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Korea Educational Broadcasting System (EBS)
TypeBroadcast radio and
television
Country
South Korea
AvailabilitySouth Korea
North America
Key people
Yongsup SHIN, President
Launch date
1980 (as KBS3 Television and KBS3 Radio); 1990 (as EBS TV/Radio); 1997 (Satellite); 2001 (Digital); 2005 (DMB)
CallsignsHLQL
Official website
www.ebs.co.kr
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationHanguk Gyoyuk Bangsong Gongsa
McCune–ReischauerHan'guk Kyoyuk Pangsong Kongsa
EBS TV
CountrySouth Korea
Programming
Language(s)Korean language
Part of a series on the
Culture of Korea
Society
Arts and literature
Other
Symbols

Korea Educational Broadcasting System (한국교육방송공사) or EBS is a South Korean educational television and radio network covering South Korean territory, and the only major South Korean radio and television network without a separate regional service. Established as KBS 3, Seoul Animation Center and KBS Educational Radio in the 1980s, and became an independent corporation in 1990. EBS strives to supplement school education and promote lifelong education for everyone in Korea.

The main counterparts of this network are PBS in the United States, as well as CBBC, BBC Two and BBC Four in the UK.

  • EBS 1TV — EBS' main terrestrial channel for premium documentaries, preschool and youth program. (Channel 10-1)
  • EBS 2TV — EBS' second terrestrial channel. (Channel 10-2)
  • EBS FM — A EBS' radio channel, the station focuses mainly on language learning. The actual CSAT listening comprehension examinations are broadcast on this station annually at 8:40 AM and 1:10 PM on the day of the CSAT.
  • EBS Plus 1 (cable and satellite) — The channel focuses greatly around the high school test curriculum and offers programming to complement and amplify the student's in-school education.
  • EBS Plus 2 (cable and satellite) — The main focus of this channel is "lifelong" learning, with various programs for younger and older viewers.
  • EBS English (cable and satellite) — This is the network's English education channel, covering kids from kindergarten to grade 12.
  • EBSuHD (DMB) — EBS' children's channel; formerly a simulcast of EBS Plus 1.

Also EBS offers one cable/satellite channel, EBS America, in North America. It airs programs about Korean culture, language education, and children's shows.

Funding

Though considered a public broadcasting entity, EBS gets most of its yearly budget from advertisements and sales revenue. In 2012, 72.1% of its revenue came from textbook sales, publications and ad revenues on its TV Radio and internet platforms, while the rest came from TV license fees (EBS gets 3% of the total License Fee being collected by the Korean Broadcasting System) and government grants.[1]

Logos

  • Second EBS logo (July 1995 until July 2001)
    Second EBS logo (July 1995 until July 2001)
  • Third EBS logo (July 2001 until March 2004)
    Third EBS logo (July 2001 until March 2004)
  • Fourth and current EBS logo (March 2004 to present)
    Fourth and current EBS logo (March 2004 to present)

Programming

Originally-produced

Imported series

All foreign shows are dubbed in Korean.

EBS Radio

  • Morning Special (8:00~9:00, Mondays through Saturday) and Saturday Morning Special (same time, Saturday)
  • CSAT Listening Comprehension (8:40 & 13:10, day of CSAT)

EBS Plus

  • Survival English

See also

References

  1. ^ EBS Annual Revenue Report
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