Korea International Broadcasting Foundation


The Korea International Broadcasting Foundation is a South Korean non-profit organization established to promote interest in Korea. The foundation operates Arirang TV and Arirang Radio.
The foundation's offerings compete with KBS World which also broadcasts Korean content overseas.
WWW arirang.com

History

The foundation was established on April 10, 1996, and began domestic broadcasting in 1997. Overseas broadcasting commenced in the Asia-Pacific region in 1999, and broadcasts to Europe, North Africa, and the Americas started in 2000. In 2003, the foundation established Arirang FM. Jeju is an English-language FM radio station in South Korea. Arabic language broadcasting commenced in 2004. In 2015, Arirang launched a channel on the UN's in-house broadcast network.
In May 2020, Arirang TV signed a memorandum of understanding with The Korea Times.