Arirang TV
Arirang TV (Arirang International Broadcasting) (Korean: 아리랑 국제방송) is a South Korean-based broadcasting company operated by the International Broadcasting Foundation. It provides English information on current events, culture, and history of Korea to the surrounding areas of Korea. Arirang TV (Arirang International Broadcasting) is named after the Korean traditional folk song “Arirang.”
Arirang Tower, Arirang TV headquarters in Seocho-gu, Seoul, South Korea | |
| Country | South Korea |
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| Headquarters | Seoul, South Korea |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Korean, English, Chinese, Spanish, Arabic, Russian, Vietnamese and Indonesian |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Korea International Broadcasting Foundation |
| Key people | JU Dong-won (CEO) |
| History | |
| Launched | 3 February 1997 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
It began as a cable TV service in South Korea on February 3, 1997, and opened Korea's first overseas satellite broadcasting in 1999 in the Asia-Pacific region. It launched worldwide broadcasting in Europe, Africa, and the Americas in 2000.
Three channels are broadcast 24 hours a day in the main language, English. In addition, they provide subtitles for Chinese, Spanish, Korean, Arabic, Russian, Vietnamese and Indonesian (multilingual subtitle services). In May 2022, Arirang Espanol, a Spanish-language YouTube channel, was launched.
Arirang International Broadcasting operates on three channels (World, UN, and South Korea), and uses a total of eight major broadcasting satellite relays. It has 36 programs covering the international economy, current situation, culture, and entertainment, and it consists of programs for domestic and foreign opinion leaders as well as programs for viewers of various ages.
Arirang Radio is the first English radio broadcast in Korea.
Currently, it is communicating with more viewers through various programs which has about 144 million households in 108 countries around the world.