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Arirang TV
Large, gray, glass-fronted building
Arirang Tower, Arirang TV headquarters in Seocho-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Country South Korea
Broadcast area
Headquarters Seoul, South Korea
Programming
Language(s) Korean, English, Chinese, Spanish, Arabic, Russian, Vietnamese and Indonesian
Ownership
Owner Korea International Broadcasting Foundation
Key peopleJU Dong-won ( CEO)
History
Launched3 February 1997; 27 years ago (1997-02-03)
Links
Website www.arirang.com

Arirang TV (Arirang International Broadcasting) is a South Korean-based broadcasting company operated by the International Broadcasting Foundation. [1] It provides English information on current events, culture, and history of Korea to the surrounding areas of Korea. Arirang TV (Arirang International Broadcasting) is named after the Korean traditional folk song “Arirang.” [2]

It began as a cable TV service in South Korea on February 3, 1997, and opened Korea's first overseas satellite broadcasting in 1999 in the Asia-Pacific region. It launched worldwide broadcasting in Europe, Africa, and the Americas in 2000.

Three channels are broadcast 24 hours a day in the main language, English. In addition, they provide subtitles for Chinese, Spanish, Korean, Arabic, Russian, Vietnamese and Indonesian (multilingual subtitle services). In May 2022, Arirang Espanol, a Spanish-language YouTube channel, was launched.

Arirang International Broadcasting operates on three channels (World, UN, and South Korea), and uses a total of eight major broadcasting satellite relays. It has 36 programs covering the international economy, current situation, culture, and entertainment, and it consists of programs for domestic and foreign opinion leaders as well as programs for viewers of various ages.

Arirang Radio is the first English radio broadcast in Korea.

Currently, it is communicating with more viewers through various programs which has about 144 million households in 108 countries around the world.

Slogan

Korea World Network (3/2/1997 ~ 2005)

Korea's Global TV (2005 ~ 2012)

Korea for the World, The World for Korea (2005 ~ 2008) [3]

Korea's Multilingual TV (2007 ~ 2008)

Asia's Heartbeat (2012 ~ 29/6/2015)

The World On arirang (30/6/2015 ~ 2022)

Resonating with the World (from 2023)

Channel

Korea (Domestic Broadcasting): Launched February 3, 1997. It is broadcast through cable, satellite, and IPTV throughout Korea.

World (overseas): World (launched August 12, 1999) The main broadcasting language is English, but also provides multilingual subtitles.

UN In-house Network (overseas): Launched July 14, 2015. It is available at the UN headquarters in New York and broadcasts current news reports and liberal arts programs.

Goal

World Channel: Real-time Korean Information Channel (providing Korean information + promoting own culture + promoting modern culture + international amity exchange)

Korea Channel: Multicultural channel (providing Korean information + promoting native culture + promoting modern culture + understanding multiculturalism)

Distribution

Arirang International Broadcasting operates on three channels (World, UN, and Korea), and uses a total of eight satellite relays to serve as a messenger to inform 144 million households in 108 countries of Korea's past, present, and future.

In Korea, it can be watched on cable TV, satellite broadcasting, and IPTV.

Program

Arirang TV broadcasts various genres of programs covering the international economy, situation, culture, and entertainment, and through this, it consists of programs for domestic and foreign opinion leaders as well as programs that viewers of various ages can enjoy. [4]

Current programs

TV programs by Arirang TV include: [5]

News (Daily schedule)

Program Time slot ( KST)
News Day at Arirang 9 a.m.
News Generation 9:30 a.m.
Arirang News 12 p.m.
The Daily Report 2 p.m.
Issues & Insiders 2:30 p.m.
AI Headrine News 4 p.m.
Newscenter 6 p.m.
Within The Frame 6:30 p.m.
Arirang News 8 p.m.
AI Headrine News 10 p.m.

News (Weekend schedule)

Program Time slot ( KST)
Weekly News Highlights 12:00 p.m.

Current Affairs

  • The Roundtable (Tuesday, 17:00–17:30 KST): Discussion show on South Korea on the international stage
  • DIPLOMAT TALKS (Monday, 17:00–17:30 KST): Interview show with diplomats living in South Korea
  • THE GLOBALISTS (Wednesday, 17:00–17:30 KST): Interview show with global opinion leaders that presents South Korea's future vision and direction
  • SmartBiz Accelerators (Wednesday, 17:00–17:30 KST): Program introducing large and small businesses in South Korea


Culture

  • 1DAY 1KOREA (Weekday, 07:30–07:40 KST): Program sheds light on the relevant figures in Korea's food, film, performance, and social and cultural arts industries
  • K-Chat: Conversing in Korean (Wednesday, 10:00–10:10 KST): Program that introduces real-life Korean language
  • PerformArts Reload (Wednesday, 17:00–17:30 KST): Program featuring various artistic stages such as gugak, classical music, musical, opera, and traditional dance
  • OAP Clips (Everyday, 00:00–00:05 KST): Short clip on Korean culture
  • Travel Diary (Monday, 07:00–07:30 KST): Travel show to visit major South Korean cities and experience Korean history and culture
  • KOREA TRAVELOGUE (Weekday, 07:40–08:00 KST): Travel show
  • Travel Agency 2 (Monday, 10:30–11:00 KST): travel show creators from all over the world introduce Korea's various tourist attractions
  • Gugak The Music of Korea (Thursday, 17:00–17:30 KST): Program to experience excellent Gugak performances. 
  • Bravo! K-Scientist (Friday, 17:00–17:30 KST): Program with South Korean scientists
  • K-stage 'PAN' (Thursday, 13:30–14:00 KST): Program to show gugak performance
  • The Grand Heritage (Saturday, 07:50–08:00 KST): A program tells stories about Korea's cultural heritage
  • HOME EXPLORERS (Wednesday, 08:00–08:30 KST): A program introduces Korean living culture and architectural technology

Entertainment

  • I'm Live (Wednesday, 13:00–13:30 KST): Live concert program featuring Korea's musicians
  • Simply K-Pop CON-TOUR (Friday, 13:00–14:00 KST): Kpop show with Kpop fans
  • SECRET TOUR (Monday, 02:00–03:00 KST): Program with tourists visiting South Korea

See also

References

  1. ^ "Arirang TV - Live Streaming from Seoul, South Korea". www.squidtv.net. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
  2. ^ Lee, Hanna (September 8, 1999). "Arirang TV Takes Asia". Variety. 375 (12).
  3. ^ "'Arirang TV to overcome triple whammy'". The Korea Times. 2011-10-12. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
  4. ^ "PEOTV Arirang TV HD Program Schedules - Sri Lanka Telecom PEOTV". www.peotv.com. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
  5. ^ "Arirang". Arirang.

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