Callsign: | HLQS-DTV |
Location: | Bucheon, Gyeonggi |
Country: | South Korea |
City: | Gyeonggi Province and Incheon (also available in Seoul through cable television operators) |
Branding: | OBS |
Digital: | 36 |
Virtual: | 8.1 |
Affiliations: | SBS |
Owner: | OBS Gyeongin TV Ltd. |
Founded: | 30 August 2006 |
Airdate: | 28 December 2007[1] |
Callsign Meaning: | None (randomly assigned) |
Former Callsigns: | HLQS-TV (analogue) |
Former Channel Numbers: | 21 (analogue terrestrial) |
Erp: | 5 kW |
Licensing Authority: | Korea Communications Commission |
OBS Gyeongin TV | |
Launch Date: | 2 May 2006 |
Country: | South Korea |
Area: | Seoul, Gyeonggi Province, Incheon |
Terr Serv 1: | Digital terrestrial television |
Terr Chan 1: | Channel 8.1 |
Hangul: | 오비에스경인티브이 |
Rr: | Obiesu gyeongin tibeui |
Mr: | Obiesŭ kyŏngin t‘ibŭi |
OBS Gyeongin TV is a South Korean free-to-air television station covering Gyeonggi Province, Incheon and Seoul. It is the only regional television network in operation, that is not affiliated with any national broadcast network.
At the time of launch, OBS Gyeongin TV Ltd. was owned by the following companies:[2]
Officially, "OBS" does not stand for anything. However, as the channel's first president explained, the "O" could mean "One", "Our", "Open", "Oasis" and "Opportunity".[3]
On August 25, 2022, OBS requested a permit for a radio station, operating on the former FM frequency of the Gyeonggi Broadcasting Corporation.[4] The station, as OBS Radio, opened on March 30, 2023.