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Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC; Korean: 주식회사 문화방송; Hanja: 株式會社 文化放送; RR: Jusikhoesa Munhwa Bangsong; lit. "Joint-stock company Cultural Broadcasting") is one of the leading South Korean television and radio broadcasters.
Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation prides itself on being Korea’s leading public broadcaster. MBC presently operates a single terrestrial TV and three radio channels and is a unique combiation of a public institution, a private corporation and a commercial enterprise when viewed in the context of its programming, ownership and revenue source.
On December 2nd, 1961, MBC was established in Insadong, Seoul as the private commercial broadcasting company with the name of Hankuk Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation and transmitted its first radio signal with its call letters of HLKV Munhwa Broadcasting.
MBC TV is a South Korean free-to-air television channel and is considered the first private company in South Korea launched on 8 August 1969 and owned by Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation.
Overview. HOME > Corporate Info > Overview. MBC is a public broadcaster whose largest shareholder is public organization Foundation for Broadcast Culture while it operates on advertising. MBC is the No. 1 broadcast network in Korea in terms of reliability, popularity and influence!
- 1961
- Nationwide (Coverage: 98%)
Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation ( MBC; Korean: 주식회사 문화방송; Hanja: 株式會社 文化放送; RR: Jusikhoesa Munhwa Bangsong; lit. "Joint-stock company Cultural Broadcasting") is one of the leading South Korean television and radio broadcasters. Munhwa is the Sino-Korean word for "culture".
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