Gangwon No.1 Broadcasting Explained

Hangul:지원방송
Hanja:지원
Mr:Chiwon Pangsong
Rr:Jiwon Bangsong

Gangwon No.1 Broadcasting or G1, formerly Gangwon Television Broadcasting (GTB), is a Radio and TV station in Gangwon Province, affiliated with the SBS Network.

Stations

Callsign:HLCG-DTV
Location:Gangwon Province
City:Chuncheon
Country:South Korea
Branding:G1TV
Digital:40 (UHF)
Virtual:6
Callsign Meaning:HL
Channel
Gangwon
Translator:UHF 16 (Gangdong, Nam, Taebaek)
UHF 25 (Sokcho)
UHF 36 (Hoengseong)
UHF 37 (Samcheok)
UHF 44 (Donghae)
UHF 47 (Hongcheon)
UHF 50 (Wonju)
Affiliations:SBS
Owner:Gangwon No.1 Broadcasting
Airdate:December 15, 2001
Former Channel Numbers:Analog: 57 (UHF)
Licensing Authority:KCC
Website:http://www.g1tv.co.kr/
Location:Gangwon Province
Country:South Korea
Atsc3:yes
Callsign:HLCG-UHDTV
Virtual:6
Subchannels:6.1: 2160p UHDTV simulcast of HLCG-DTV
Affiliations:SBS
Owner:Gangwon No.1 Broadcasting
Licensing Authority:KCC
Class:ATSC 3.0 experimental
Translator:UHF 34 (Hoengseong and Pyeongchang)
UHF 55 (Gangneung)
G1 Fresh FM
Callsign:HLCG-FM
City:Chuncheon
Area:Gangwon Province
Country:South Korea
Branding:G1 Fresh FM
Airdate:October 10, 2003 (Chuncheon, Gangneung)
June 1, 2009 (Wonju)
December 16, 2011 (Taebaek)
September 1, 2012 (Pyeongchang)
July 29, 2016 (Sokcho)
Frequency:FM 105.1 MHz (Chuncheon)
FM 106.1 MHz (Gangneung)
FM 103.1 MHz (Wonju)
FM 99.3 MHz (Taebaek)
FM 88.3 MHz (Pyeongchang)
FM 101.3 MHz (Sokcho)
Format:Top 40 Mainstream/K-Pop
Power:3kW (Chuncheon)
1kW (Gangneung, Pyeongchang)
500W (Wonju)
100W (Taebaek, Sokcho)
Class:all
Callsign Meaning:HL
Channel
Gangwon
Owner:Gangwon No.1 Broadcasting

History

GTB was the second-to-last SBS affiliate to start operations. On August 15, 2001, it received its license from the Ministry of Communications and was set to start test signals in November 2001, later regular broadcasts in mid-December. Its initial name in Korean was Gangwon Minbang (강원민방, literally Gangwon Private Broadcasting).[1] TV broadcasts started on UHF channel 57 on 15 December 2001, but was suffering from reception problems in Chuncheon. GTB accused Gangwon Cable Broadcasting of demanding large sums of money to make its viewers "hostage", while Gangwon Cable Broadcasting said that it was unable to relay GTB because a special tax from Korea Telecom's networks led to the refusal to relay the station at no extra cost.[2] After sluggish development in retransmission fees, GTB and GTB signed a commercial agreement on 26 December 2001, starting broadcasts the following day.[3]

In November 2004, it was reported that Daeyang Co., Ltd. donated 10% of its shares at GTB.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: 정통부, 강원민방 TV방송 허가 . . August 14, 2001 . ko.
  2. News: 춘천권 ′난시청′ 파장 확산 . Gangwon Domin Ilbo . December 23, 2001 . ko.
  3. News: [′춘천권 오늘부터 GTB 시청′ https://www.kado.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=48099 ]. Gangwon Domin Ilbo . December 28, 2001 . ko.
  4. News: 강원민방 사주 "주식 10% 헌납" . Maeil Business Daily . November 16, 2004 . ko.