• Korean Educational Broadcasting System (EBS)
  • 한국교육방송공사
TypeTerrestrial radio and television
Country
South Korea
Availability
OwnerGovernment of South Korea
Key people
Myung-joong Kim, President
Launch date
1980 (1980)
CallsignsHLQL
Official website
www.ebs.co.kr

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

Programming

Originally-produced

  • Teletoon Advance
  • Bboongbboong-E (뿡뿡이)
  • Piwi-chan! 3D Anime Series (피위짱! 3D 애니메이션 시리즈)
  • Chiro (치로와 친구들)
  • EBS News 12 (EBS 뉴스 12)
  • EBS Evening News (EBS 저녁뉴스)
  • Jisik Channel e (Knowledge Channel e; 지식채널e)
  • The EBS space (EBS 스페이스 공감)
  • Oops! Ikooo (우당탕탕 아이쿠!)
  • Tayo the Little Bus (꼬마버스 타요)
  • Titipo Titipo (띠띠뽀 띠띠뽀)
  • Janghak Quiz (장학퀴즈)
  • Ding-Dong-Dang kindergarten (딩동댕유치원)
  • Miniforce (최강전사 미니특공대)
  • GO! GO! Giggles (가다! 가다! 킥킥)
  • English Café (영어 카페)
  • Vroomiz (부릉! 부릉! 브루미즈)
  • Boni and Hani (생방송 톡! 톡! 보니 하니)
  • Solver (생방송 뭐든지 해결단)
  • Brian's English Adventure (브라이언의 영어 모험)
  • Cocomong (냉장고 나라 코코몽)
  • Pororo the Little Penguin (뽀롱뽀롱 뽀로로)
  • Robocar Poli (로보카폴리)
  • Semi and the Magic Cube (세미와 매직큐브)
  • Super Wings (출동! 슈퍼윙스)
  • Fire Robo (출동! 파이어로보)
  • Tickety Toc (시계마을 티키톡!)
  • Road Diary (로드 다이어리)
  • Flowering Heart (플라워링 하트)
  • Larva in New York (라바 인 뉴욕)
  • Giant Peng TV (자이언트 펭TV)
  • My Daughter is a Zombie (좀비가 되어버린 나의 딸)

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

  • Survival English

See also

References

  1. ↑ EBS Annual Revenue Report
  2. ↑ "[볼 만한 TV프로]북한애니 '령리한 너구리'방영". 20 February 2004. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
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