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Korea International Broadcasting Foundation
The Korea International Broadcasting Foundation (KIBF; ) 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 (owned by state-owned broadcaster KBS) which also broadcasts Korean content overseas.
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.
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