Korea International Broadcasting Foundation

The Korea International Broadcasting Foundation (KIBF; Korean: 한국국제방송교류재단) is a South Korean non-profit organization established to broadcast Korean content to promote interest in Korea globally. The foundation operates Arirang TV and Arirang Radio.

Korea International Broadcasting Foundation (Arirang)
TypeCable television network
CountrySouth Korea
HeadquartersSangam-dong, Mapo District, Seoul, South Korea
Programming
Picture formatMPEG4 1080i
Ownership
OwnerKEPCO KDN: 21.43%
Korea Ginseng Corporation: 19.95%
Mirae Asset Life Insurance: 14.98%
Korea Racing Authority: 9.52%
Woori Bank: 7.40%
Key people
  • Woo Jang-kyun (CEO)
History
Launched10 April 1996 (1996-04-10) (cable)
Links
Websitewww.arirang.com (in Korean)

The foundation's offerings compete with KBS World (owned by state owned broadcaster KBS) which also broadcasts Korean content overseas.

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