Korea International Broadcasting Foundation

Korea International Broadcasting Foundation (Arirang)
Type	Cable television network
Country	South Korea
Headquarters	Sangam-dong, Mapo District, Seoul, South Korea
Programming
Picture format	MPEG4 1080i
Ownership
Owner	KEPCO KDN: 21.43%; Korea Ginseng Corporation: 19.95%; Mirae Asset Life Insurance: 14.98%; Korea Racing Authority: 9.52%; Woori Bank: 7.40%
Key people	Woo Jang-kyun (CEO);
History
Launched	10 April 1996; 28 years ago (cable)
Links
Website	www.arirang.com (in Korean)

The Korea International Broadcasting Foundation (KIBF; Korean: 한국국제방송교류재단) is a South Korean non-profit organization established to promote interest in Korea.^[1] 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.^[2]

History

The foundation was established on April 10, 1996, and began domestic broadcasting in 1997. Overseas broadcasting commenced in the Asia-Pacific region in 1999, and broadcasts to Europe, North Africa, and the Americas started in 2000. In 2003, the foundation established Arirang FM. Jeju is 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.^[3]

In May 2020, Arirang TV signed a memorandum of understanding with The Korea Times.^[4]

References

^ "About Arirang". The Korea International Broadcasting Foundation. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
^ Kim, Tong-hyung (2009-05-20). "Arirang TV Fighting Do-or-Die Fight". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
^ "General Information". The Korea International Broadcasting Foundation. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
^ "Korea Times, Arirang TV sign MOU". The Korea Times. 2020-05-22. Retrieved 2020-06-19.