Educational Broadcasting System Explained
Korean Educational Broadcasting System or EBS is a South Korean educational public broadcaster and radio network covering South Korean territory, and the only major South Korean radio and television network without a separate regional service. It was established as KBS 3 and KBS Educational Radio in the 1980s, and became an independent corporation in 1990.
Funding
Though nominally a public broadcasting entity, EBS gets most of its yearly budget from advertisements and sales revenue. In 2012, 72.1% of its revenue came from textbook sales, publications and ad revenues on its TV Radio and internet platforms, while the rest came from TV license fees (EBS gets 3% of the total License Fee being collected by the Korean Broadcasting System) and government grants.[1]
Channels
- EBS1 - EBS' main terrestrial channel for premium documentaries, preschool and youth program. (Channel 10.1)
- EBS2 - EBS' second terrestrial channel. (Channel 10.2)
- EBS FM - A EBS' radio channel, the station focuses mainly on language learning. The actual CSAT listening comprehension examinations are broadcast on this station annually at 8:40 AM and 1:10 PM on the day of the CSAT.
- EBS Plus 1 (subscription television) - The channel focuses greatly around the high school test curriculum and offers programming to complement and amplify the student's in-school education.
- EBS Plus 2 (subscription television) - The main focus of this channel is "lifelong" learning, with various programs for younger and older viewers.
- EBS English (subscription television) - This is the network's English education channel, covering kids from kindergarten to grade 12.
- EBS Kids (subscription television) - EBS' children's channel; formerly a simulcast of EBS Plus 1.
EBS offers one pay-television channel, EBS America, in the United States. Its programming centers around Korean culture, language education, and children's shows.
Programming
Originally-produced
- Teletoon Advance
- Bboongbboong-E (Korean: 뿡뿡이)
- Piwi-chan! 3D Anime Series (Korean: 피위짱! 3D 애니메이션 시리즈)
- Chiro (Korean: 치로와 친구들)
- EBS News 12 (Korean: EBS 뉴스 12)
- EBS Evening News (Korean: EBS 저녁뉴스)
- Jisik Channel e (Knowledge Channel e; Korean: 지식채널e)
- The EBS space (Korean: EBS 스페이스 공감)
- Oops! Ikooo (Korean: 우당탕탕 아이쿠!)
- Tayo the Little Bus (Korean: 꼬마버스 타요)
- Titipo Titipo (Korean: 띠띠뽀 띠띠뽀)
- Janghak Quiz (Korean: 장학퀴즈)
- Ding-Dong-Dang kindergarten (Korean: 딩동댕유치원)
- Miniforce (최강전사 미니특공대)
- GO! GO! Giggles (Korean: 가다! 가다! 킥킥)
- English Café (Korean: 영어 카페)
- Vroomiz (Korean: 부릉! 부릉! 브루미즈)
- Boni and Hani (Korean: 생방송 톡! 톡! 보니 하니)
- Solver (Korean: 생방송 뭐든지 해결단)
- Brian's English Adventure (Korean: 브라이언의 영어 모험)
- Cocomong (Korean: 냉장고 나라 코코몽)
- Pororo the Little Penguin (Korean: 뽀롱뽀롱 뽀로로)
- Robocar Poli (Korean: 로보카폴리)
- Semi and the Magic Cube (Korean: 세미와 매직큐브)
- Super Wings (Korean: 출동! 슈퍼윙스)
- Fire Robo (Korean: 출동! 파이어로보)
- Tickety Toc (Korean: 시계마을 티키톡!)
- Road Diary (Korean: 로드 다이어리)
- Flowering Heart (Korean: 플라워링 하트)
- Larva in New York (Korean: 라바 인 뉴욕)
- Giant Peng TV (Korean: 자이언트 펭TV)
- My Daughter is a Zombie (Korean: 좀비가 되어버린 나의 딸)
Imported series
All foreign cartoons are dubbed in Korean.
EBS Radio
- Morning Special (8:00~9:00, Mondays through Saturday) and Saturday Morning Special (same time, Saturday)
- CSAT Listening Comprehension (8:40 & 13:10, day of CSAT)
EBS Plus
See also
External links
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- EBS Main(TV/Radio)
- EBS Primary School
- EBS Middle School
- EBS CSAT
- EBS English
- EBS Foreign Language
- EBS Math
- EBS Clipbank
- EBS Durian(Multicultural)
- EBS International Documentary Festival
- EBS SPACE
- EBS Janghak Quiz
- EBS Media
Notes and References
- Web site: Global Education Media Group EBS in Korea . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130125060340/http://global.ebs.co.kr/eng/about/report . 2013-01-25.
- Web site: [볼 만한 TV프로]북한애니 '령리한 너구리'방영]. 20 February 2004 . 15 August 2023.
