JTBC

JTBC is a South Korean nationwide general cable television network and broadcasting company. It was established on March 21, 2011 and launched on December 1, 2011. JTBC is supported by JoongAng Ilbo , which is one of the three biggest newspapers published in Seoul . JTBC's largest shareholder is JoongAng Media Network with 25% of shares . JTBC is in alliance with other overseas broadcasting companies, including CNN , FOX , HBO , BBC , SMG, TV Asahi , K-channel , Al Masry , Al Youm and Standard Group .

History [ change | change source ]

JTBC insists Tongyang Broadcasting Corporation (TBC) is the return of JoongAng Ilbo to television in JTBC. TBC, which was a part of the Samsung Group, was launched in 1966 and ran the network for 16 years. In 1980, however, TBC was taken over by the state-run Korean Broadcasting System under the Chun Doo-hwan military regime.

Programs [ change | change source ]

JTBC has news, sports, entertainment, drama and children's programs.

On weekdays, JTBC shows JTBC Morning Show 7 at 6:55?8:35 am, JTBC News Concert at 5:35?6:50 pm, JTBC Newsroom at 8:00?9:30 pm(weekdays), and at 7:40?8:30 pm(weekends) and JTBC Sports News at 12:15?12:25 pm. The most popular entertainment programs are Hidden Singers , shown on Saturdays at 11 pm, and Shinhwa-Bangsong , shown on Sundays at 11 pm. The most popular dramas are Your Neighbor's Wife , shown on Mondays and Tuesdays, and Madi , shown on Saturdays and Sundays.

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