EBS 1TV is a South Korean
free-to-air
Free-to-air (FTA) services are television (TV) and radio services broadcast in unencrypted form, allowing any person with the appropriate receiving equipment to receive the signal and view or listen to the content without requiring a subscri ...
television channel operated by
Educational Broadcasting System. The channel was launched on 4 February 1981, and became independent from KBS on 27 December 1990.
History
KBS3
The opening of an educational television station was announced on 7 February 1980.
The
Korean Broadcasting System
The Korean Broadcasting System (KBS; ) is the public broadcasting, national broadcaster of South Korea. Founded in 1927, it is one of the leading South Korean television and radio broadcasters under the government of South Korea.
The KBS ope ...
announced on 27 January 1981 that it would launch a third channel, KBS3, with the first test broadcasts scheduled for 2 February 1981. The channel absorbed all of KBS's educational programs (in color), taking over the middle school programs from KBS1 and the language learning classes from KBS2. Simultaneously, KBS opened an educational radio station on the same date. The channel broadcast between 5:30pm and 11:30pm on weekdays, with Saturdays starting from 4pm and Sundays from 7pm. Its content was developed by the Educational Development Institute.
During the
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially branded as Seoul 1988 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. 159 nations were represe ...
, with KBS as the host broadcaster, the channel aired live coverage of niche sports, such as horse racing and cycling.
EBS
Upon the decision taken by the government to spin off KBS3 to KEDI, EBS was formed. In 2015, the channel was renamed EBS1 after the start of EBS2, the first Korean subchannel, and its programming was concentrated primarily on heterogeneous age targets, while EBS2 is aimed at middle school students. EBS upgraded its equipment in December 2022 to provide UHD broadcasts, aiming to start them the following year.
Network
Analog network (shut down in 2012):
[2005 World Radio and Television Handbook, page 651]
*Seoul: channel 13
*Gangneung: channel 19
*Gwangju: channel 19
*Jeju: channel 20
*Ulsan: channel 21
*Cheongju: channel 21
*Busan: channel 23
*Pohang: channel 26
*Chuncheon: channel 28
*Andong: channel 29
*Yeosu: channel 30
*Jinju: channel 32
*Mokpo: channel 39
*Daejeon: channel 39
*Changwon: channel 39
*Wonju: channel 40
*Seoul: channel 43 (relay)
*Daegu: channel 44
*Jeonju: channel 45
References
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Television networks in South Korea
Korean-language television stations
Television channels in South Korea
Television channels and stations established in 1981
Mass media in Seoul
1990 establishments in South Korea