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Availability

Seoul, Incheon, Gyeonggi Province

Other Provinces

* Chuncheon MBC FM4U : FM 94.5, 98.3 MHz * Wonju MBC FM4U : FM 98.9 MHz * MBC Gangwon Yeongdong (Gangneung) FM4U : FM 94.3, 90.7, 96.9 MHz * MBC Gangwon Yeongdong (Samcheok) FM4U : FM 98.1, 99.9 MHz * Daejeon MBC FM4U : FM 97.5 MHz * MBC Chungbuk FM4U (Cheongju) : FM 99.7 MHz * MBC Chungbuk FM4U (Chungju) : FM 88.7 MHz * Jeonju MBC FM4U : FM 99.1 MHz * Gwangju MBC FM4U : FM 91.5, 95.1 MHz * Mokpo MBC FM4U : FM 102.3 MHz * Yeosu MBC FM4U : FM 98.3 MHz * Daegu MBC FM4U : FM 95.3 MHz * Andong MBC FM4U : FM 91.3 MHz * Pohang MBC FM4U : FM 97.9, 94.9, 90.9 MHz * Busan MBC FM4U : FM 88.9 MHz * Ulsan MBC FM4U : FM 98.7 MHz * MBC Gyeongnam FM4U (Jinju) : FM 97.7, 96.1 MHz * MBC Gyeongnam FM4U (Changwon) : FM 100.5 MHz * Jeju MBC FM4U : FM 90.1, 102.9, 102.5 MHz

History

* September 19, 1971 - MBC FM Launched. (call sign HLKV-FM, FM frequency 91.9 MHz, Power 1 kW) * 1983 - MBC-FM boosted power. (1 kW → 10 kW) * 1986 - MBC-FM Started Nationwide Broadcast. * 1988 - Partial 24 hours broadcasting started. (Monday to Saturday 24 hours, Sunday 21 hours) * 1995 - MBC FM Started 24 hours Broadcasting. * 2001 - Renamed as MBC FM4U. * 2002 - Digital tapeless system conversion completed. * August 3, 2014 - MBC FM4U broadcasting in Yeouido Island MBC ended. (The building will be torn down soon.) * August 4, 2014 - MBC FM4U broadcasting in Sang-am dong MBC started.

References

* https://web.archive.org/web/20160304085131/http://www.chomedia.com/chomedia/business/Radprice.pdf *

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