Seoul Broadcasting System
Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS) (Korean: 에스비에스; RR: EseuBiEseu) is one of the leading South Korean television and radio broadcasters. The broadcaster legally became known as SBS in March 2000, changing its corporate name from Seoul Broadcasting System (서울방송; Seoul Bangsong). Its flagship terrestrial television station SBS TV broadcasts as channel 6 for digital and cable.
Native name | |
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| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 주식회사 에스비에스 |
| Revised Romanization | Jushikhoesa Eseubieseu |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chusikhoesa Esŭbiesŭ |
| Formerly | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | |
| Revised Romanization | Seoul Bangsong Jusikhoesa |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sŏul Pangsong Chushikhoesa |
| Company type | Public |
| KRX: 034120 | |
| Industry | |
| Founded | 14 November 1990 |
| Headquarters | 161, Mokdongseo-ro, Yangcheon District, Seoul , |
Area served | Worldwide, with a focus in South Korea |
Key people |
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| Products | Television show |
| Services | Broadcasting Web portal |
| Revenue | ₩792,884,228,900 (2015) |
| ₩42,152,487,870 (2015) | |
| ₩34,884,042,815 (2015) | |
| Total assets | ₩934,369,945,679 (2015) |
| Total equity | ₩91,262,910,000 (December 2015) |
| Owner |
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Number of employees | 1,141 (December 2015) |
| Parent | SBS Media Holdings |
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| Website | www |
Established on 14 November 1990, SBS is the largest private broadcaster in South Korea, and is owned by the Taeyoung Construction. It operates its flagship television channel which has a nationwide network of 10 regional stations, and three radio networks. SBS has provided digital terrestrial television service in the ATSC format since 2001, and T-DMB (Digital Multimedia Broadcasting) service since 2005.