JTBC (shortened from ''Joongang Tongyang Broadcasting Company'' (; stylized as jtbc) is a South Korean nationwide pay television network. Its primary shareholder is JoongAng Holdings, with a 25% stake. It was launched on 1 December 2011. JTBC is a generalist channel, with programming consisting of

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, variety shows, and news broadcasting; its news division is held in similar regard to the three main terrestrial networks in

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. JTBC was one of four new South Korean nationwide generalist cable TV networks alongside

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's Channel A, Chosun Ilbo's

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and

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's MBN launch in 2011, to 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.

History

The JoongAng Ilbo, which used to be a part of the

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, had owned a TV station before. In 1964 it founded the Tongyang Broadcasting Corporation (TBC) and ran the network for 16 years. In 1980, however TBC was forcibly merged with the state-run KBS by the military regime of

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. At its founding in 2011 some media analysts considered the return of JoongAng Ilbo to television in JTBC as the reincarnation of TBC. ;Timeline * 26 June 1964: Tongyang Broadcasting Corporation was launched. * 7 December 1964: TBC-TV Started broadcasting on channel 7. * 30 November 1980: TBC-TV merged with KBS Television by the special law of

, president of military authorities, resulting in the launching of

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. * 22 July 2009: Amendment of the Media law passed the national assembly to deregulate the media market of South Korea. *It was a response of the South Korean government to the

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(Chosun Ilbo, JoongAng Ilbo, and Dong-A Ilbo), who were the major media conglomerates, aim to launch the cable market. * 31 December 2010: JTBC, TV Chosun, MBN, Channel A selected as ''General Cable Television Channel Broadcasters''. * 11 March 2011:

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established JTBC corporation. * 1 December 2011: JTBC (Joongang Tongyang Broadcasting Company) (Channel number 15) started broadcasting. * May 2013: Former MBC news anchor Sohn Suk-hee was designated as JTBC's new president for its news division. * January 2015: JTBC constructs a new building in Digital Media City in Sangam-dong,

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. *November 2018: Sohn Suk-hee is promoted to JTBC's president and CEO. * June 2019: JTBC acquired the Korean rights to the

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from

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. *April 2020: JTBC moves their newscasts to Creation Hall, starting with JTBC Newsroom, with its other programs following suit on 18 May. *June 2021: JTBC buys a majority stake on wiip from CAA.

Programs

* News programs including JTBC Newsroom, Political Desk, and Sangam-Dong Class * JTBC dramas hold 9 spots of the 50, including '' The World of the Married'' being the highest-rated cable drama on the list of highest-rated Korean dramas in cable television, surpassing JTBC's previous record with ''

SKY Castle ''Sky Castle'' (; stylized as ''SKY Castle'') is a 2018–2019 South Korean television series starring Yum Jung-ah, Lee Tae-ran, Yoon Se-ah, Oh Na-ra, and Kim Seo-hyung. It aired on JTBC on Fridays and Saturdays, from November 23, 2018, to Febru ...

''. *Cultural productions such as '' Begin Again'' and '' Ssulzun'' *Variety shows including ''

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'', '' Let's Eat Dinner Together'', '' Traveler'', and more.

Entertainment

Viewership ratings

* The table below lists the top 10 dramas with the highest average audience share ratings (nationwide), corresponding episode with highest rating and the date. *「Ratings」data sourced from

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nationwide rating of cable channel, with the inclusion of occasional advertisement

Subsidiaries

Award

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jtbc 2011 establishments in South Korea Broadcasting companies of South Korea Conservative media in South Korea Korean-language television stations Mass media companies of South Korea Mass media in Seoul Television channels and stations established in 2011 Television channels in South Korea