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Also known as Joongang Tongyang Broadcasting Company

JTBC (shortened from Joongang Tongyang Broadcasting Company; ; stylized in all lowercase) is a South Korean nationwide pay television network. Its primary shareholder is JoongAng Holdings, with a 25% stake. It was launched on December 1, 2011. JTBC is a generalist channel, with programming consisting of television series, variety shows, and news broadcasting; its news division is held in similar regard to the three main terrestrial networks in South Korea.

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JTBC is a South Korean cable television network that launched in 2011 and offers a mix of dramas, variety shows, and news programming. Its news division is considered as credible and important as the country's main broadcast networks, making it a significant player in South Korean media.

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Company.logo
JTBC logo.svg
Company.logo_size
200px
Company.image
JTBC Tower.jpg
Company.image_size
200px
Company.image_caption
The JTBC Trust Building located in Digital Media City
Company.hq_location_city
48-6, Sangamsan-ro, Mapo District, Seoul
Company.hq_location_country
South Korea
Company.area_served
South Korea Worldwide
Company.owner
(25%) DY Asset (5.92%) JoongAng Ilbo (4.99%) Warner Bros. Discovery (5.72%) S&T Dynamics (2.37%) Sungwoo Hitech (2.37%) Sungbo Cultural Foundation (1.18%) Daehan Steel (1.18%) Ace Bed Co. (1.18%) Hanssem Co. (1.18%)
Company.subsid
SLL JTBC Mediacomm JTBC Mediatech JTBC Plus
Television channel.name
JTBC
Television channel.launch_date
(cable)
Television channel.picture_format
1080i (HDTV)
Television channel.owner
JTBC
Television channel.country
South Korea
Television channel.language
Korean
Television channel.area
South Korea Worldwide (via internet)
Television channel.online_serv_1
JTBC On air

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Official name
JTBC Co., Ltd.
Official website
jtbc.joins.com
Image
JTBC Tower.jpg
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inception
2011-03-21
social media followers
4420000
Revised Romanization
Jusikhoesa Jeitibissi
McCune–Reischauer romanization
Chusikhoesa Cheit'ipissi
Commons category
JTBC
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  • Subsidiaries
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JTBC (shortened from Joongang Tongyang Broadcasting Company; ; stylized in all lowercase) is a South Korean nationwide pay television network. Its primary shareholder is JoongAng Holdings, with a 25% stake. It was launched on December 1, 2011. JTBC is a generalist channel, with programming consisting of television series, variety shows, and news broadcasting; its news division is held in similar regard to the three main terrestrial networks in South Korea.

In 2011, JTBC was one of four new South Korean nationwide generalist cable TV networks alongside The Dong-A Ilbos Channel A, The Chosun Ilbos TV Chosun and Maeil Business Newspapers MBN. They serve as supplementary networks to the existing conventional free-to-air TV networks like KBS, MBC, SBS and other smaller channels launched following deregulation in 1990.

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