OBS Gyeongin TV is a South Korean free-to-air television station covering
Gyeonggi Province
Gyeonggi Province (, ) is the most populous province in South Korea.
Seoul, the nation's largest city and capital, is in the heart of the area but has been separately administered as a provincial-level ''special city'' since 1946. Incheon, ...
,
Incheon
Incheon is a city located in northwestern South Korea, bordering Seoul and Gyeonggi Province to the east. Inhabited since the Neolithic, Incheon was home to just 4,700 people when it became an international port in 1883. As of February 2020, ...
and
Seoul
Seoul, officially Seoul Special Metropolitan City, is the capital city, capital and largest city of South Korea. The broader Seoul Metropolitan Area, encompassing Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Incheon, emerged as the world's List of cities b ...
. It is the only regional television network in operation,
that is not affiliated with any national broadcast network.
History
At the time of launch, OBS Gyeongin TV Ltd. was owned by the following companies:
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Young-An Hat Company (22.64%)
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Media Will
Media may refer to:
Communication
* Means of communication, tools and channels used to deliver information or data
** Advertising media, various media, content, buying and placement for advertising
** Interactive media, media that is inte ...
(12.43%)
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KD Group (12.30%)
Officially, "OBS" does not stand for anything. However, as the channel's first president explained, the "O" could mean "One", "Our", "Open", "Oasis" and "Opportunity".
On August 25, 2022, OBS requested a permit for a radio station, operating on the former FM frequency of the
Gyeonggi Broadcasting Corporation
Gyeonggi Broadcasting Corporation (KFM 99.9; callsign HLDS-FM; ), is a broadcasting company and former radio station headquartered in Suwon, Gyeonggi, South Korea. It was established on January 15, 1997, then launched on December 2, 1997. It was an ...
.
자진 폐업 경기방송 2년5개월 만에 ‘OBSFM’으로 부활
/ref> The station, as OBS Radio, opened on March 30, 2023.
Gallery
File:OBS-1.jpg, Building
file:OBS-2.jpg, Building
file:OBS-3.jpg, Tower
References
Further reading
* (Korean) (August 1, 2011) . Accessed September 2011.
* (Korean) (March 21, 2011
ttp://www.asiae.co.kr/news/ Asia Economy Accessed September 2011.
* (Korean) (May 20, 2010
"Times-OBS Kyung-business agreement."''Kyung-Times''
Accessed September 2011.
External links
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Television channels in South Korea
Mass media companies of South Korea
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Television channels and stations established in 2006