| Korea International Broadcasting Foundation (Arirang) | |
| Type: | Cable television network |
| Country: | South Korea |
| Headquarters: | Sangam-dong, Mapo District, Seoul, South Korea |
| Picture Format: | MPEG4 1080i |
| Owner: | KEPCO KDN 21.43% |
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| Launch Date: | (cable) |
The Korea International Broadcasting Foundation (KIBF;) is a South Korean non-profit organization established to broadcast Korean content to promote interest in Korea globally.[1] 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.[2]
The foundation was established April 10, 1996, and began domestic broadcasting in 1997. Overseas broadcasting commenced in the Asia-Pacific region in 1999 and broadcasts to Europe, the North Africa and Americas started in 2000. In 2003, the foundation established Arirang FM. Jeju, 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.[3]
In May 2020, Arirang TV signed a memorandum of understanding with The Korea Times.[4]