National Geographic (formerly National Geographic Channel) was a South Korean documentary

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operated by the Asian operations of

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(a part of

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, which is, as of March 2019, a joint venture between the

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and

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). The channel broadcast

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s, with most of shows coming from the National Geographic Society. Prior to the launch of NGC in South Korea, video documentaries produced by National Geographic Society were broadcast on the terrestrial TV channels. Previously, a Pan-Asian version was available to South Korean viewers. However, it was replaced by a dedicated local version broadcast from Seoul in February 2004. While the channel drew most of programmes from the National Geographic Society, it also broadcast a percentage of South Korean productions as South Korean regulations on television channels mandated to do so. The pan-Asian version of

Nat Geo Wild National Geographic Wild (shortened as Nat Geo Wild and abbreviated NGW) is a global pay television network owned by National Geographic Partners, a joint venture between The Walt Disney Company (73%) and the National Geographic Society (27%) ...

and

Nat Geo People Nat Geo People was an international pay television channel owned by National Geographic Partners, a joint venture between The Walt Disney Company (73%) and the National Geographic Society (27%). Targeted at female audiences, with programming fo ...

television channels are available in South Korea, and have served as a companion to this channel for many years; certain programmes were also shown on National Geographic South Korea. In December 2019, National Geographic notified that the channel would cease transmission on 31 December 2019, and would be replaced by the network's Southeast Asia feed the next day.

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Television channels in South Korea

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Television channels and stations established in 2004 2004 establishments in South Korea Television channels and stations disestablished in 2019 2019 disestablishments in South Korea {{SouthKorea-tv-stub

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