KBS World
| KBS World | |
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| Launched | July 1, 2003 |
| Owned by | KBS |
| Picture format |
1080i (HDTV) 480i (SDTV 16:9) |
| Slogan | More Than You Imagine |
| Country | South Korea |
| Broadcast area | International |
| Sister channel(s) |
KBS 1TV KBS 2TV |
| Website | kbsworld.kbs.co.kr |
Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| GVT (Brazil) | Channel 145(Pay) |
| Transvision (Indonesia) | Channel 323 (HD) |
| Orange TV parabola (Indonesia) | Channel 210 |
| Big TV (Indonesia) | Channel 569 |
| Skynindo (Indonesia) | Channel 121 |
| Nexmedia (Indonesia) | Channel 310 |
| Topas TV (Indonesia) | Channel 89 |
| Astro (Malaysia) |
Channel 391(SD) Channel 392(HD) |
| Meo (Portugal) (Portugal) | Channel 214 (Pay) |
| Zon (Portugal) | Channel 242 (Pay) |
| Hot Bird 13°e | 12476 H (fta) |
| Cable | |
| StarHub TV (Singapore) | Channel 815 |
| SkyCable(Philippines) | Channel 75 (Digital) |
| TrueVisions(Thailand) | Channel 143,232 (HDTV) (English) Subtitle |
| Cablelink(Philippines) | Channel 69 |
| Destiny Cable(Philippines) | Channel 75 (Digital) |
| Macau Cable TV (Macau) | Channel 202 |
| IPTV | |
| Now TV (Hong Kong) | Channel 156 |
| Singtel TV (Singapore) |
Channel 391 (HD) (Mix Up Mandarin/Malay/English) |
| Peo TV (Sri Lanka) | Channel 87 |
KBS World is Korean Broadcasting System's international broadcasting service. It consists of KBS World Radio and the KBS World television channel.
History
The foreign-language radio broadcast from KBS (before its restructure into a public broadcaster in March 1973) was started as "The Voice of Free Korea" in 1953. It officially became a part of KBS in July 1968. The station was renamed "Radio Korea" in March 1973, and then "Radio Korea International" in August 1994.
In July 2003, KBS World, an international television channel aimed at Koreans abroad, started broadcasting. In March 2005, "Radio Korea International" became KBS World Radio
Services
Radio
KBS World Radio is South Korea's sole foreign language promotional broadcast for the entire world. Its programming features news, culture, music, entertainment, as well as Korean lessons.
KBS World Radio currently broadcasts in Korean, English, Japanese, French, Russian, Mandarin, Spanish, Indonesian, Arabic, German and Vietnamese and Cantonese.
Television
KBS World's TV programming is sourced from KBS's domestic television services. It mainly broadcast in Korean, but subtitles in English, Malay and Chinese are also provided.
Apart from the signals from Seoul, there are three separate services operated by KBS's subsidiaries for specific market: the Japanese version of KBS World, operated by KBS Japan, targets Japanese audiences, the Indonesian version of KBS World, operated by OKTN, targets Indonesian audiences, while the American version of KBS World, operated by KBS America, targets audiences in both North and South America.
This channel also available on Reliance BIG TV in India and in Portugal and is scheduled to launch on Sky Digital in the United Kingdom in Early 2014
