Channel A (TV channel)
This article is about the South Korean general service cable channel.
For the Japanese TV series, see
Channel A (TV series).
Channel A Corporation (Hangul: 주식회사 채널에이; hanja: 株式會社 채널에이), known as Channel A (Hangul: 채널A, typeset CHANNEL A), is a nationwide general cable TV network and broadcasting company in South Korea, owned by The Dong-a Ilbo/DongA Media Group (DAMG). It was launched on 1 December 2011.[1]
History
- 1963 - The Dong-a Ilbo Established Dong-A Broadcasting Station (Frequency:AM 792 kHz Callsign: HLKJ)
- 1976 - DBS Monday~Tuesday Radio Drama Pretty Boy Got the No.1 spot with 97.3% achieving an all-kill against MBC's Nationwide News 8, KBS's Volume Up and TBC's FM Latest Inkigayo on its timeslot. No other Radio Program has break this record until now.
- 25 December 1980 - Dong-A Broadcasting Station closed due to the mandatory merger to the Korean Broadcasting System by the military government forces resulting the launching of KBS Radio 5.
- 1989 - KBS Radio 5 closed.
- 1991 - Dong-A Broadcasting Station's Frequency of 792 kHz now owned by the Seoul Broadcasting System.
- 22 July 2009 - Amendment of Media law passed the national assembly to deregulate the media market of South Korea.
- 31 December 2010 - JTBC, TV Chosun, MBN, and Channel A were selected as a General Cable Television Channel Broadcasters.
- 1 December 2011 - Channel A starting broadcasting.
Programmes
Channel A (TV 2011~present)
News
Drama
- Heaven's Garden (December 3, 2011 - March 11, 2012)
- Color of Woman (December 5, 2011 - February 7, 2012)
- Happy and (December 5, 2011 - March 31, 2012)
- Bachelor's Vegetable Store (December 21, 2011 - March 8, 2012)
- Immortal Classic (March 17 - May 20, 2012)
- K-POP - The Ultimate Audition (March 19 - May 1, 2012)
- Goodbye Dear Wife (May 7 - July 10, 2012)[2]
- Ms Panda and Mr Hedgehog (August 18 - October 7, 2012)[3]
Dong-a Broadcasting Station (Radio 1963~1980)
News
- DBS Headlines 7
- DBS News Morning 8
- News 1410
Sports
Current affairs
See also
References
External links
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