KBS1
KBS1 | |
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Television station ( public law institution ) | |
Program type | Full program |
reception | Digital |
Image resolution | 1080i , 2160p |
Start of transmission | December 31, 1961 |
language | Korean |
Seat | Seoul , South Korea |
Broadcaster | KBS |
List of TV channels | |
Website |
KBS1 is a South Korean public television broadcaster operated by KBS ( Korean Broadcasting System ). Compared to KBS2 , the focus of the programs is on news , current affairs , culture and documentaries , supplemented by dramas , animations as well as music and sports programs.
history
KBS TV began broadcasting television on December 31, 1961 as the first full-fledged television station in South Korea . Regular broadcasts began on January 15 of the following year.
KBS started out as a commercial television station, but the radio tax was introduced in 1963 . KBS1 has not broadcast any advertising since October 1994 .
The monopoly ended with the commissioning of the TV station TBC ( Tongyang Broadcasting Company ) in 1965 . In December 1980, due to political pressure from the then military government under Chun Doo-hwan, a merger with TBC and the takeover of several private broadcasters , resulting in KBS1.
In the course of digitization and the lifting of the night-time broadcasting ban for terrestrial TV channels, KBS1 was the first Korean TV channel to start all-day broadcasting without interruption on October 8, 2012 , even if the broadcast was regularly interrupted either on Sunday and Monday at night or on Monday and Tuesday at night due to technical maintenance becomes.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ About KBS. Retrieved June 1, 2020 (Korean).
- ↑ Tens of billion won deficits despite 600 billion won radio license. Munhwa Ilbo, accessed June 1, 2020 (Korean).
- ↑ About KBS. Retrieved June 1, 2020 (Korean).
- ↑ Broadcast restructuring with KBS as a central component in 1980. Dong-a Ilbo , accessed June 1, 2020 (Korean).
- ↑ Release of the broadcast time for the terrestrial television channels. Korean Communications Media Commission (KCC), accessed June 1, 2020 (Korean).
Web links
- Official website (Korean)