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SBS TV

For other uses, see SBS (disambiguation).

SBS TV (Seoul Broadcasting System Television) is a South Korean free-to-air television channel operated by Seoul Broadcasting System. The channel was launched on 9 December 1991.

SBS TV
CountrySouth Korea
Broadcast areaSouth Korea and Worldwide
NetworkSeoul Broadcasting System
Headquarters161, Mokdongseo-ro, Yangcheon District, Seoul
Programming
Language(s)Korean
Picture format2160p UHDTV
(downscaled to 1080i for the HDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerSeoul Broadcasting System
History
Launched9 December 1991; 32 years ago (1991-12-09)
Links
Websitetv.sbs.co.kr
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital terrestrial televisionChannel 6.1 (HD)
Streaming media
SBS PlayWatch live

History

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SBS TV is South Korea's second commercial television station after MBC TV, and was established on 9 December 1991.

On 19 September 1991, it was defined that SBS would air its main news bulletin at 8pm. It was interpreted as an attempt to compete against the "frontal confrontation" between KBS News 9 and MBC Newsdesk, which occupied the 9pm timeslot.[1] Ahead of launch, there was a spike in the demand for all-channel VHF receivers, as none of the pre-existing television channels in Seoul broadcast on Band I (SBS was channel 6, KBS2 was channel 7, KBS1, channel 9, MBC, channel 11 and EBS, channel 13). Ahead of its launch, such antennas saw a ten-fold increase in sales.[2]

 
Opening cerimony of SBS TV on 9 December 1991

SBS commenced its official broadcasts in Seoul at 10:00am on 9 December, which would be designated as "The Day of Birth of SBS", a ten-hour special program;[3][4] its launch was also reported by MBC Newsdesk.[5] On the same day, SBS Eight O'Clock News was launched as the network's newscast. With the channel's launch, Korean media had finally entered the mixed public-private system. The coverage area at launch included all of Seoul, Gyeonggi and Gangwon and North Chungcheong, with approximately 47% of families receiving the channel.[6]

On 23 March 1992, SBS reorganized its schedule with SBS News Show being converted to a weekend edition due to low ratings. It also added an hour of children's programming between 5 and 6pm, as SBS had been criticized for not airing programming for these targets.[7]

Initially, SBS were only broadcasting terrestrially in Seoul and its surrounding areas. On 9 October 1992, the government began accepting applications for private broadcasting stations in other regions of the country. SBS had planned for a television and radio broadcast affiliate network to air SBS' programs on other new regional channels before its 5th anniversary. In 1994, the private channels KNN in Busan, TJB in Daejeon, TBC in Daegu, and kbc in Gwangju were created after government approval.[8] On 14 May 1995, SBS launched a national television network with these channels as its local affiliates, airing SBS programs as well as creating local programming.[9] The week of the first anniversary of the opening of the new stations was marked by SBS as "Private TV Week" in May 1996.[10]

On October 26, 2001, SBS started high definition broadcasts, becoming the first terrestrial broadcaster in South Korea to do so. On that day, a special ceremony was held at the Yeouido facilities, with the presidents of the major electronics companies taking part.[11]

Programming

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For a more comprehensive list, see List of programs broadcast by Seoul Broadcasting System.

SBS network

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Channel Corporate name Broadcast region Since
SBS SBS Seoul 20 March 1991
KNN KNN Busan and South Gyeongsang 14 May 1995
TBC TBC Daegu and North Gyeongsang 14 May 1995
kbc Kwangju Broadcasting Corporation Gwangju and South Jeolla 14 May 1995
TJB Taejon Broadcasting Daejeon, Sejong and South Chungcheong 14 May 1995
ubc Ulsan Broadcasting Corporation Ulsan 1 September 1997
JTV Jeonju Television Jeonbuk 17 September 1997
CJB Cheongju Broadcasting North Chungcheong 18 October 1997[12]
G1 G1 Gangwon 15 December 2001
JIBS Jeju Free International City Broadcasting System Jeju Island 31 May 2002
IBS Incheon Broadcasting Service Incheon 21 February 2024

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "12월개국 SBS TV 종합뉴스 밤8시 편성". Maeil Business Daily (in Korean). 19 September 1991.
  2. ^ "SBS-TV 개국 앞두고 저채널 안테나 "불티"". Maeil Business Daily (in Korean). 3 December 1991.
  3. ^ "SBS TV 9일 오전 10시 정식 개국" (in Korean). Naver News. 4 December 1991. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  4. ^ "SBS-TV 9일 개국 다양한 특집프로 마련". Maeil Business Daily (in Korean). 7 December 1991.
  5. ^ "서울방송(SBS TV) 오늘 오전 개국[백지연]" (in Korean). Naver News. 9 December 1991. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  6. ^ "SBS-TV 오늘 개국". Maeil Business Daily (in Korean). 9 December 1991.
  7. ^ "SBS-TV 23일부터 프로개편". Maeil Business Daily (in Korean). 9 March 1992.
  8. ^ "새 시대, 새로운 방송 SBS TV 개국" (PDF) (in Korean). SBS. January 2001. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 May 2003. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
  9. ^ 창사 5주년, 세계로 미래로 (PDF) (in Korean). SBS. January 2001. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 July 2003. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
  10. ^ "SBS,「민영TV주간」대대적 특집방송". Maeil Business Daily (in Korean). 11 May 1996.
  11. ^ "SBS, 26일 HDTV 개국". Maeil Business Daily (in Korean). 26 October 2001.
  12. ^ CJB
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