Arirang TV

Arirang TV
Large, gray, glass-fronted building
Arirang Tower, Arirang TV headquarters in Seocho-gu, Seoul, South Korea
CountrySouth Korea
Broadcast area
HeadquartersSeoul, South Korea
Programming
Language(s)Korean, English, Chinese, Spanish, Arabic, Russian, Vietnamese and Indonesian
Ownership
OwnerKorea International Broadcasting Foundation
Key peopleKim Tae-jeong (CEO)
History
Launched3 February 1997; 27 years ago (1997-02-03)
Links
Websitewww.arirang.com

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, with overseas broadcasting beginning 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 Español, a Spanish-language YouTube channel.

Arirang International Broadcasting currently has approximately 146.25 million viewing households in 107 countries around the world.

  1. ^ "Arirang TV - Live Streaming from Seoul, South Korea". www.squidtv.net. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
  2. ^ Lee, Hanna (September 8, 1999). "Arirang TV Takes Asia". Variety. 375 (12).