Korea New Network

HLDG-DTV
Busan , South Gyeongsang Province , South Korea ;
Channels	Digital : 15 ; Virtual : 6 ;
Branding	KNN TV
Programming
Affiliations	SBS
Ownership
Owner	Korea New Network
History
First air date	May 14, 1995
Technical information
Licensing authority	KCC
Links
Website	http://www.knn.co.kr/

Korean name
Hangul	코리아 뉴 네트워크
Revised Romanization	Koria Nyu Neteuwokeu
McCune?Reischauer	K'oria Nyu Net'w?k?
(former)
Hangul	부산방송
Hanja	釜山放送
Revised Romanization	Busan Bangsong
McCune?Reischauer	Pusan Pangsong

KNN
Type	Broadcast radio ; and television
Country	South Korea
Availability	Busan and South Gyeongsang Province area
Revenue	\ 7.5+ billion
Owner	Nexen Tire (39.32%) ; Tae Young (6.30%) ; Sungwoo Hi-Tech (5.55%)
Key people	Lee Oh-sang (CEO)
Launch date	April 1994 (demo broadcast) ; September 7, 1994 (test broadcast) ; May 14, 1995 (official broadcast, television) ; September 9, 1997 (radio) ; December 31, 2003 (digital television)
Picture format	1080i ( HDTV )
Affiliation(s)	SBS Network ; (both radio and TV)
Official website	www.knn.co.kr

Korea New Network ( KNN ) ( Korean : 케이엔엔 釜山慶南放送 ; RR : Ke-i-En-En ) is the biggest regional free-to-air commercial broadcasting station based in Centum City , a high-tech media development complex within Haeundae in Busan , South Korea . KNN is affiliated with SBS . It was originally founded in April 1994 as Pusan Broadcasting Corporation (PSB) ( Korean : 부산방송 ; Hanja : 釜山放送 ; RR : Busan Bangsong ). It had first begun its demo transmissions upon its establishment in April, and later on September 7 the same year it had begun its test transmissions, and then commenced its official broadcasts on May 14, 1995. As of 2011 its own programs make up to 35 percent of all programs. ^[1]

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HLDG-FM
Programming
Broadcast area	Busan , South Gyeongsang Province , South Korea
Frequency	FM 99.9 MHz (Busan) FM 102.5 MHz (Changwon) FM 105.5 MHz (Jinju) FM 96.3 MHz (Gijang, Jeonggwan, Yangsan)
Branding	KNN Power FM
Format	K-Pop
Affiliations	SBS Power FM
Ownership
Owner	Korea New Network
History
First air date	September 9, 1997 (Busan) December 29, 2010 (Changwon) December 23, 2011 (Jinju) September 16, 2013 (Gijang, Jeonggwan) December 23, 2013 (Yangsan) September 23, 2016 (Geochang)
Technical information
Class	all
Power	5kW (Busan) 1kW (Changwon, Jinju) 20W (Gijang, Jeonggwan)

HLDG-SFM
Programming
Broadcast area	Busan , South Gyeongsang Province , South Korea
Frequency	FM 105.7 MHz (Busan) FM 89.3 MHz (Gijang, Jeonggwan) FM 88.5 MHz (Yangsan) FM 90.9 (Changwon) FM 98.7 (Jinju)
Branding	KNN Love FM
Format	Top 40 Mainstream / News / K-Pop /Adult Contemporary
Affiliations	SBS Love FM
Ownership
Owner	Korea New Network
History
First air date	May 10, 2016 (Busan) May 10, 2017 (Gijang, Jeonggwan, Yangsan) October 30, 2017(Changwon) March 24, 2018(Jinju)
Technical information
Class	all
Power	1kW

Television
- Channel - Ch. 15 (LCN 6-1)
- Launched - May 14, 1995
- Affiliated to - SBS
- Call Sign - HLDG-DTV
FM radio 1 (KNN Power FM)
- Frequency - FM 99.9 MHz (Busan), 102.5 MHz (Changwon), FM 105.5 MHz (Jinju), 96.3 MHz (Gijang, Yangsan, Jeonggwan), 106.7 MHz (Geochang)
- Launched - September 9, 1997 (Busan), December 29, 2010 (Changwon), December 23, 2011 (Jinju), September 16, 2013 (Gijang, Yangsan, Jeonggwan), December 23, 2013 (Yangsan), September 23, 2016(Geochang, Hamyang)
- Affiliated to - SBS Power FM
- Call Sign - HLDG-FM
FM Radio 2 (KNN Love FM)
- Frequency - FM 105.7 MHz (Busan), 88.5 MHz (Yangsan), 89.3 MHz (Gijang, Jeonggwan), 90.9 MHz (Changwon), 98.7 MHz (Jinju)
- Launched - May 10, 2016 (Busan), May 10, 2017 (Gijang, Jeonggwan, Yangsan), October 30, 2017 (Changwon), March 24, 2018 (Jinju)
- Affiliated to - SBS Love FM
- Call Sign - HLDG-SFM

References [ edit ]

^ KNN to be listed on KOSDAQ ^[usurped](in Korean) , JoongAng Ilbo . Retrieved October 17, 2011.
^ Korea New Network Corp Announces Changes in Shareholding Structure , Reuters , June 7, 2013. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
^ Korea New Network Corp. , The Wall Street Journal , Retrieved March 17, 2015.

External links [ edit ]

KNN official website (in Korean)

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[open-1] KNN to be listed on KOSDAQ ^[usurped](in Korean) , JoongAng Ilbo . Retrieved October 17, 2011.

[2] Korea New Network Corp Announces Changes in Shareholding Structure , Reuters , June 7, 2013. Retrieved March 17, 2015.

[3] Korea New Network Corp. , The Wall Street Journal , Retrieved March 17, 2015.

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