its satellite signal covered the globe. These broadcasts were primarily in English. This service is now known as Arirang World
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2003 saw the launch of Arirang Radio, an English language FM radio broadcasting in South Korea.
In 2004, its Arabic TV service, Arirang Arab began.
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
n non-profit group dedicated to bringing information about Korea to the world, and to non-Koreans within Korea. It is a media broadcasting network provider supervised with Korea International Broadcasting Network Commission and authorized with Korea Communications Commission.
Founded in 1996, it began broadcasting English language TV to foreigners in South Korea in 1997. This service is now known as Arirang Korea.
In 1999 it began broadcasting TV to the rest of the world. By 2000, its satellite signal covered the globe. These broadcasts were primarily in English. This service is now known as Arirang World
Arirang TV
Arirang TV is an international, English-language network based in Seoul, South Korea, operated by The Korea International Broadcasting Foundation...
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2003 saw the launch of Arirang Radio, an English language FM radio broadcasting in South Korea.
In 2004, its Arabic TV service, Arirang Arab began.