SBS Eight O'Clock News
| SBS Eight O'Clock News SBS 8 뉴스 | |
|---|---|
| Created by | SBS |
| Developed by | SBS News Division |
| Presented by |
Kim Hyun-woo Choi Hye-rim |
| Narrated by | Choi Hye-rim (Headlines) |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language(s) | Korean |
| Production | |
| Running time |
45 Minutes (Seoul, Weekdays, including commercials) 25 minutes (Provincial Areas, Weekdays, including commercials) 30 minutes (Weekends, including commercials) |
| Release | |
| Original network | SBS |
| Original release | December 9, 1991 – present |
| External links | |
| Website |
news |
SBS Eight O'Clock News (Also known as SBS 8 News (SBS 8 뉴스 in Korean)) is the flagship nightly newscast of the Seoul Broadcasting System. Airing from 19:55~20:55 KST, the newscast is known for breaking the tradition of airing news at 21:00 mastered by KBS with KBS News 9, MBC with MBC Newsdesk and JTBC with JTBC Newsroom giving itself the slogan "News an hour earlier".
It was launched on 9 December 1991, the same date when SBS was established. In conjunction of the broadcaster's 20th anniversary on December 9, 2011, SBS 8 News celebrated its 20th anniversary, making the news program the oldest nightly news program airing on a privately held broadcaster.
Broadcast times
- 20:00 KST SBS (Nationwide)
- 20:00~20:25 KST HLSQ-FM (SBS Power FM) (Nationwide except Busan Radio Simulcast)
- 20:00~20:15 KST HLSQ-SFM (SBS Love FM) (Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Incheon Partial Radio Simulcast)
- 20:00~20:30 KST HLDG-SFM (KNN Love FM) (Busan and South Gyeongsang Province Partial Radio Simulcast)
Local versions
Local newscasts are aired after SBS 8 News at 8:25 on weekdays. A typical newscast runs for 20 minutes on weekdays and 10 minutes on weekends. The local newscasts pre-empt the SBS 8 News Sports news and Business news segment.
| Station | Local Newscast | Time |
|---|---|---|
| KNN | KNN News eye | 20:25 |
| TBC | TBC 8 News | 20:25 |
| UBC | UBC Prime News | 20:25 |
| TJB | TJB 8 News | 20:25 |
| G1 | G1 News 820 | 20:25 |
| CJB | CJB 8 News(Weekday) CJB News at 8:30(Weekend) |
20:25 20:30 |
| JTV | JTV 8 News | 20:25 |
| KBC | KBC 8 News | 20:25 |
| JIBS | JIBS 820 News | 20:25 |
Anchors
- Kim Hyun-woo (Weekdays)
- Choi Hye-rim (Weekdays)
- Kim Yong-tae (Weekends)
- Jeong Mi-seon (Weekends)
Taglines
- 1997-2004 - News an Hour Earlier (Korean: 1시간 빠른 뉴스)
- 2004-2008 - Truth Window (Korean: 진실의 창)
- 2013-2014.12.31 - South Korean News Leader (Korean: 대한민국 뉴스리더)
- 2015.01.01~2015.12.31 - 2015 care, change to Republic of Korea. (Korean : 2015 배려, 대한민국을 바꿉니다.)
- 2016.01.01~now - A joy to make with (Korean : 함께 만드는 기쁨)
8pm time signal sponsors
- December 1991-April 1993: Kiturami Boiler
- April 1993-April 1998: Daewoo Electronics
- April 1998-April 2011: Maeil Dairy
- April 2011-now: Hyundai Motor Company