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Country | South Korea |
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Headquarters | Seoul, South Korea |
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Language(s) | Korean, English, Chinese, Spanish, Arabic, Russian, Vietnamese and Indonesian |
Ownership | |
Owner | Korea International Broadcasting Foundation |
Key people | Kim Tae-jeong (CEO) |
History | |
Launched | 3 February 1997 |
Links | |
Website | www |
Arirang TV (Arirang International Broadcasting) (Korean: 아리랑 국제방송) is an international broadcasting station operated by the Korea International Broadcasting Foundation, based in Seoul, South Korea.[1] It provides English-language information on Korean current events, culture, and history to regions around South Korea.
It began broadcasting in South Korea on February 3, 1997, and overseas broadcasting began on August 12, 1999. The name of the station comes from the traditional Korean folk song Arirang.[2]
Three channels broadcast 24 hours a day in English, and provide subtitle services in Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, Russian, Vietnamese and Indonesian (multilingual subtitle service).
On May 9, 2022, Arirang International Broadcasting launched Arirang Espanol, a Spanish-language YouTube channel.
Arirang International Broadcasting currently has approximately 146.25 million viewing households in 107 countries around the world.