Korea International Broadcasting Foundation
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| Type | Cable television network |
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| Country | South Korea |
| Headquarters | Seocho-dong, Seocho District, Seoul, South Korea |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | MPEG4 1080i |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | KEPCO KDN: 21.43% Korea Ginseng Corporation: 19.95% Mirae Asset Life Insurance: 14.98% Korea Racing Authority: 9.52% Woori Bank: 7.40% |
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| History | |
| Launched | 10 April 1996 (cable) |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
The Korea International Broadcasting Foundation (KIBF; Korean: 한국국제방송교류재단) is a South Korean non-profit organization established to promote interest in Korea.[1] The foundation operates Arirang TV and Arirang Radio.
The foundation's offerings compete with KBS World (owned by state-owned broadcaster KBS) which also broadcasts Korean content overseas.[2]
The foundation was established on April 10, 1996, and began domestic broadcasting in 1997. Overseas broadcasting commenced in the Asia-Pacific region in 1999, and broadcasts to Europe, North Africa, and the Americas started in 2000. In 2003, the foundation established Arirang FM. Jeju is an English-language FM radio station in South Korea. Arabic language broadcasting commenced in 2004. In 2015, Arirang launched a channel on the UN's in-house broadcast network.[3]
In May 2020, Arirang TV signed a memorandum of understanding with The Korea Times.[4]
