South Korean educational broadcaster
Korean Educational Broadcasting System (Korean: 한국교육방송공사, romanized: Hanguggyoyugbangsong-gongsa) or EBS is a South Korean educational public broadcaster and radio network covering South Korean territory, and the only major South Korean radio and television network without a separate regional service. It was established as KBS 3 and KBS Educational Radio in the 1980s, and became an independent corporation in 1990.
Funding
Though nominally a public broadcasting entity, EBS gets most of its yearly budget from advertisements and sales revenue. In 2012, 72.1% of its revenue came from textbook sales, publications and ad revenues on its TV Radio and internet platforms, while the rest came from TV license fees (EBS gets 3% of the total License Fee being collected by the Korean Broadcasting System) and government grants.[1]
Channels
- EBS1 — EBS' main terrestrial channel for premium documentaries, preschool and youth program. (Channel 10.1)
- EBS2 — EBS' second terrestrial channel. (Channel 10.2)
- EBS FM — A EBS' radio channel, the station focuses mainly on language learning. The actual CSAT listening comprehension examinations are broadcast on this station annually at 8:40 AM and 1:10 PM on the day of the CSAT.
- EBS Plus 1 (subscription television) — The channel focuses greatly around the high school test curriculum and offers programming to complement and amplify the student's in-school education.
- EBS Plus 2 (subscription television) — The main focus of this channel is "lifelong" learning, with various programs for younger and older viewers.
- EBS English (subscription television) — This is the network's English education channel, covering kids from kindergarten to grade 12.
- EBS Kids (subscription television) — EBS' children's channel; formerly a simulcast of EBS Plus 1.
EBS offers one pay-television channel, EBS America, in the United States. Its programming centers around Korean culture, language education, and children's shows.
Logos
First EBS logo (December 27, 1990 until June 25, 1995)
Second EBS logo (June 26, 1995 until June 24, 2001)
Third EBS logo (June 25, 2001 until October 24, 2004)
Fourth and current EBS logo (October 25, 2004 to present)
Programming
Originally-produced
Imported series
All foreign cartoons are dubbed in Korean.
EBS Radio
- Morning Special (8:00~9:00, Mondays through Saturday) and Saturday Morning Special (same time, Saturday)
- CSAT Listening Comprehension (8:40 & 13:10, day of CSAT)
EBS Plus
See also
References
- ^ "Global Education Media Group EBS in Korea". Archived from the original on 2013-01-25.
- ^ "[볼 만한 TV프로]북한애니 '령리한 너구리'방영". 20 February 2004. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
External links
- Official website
- EBS Introduction (in Korean) (in English)
- EBS Main(TV/Radio) (in Korean)
- EBS Primary School (in Korean)
- EBS Middle School (in Korean)
- EBS CSAT (in Korean)
- EBS English (in Korean)
- EBS Foreign Language (in Korean)
- EBS Math (in Korean)
- EBS Clipbank (in Korean)
- EBS Durian(Multicultural) (in Korean)
- EBS International Documentary Festival (in Korean) (in English)
- EBS SPACE (in Korean)
- EBS Janghak Quiz (in Korean)
- EBS Media (in Korean) (in English) Archived 2021-07-01 at the Wayback Machine
