EBS 1
EBS1 (formerly KBS3) is a South Korean free-to-air television channel operated by the Educational Broadcasting System. The channel is available as a national network without any regional variation in schedules. Its national distribution however, is administered by KBS.
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| Country | South Korea |
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| Broadcast area | Nationwide |
| Headquarters | Seoul |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Korean |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Educational Broadcasting System |
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| History | |
| Launched | 27 December 1990 |
| Former names |
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| Links | |
| Website | ebs |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Digital terrestrial television | Channel 10.1 |
| Analogue TV | Channel 10 (Until December 31, 2012) |
| Cable | |
| Available on every cable provider in South Korea | Channel slots vary on each operator |
| Satellite | |
| SkyLife | Channel 3 |
| IPTV | |
| KT Olleh TV | Channel 13 |
| LG U+ TV | Channel 14 |
| SK Broadband B TV | Channel 13 |
| Streaming media | |
| ebs.co.kr | Watch live (South Korea only) |
History
The channel was originally launched by the Korean Broadcasting System on 2 February 1981 as KBS3 and all the educational television programmes previously broadcast on other KBS channels were moved to a dedicated channel.
In 1990, when the responsibility of broadcasting educational contents was spun off from KBS, the channel became part of the newly-formed Educational Broadcasting System. The channel was rebranded as EBS Television.
In 2000, the Educational Broadcasting System itself was turned into a public corporation. Digital terrestrial transmission began on 5 November 2001 on channel 10.1. On 11 February 2015, when EBS2 was launched, EBS was rebranded as EBS1.