Seoul Broadcasting System

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Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS)

SBS Broadcast Center in Mok-dong, Seoul, the headquarters of Seoul Broadcasting System
Native name
Korean name
Hangul	주식회사 에스비에스
Revised Romanization	Jushikhoesa Eseubieseu
McCune–Reischauer	Chusikhoesa Esŭbiesŭ
Formerly
Korean name
Hangul	서울방송 주식회사
Revised Romanization	Seoul Bangsong Jusikhoesa
McCune–Reischauer	Sŏul Pangsong Chushikhoesa
Company type	Public
Traded as	KRX: 034120
Industry	Terrestrial radio television
Founded	14 November 1990; 33 years ago (1990-11-14)
Headquarters	161, Mokdongseo-ro, Yangcheon District, Seoul , South Korea
Area served	Worldwide, with a focus in South Korea
Key people	Yoon Se-young (Founder) Park Jung-hoon (President)
Products	Television show
Services	Broadcasting Web portal
Revenue	₩792,884,228,900 (2015)
Operating income	₩42,152,487,870 (2015)
Net income	₩34,884,042,815 (2015)
Total assets	₩934,369,945,679 (2015)
Total equity	₩91,262,910,000 (December 2015)
Owner	TY Holdings: 36.92% National Pension Service: 9.97%
Number of employees	1,141 (December 2015)
Parent	SBS Media Holdings
Subsidiaries	SBS A&T Mediacreate Co., Ltd.
Website	www.sbs.co.kr

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.

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.