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Television station in Gyeonggi, South Korea From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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![]() OBS Gyeongin TV Headquarters | |
City | Gyeonggi Province and Incheon (also available in Seoul through cable television operators) |
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Channels | |
Branding | OBS |
Programming | |
Affiliations | SBS |
Ownership | |
Owner | OBS Gyeongin TV Ltd. |
History | |
Founded | 30 August 2006 |
First air date | 28 December 2007[1] |
Former call signs | HLQS-TV (analogue) |
Former channel number(s) | 21 (analogue terrestrial) |
Call sign meaning | None (randomly assigned) |
Technical information | |
Licensing authority | Korea Communications Commission |
ERP | 5 kW |
Links | |
Website | www |
Country | South Korea |
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Broadcast area | Seoul, Gyeonggi Province, Incheon |
History | |
Launched | 2 May 2006 |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
Digital terrestrial television | Channel 8.1 |
OBS Gyeongin TV | |
Hangul | 오비에스경인티브이 |
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Revised Romanization | Obiesu gyeongin tibeui |
McCune–Reischauer | Obiesŭ kyŏngin t‘ibŭi |
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 Joo Chulhwan 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.
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