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South Korean private international broadcaster
Television channel
The
Korea International Broadcasting Foundation
(
KIBF
;
Korean
:
韓國國際放送交流財團
) is a South Korean non-profit organization established to broadcast Korean content to promote interest in Korea globally.
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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.
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History
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The foundation was established April 10, 1996, and began domestic broadcasting in 1997. Overseas broadcasting commenced in the Asia-Pacific region in 1999 and broadcasts to Europe, the North Africa and Americas started in 2000. In 2003, the foundation established Arirang FM. Jeju, 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.
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In May 2020, Arirang TV signed a
memorandum of understanding
with
The Korea Times
.
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See also
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References
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