Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation
Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC; Korean: 주식회사문화방송; Hanja: 株式會社文化放送; RR: Jusikhoesa Munhwa Bangsong; lit. "Joint-stock company Cultural Broadcasting") is one of the leading South Korean television and radio broadcasters. Munhwa is the Sino-Korean word for "culture". Its flagship terrestrial television station MBC TV broadcasts as channel 11.
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| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 주식회사문화방송 |
| Hanja | 株式會社文化放送 |
| Revised Romanization | Jusikhoesa Munhwa Bangsong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chushikhoesa Munhwa Pangsong |
| Company type | Public broadcasting company |
| KRX: 052220 | |
| Industry | Broadcast radio and television |
| Founded | 21 February 1961 |
| Headquarters | 267, Sangam-dong, Mapo District, , |
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Key people | Ahn Hyung-joon, CEO and president (2023-present) |
| Revenue | 1,500,941,912,398 won (2015) |
| 59,272,035,738 won (2015) | |
| 82,403,520,805 won (2015) | |
| Total assets | 2,557,227,645,206 won (December 2015) |
| Total equity | 1,000,000,000 won (December 2015) |
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Number of employees | 1,712 (December 2015) |
| Subsidiaries | |
| Website | IMBC.com |
| Part of a series on the |
| Culture of Korea |
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| Society |
| Arts and literature |
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Established on 2 December 1961, MBC's terrestrial operations has a nationwide network of 17 regional stations. Although it operates on advertising, MBC is a Network Radio Television as its largest shareholder is a public organization, the Foundation of Broadcast Culture. MBC consists of a multimedia group with one terrestrial TV channel, three radio channels, five cable channels, five satellite channels and four DMB channels.
MBC is headquartered in Digital Media City (DMC), Mapo District, Seoul and has the largest broadcast production facilities in Korea including digital production centre Dream Center in Ilsan, indoor and outdoor sets in Yongin Daejanggeum Park.