Channel A (TV channel)

Channel A
CountrySouth Korea
Broadcast areaSouth Korea
HeadquartersDong-A Media Center
1 Cheonggyecheon-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea[1]
Programming
Picture format576i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Ownership
OwnerDong-A Media Group
Key peopleJaeHo Kim (CEO)
History
LaunchedDecember 1, 2011
Links
WebsiteiChannelA.com/

Channel A Corporation (Korean주식회사 채널에이; Hanja株式會社 채널에이), known as Channel A (채널A, typeset CHANNEL A), is a nationwide generalist cable TV network and broadcasting company in South Korea. The company's largest shareholder is Dong-A Media Group (DAMG), which consists of 12 affiliate companies including The Dong-a Ilbo.[2] Channel A was launched on 1 December 2011.[3] Channel A's management philosophy is 'Open & Creative' and the company slogan is 'Channel A, A Canvas that Holds Your Dreams.'[4] JaeHo Kim is the chief executive officer.[5]

Channel A is one of four newly launched South Korea nationwide generalist cable TV networks alongside JoongAng Ilbo's JTBC, Chosun Ilbo's TV Chosun and Maeil Kyungje's MBN in 2011.[6][7][8][9][10] The four new networks supplement existing conventional free-to-air TV networks like KBS, MBC, SBS, and other smaller channels launched following deregulation in 1990.

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  2. ^ "Overview | 채널A소개 | 채널A". Channel A. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
  3. ^ Shin, Hae-in (30 November 2011). "New cable channels go on air". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  4. ^ "CI | 채널A소개 | 채널A". Channel A. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
  5. ^ "경영진인사말 | 채널A소개 | 채널A". Channel A. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
  6. ^ Kim Tong-hyung (12 December 2011). "What else can new channels do to boost ratings?". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
  7. ^ Noh Hyun-gi (4 January 2012). "Four new TV channels face uncertain futures". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
  8. ^ Yoon Ja-young (20 January 2012). "Low ratings weigh on new channels". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
  9. ^ Kim Tong-hyung (6 June 2012). "New channels remain 'anonymous'". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
  10. ^ Bae Ji-sook (29 November 2012). "'New TV channels are niche, not gold mine'". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on 2020-10-27. Retrieved 2013-06-02.

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