Educational Broadcasting System

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Educational Broadcasting System (EBS)
Type Broadcast radio and
television
Country South Korea
Availability South Korea
North America
Slogan The Open Channel of Future Knowledge
Owner Government of South Korea
Key people Yongsup SHIN, President
Launch date 1980 (as KBS3 Television and KBS3 Radio); 1990 (as EBS TV/Radio); 1997 (Satellite); 2001 (Digital); 2005 (DMB)
Callsigns HLQL
Official website www.ebs.co.kr
Korean name
Hangul 한국교육방송공사
Hanja 韓國敎育放送公社
Revised Romanization Hanguk Gyoyuk Bangsong Gongsa
McCune–Reischauer Han'guk Kyoyuk Pangsong Kongsa
EBS TV
HLQL-DTV
Launched February 2, 1981 (as KBS 3TV)
December 27, 1990 (as EBS TV)
Owned by Government of South Korea
Country South Korea
Language Korean language
Formerly called KBS 3TV (1981-1990)
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital CH 18 (UHF : 495.31MHz) LCN 10-1 (Seoul)
Satellite
SkyLife Channel 3 (HD)
Cable
Available on most
South Korean cable systems		 Check local listings for details
IPTV
B TV Channel 1 (HD)
U+ TV Channel 14 (HD)
Olleh TV Channel 13 (HD)

Educational Broadcasting System (한국교육방송공사) or EBS is the only educational television and radio network covering South Korean territory, and the only major South Korean radio and television network without a separate regional service. Established as KBS 3TV in the 1980s, and became an independent corporation in 1990. EBS strives to supplement school education and promote lifelong education for everyone in Korea. The main counterparts of this network are PBS, as well as BBC Two and BBC Four in the UK.

  • EBS TV — A terrestrial channel for premium documentaries, preschool and youth program.(Channel 10 for Digital)
  • EBS FM — A EBS' radio channel, the station focuses mainly on language learning.
  • EBS Plus 1 (satellite) — The channel focuses greatly around the high school test curriculum and offers programming to complement and amplify the student's in-school education.
  • EBS Plus 2 (satellite) — The main focus of this channel is "lifelong" learning, with various programs for younger and older viewers.
  • EBSe (satellite) — This is the network's English education channel, covering kids from kindergarten to grade 12.

Also EBS offers one cable/satellite channel, EBS America, in North America. It airs programs about Korean culture, language education, and kid's show.

Funding

Though considered a Public Broadcasting entity, EBS gets most of its yearly budget from Advertisements and sales revenue. In 2012, 72.1% of its revenue came from Textbook sales, publications and ad revenues on its TV Radio and internet platforms, while the rest came from TV licence fee (EBS gets 3% of the total License Fee being collected by the Korean Broadcasting System) and government grants.[1]

Logos

  • First EBS logo (December 1990 until June 1995)

  • Second EBS logo (July 1995 until July 2001)

  • Third EBS logo (July 2001 until March 2004)

  • Fourth and current EBS logo (March 2004 to present)

Notable programs

EBS TV

Foreign shows

All foreign shows are dubbed in Korean.

EBS Radio

  • Morning Special (8:00~10:00, Mondays through Friday) and Saturday Morning Special (same time, Saturday)

EBS Plus

  • Survival English

FM radio frequencies

key transmitters
  • Seoul/Incheon/Gyeonggi 104.5 MHz (Gwanaksan 10 kW)
  • Gangneung 104.9 MHz (Goebangsan)
  • Gwangju 105.3 MHz (Mudeungsan)
  • Daegu 105.1 MHz (Palgongsan, 5 kW)
  • Pohang 106.7 MHz (Johangsan, 3 kW)
  • Andong 107.7 MHz (Ilwolsan, 3 kW)
  • Daejeon 105.7 MHz (Gyeryongsan) - mainly Daejeon area / 107.9 MHz (Sikjangsan) - available some parts of Chungbuk area
  • Mokpo 104.1 / 106.7 MHz (Daedunsan)
  • Busan 107.7 MHz (Hwangnyeongsan)
  • Suncheon 106.3 MHz
  • Ulsan 105.9 MHz (Muryongsan)
  • Wonju 104.9 MHz (Baegunsan, 3 kW)
  • Jeonju 106.9 MHz (Moaksan, 5 kW)
  • Jinju 105.5 MHz (Mangjinsan)
  • Jeju (northern part of Jeju island) 107.3 MHz (Ara)
  • Seoguipo (southern part of Jeju island) 104.9 MHz
  • Changwon 104.3 MHz (Bulmosan)
  • Cheongju 105.1 MHz
  • Chungju 104.1 MHz (Gayeopsan)
  • Chuncheon 106.5 MHz (Hwaaksan)
low power relay stations
  • Paju relay 107.1 MHz (northern Gyeonggi)
  • Ongjin relay 105.9 MHz (remote Incheon)
  • Okgye 106.5 MHz
  • Taebaek relay 107.1 MHz
  • Sokcho relay 107.7 MHz
  • Yangyang relay 105.9 MHz
  • Gokseong relay 104.1 MHz
  • Jangheung relay 106.9 MHz
  • Yeonggwang relay 106.5 MHz
  • Seosan relay 102.3 MHz
  • Boryeong relay 104.7 MHz
  • Gumi relay 107.1 MHz
  • Hoengseong relay 107.5 MHz
  • Geochang relay 104.7 MHz
  • Boeun relay 107.3 MHz
  • Yeongdong relay 104.3 MHz
  • Danyang relay 106.3 MHz
  • Yanggu relay 104.5 MHz (near DMZ area)

Foreign partners

Partner Country
RTB Brunei
SBS Australia
Rede Bandeirantes Brazil
France 3 France
Thai PBS Thailand
TBS Japan
TVRI Indonesia
RTM Malaysia
PTV Philippines
Phoenix Television Hong Kong
PBS United States
FTV Taiwan
UKTV United Kingdom
VTV Venezuela
VTV Vietnam

See also

References

  1. ↑ EBS Annual Revenue Report

External links

Television Networks in South Korea
The highlighted channel numbers are for the Seoul National Capital Area on digital television.
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Analogue
(until 31.12.2012)
HLKA-TV  · HLKC-TV  · HLKV-TV  · HLQL-TV  · HLSQ-TV  · HLQS-TV
Digital
HLKA-DTV  · HLKC-DTV  · HLKV-DTV  · HLQL-DTV  · HLSQ-DTV  · HLQS-DTV
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