KBS N Co., Ltd. () is a South Korean
company
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owned by 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 ...
, producing
media
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Communication
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,
broadcast
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and
telecommunication
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products for non
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 ...
networks used under permission registered due to KBS in 1996, including
Skylife
KT SkyLife (Korean: KT스카이라이프) is a satellite broadcasting provider in South Korea. It is a subsidiary of KT Corporation
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and Cable TV(KCTA) service providers.
History
Sky KBS Co. Ltd. was founded on March 8, 2001.
Television networks
* KBS Drama - drama's channel. Launched in 2002.
* KBS Joy - entertainment's channel. Launched in 2006.
* KBS N Sports - sports's channel. Launched in 2002.
* KBS Story - woman's channel. Launched in 2013.
* KBS Kids - children's channel. Launched in 2012.
* KBS Life - culture's channel. Launched in 2005.
* KBS N Plus - Life is an entertainment channel. Launched in 2017.
See also
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List of South Korean companies
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*
Communications in South Korea
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References
External links
© KBS N(Korean)
{{Korean Broadcasting System
Korean Broadcasting System subsidiaries
Broadcasting companies of South Korea
Sports television networks in South Korea
Mass media companies established in 2001
Television channels and stations established in 1996