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| Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | South Korea and Worldwide |
| Network | Educational Broadcasting System |
| Headquarters | 161, Mokdongseo-ro,Yangcheon District,Seoul |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Korean |
| Picture format | 2160pUHDTV (downscaled to1080i for theHDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Educational Broadcasting System |
| Sister channels | EBS2 |
| History | |
| Launched | 27 December 1990; 34 years ago (1990-12-27) |
| Replaced | EBS TV(1990–2015) |
| Links | |
| Website | EBS1 |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Digital terrestrial television | Channel 10.1 (HD) |
| Streaming media | |
| EBS Play | Watch live |
EBS 1TV is a South Koreanfree-to-air television channel operated byEducational Broadcasting System. The channel was launched on 4 February 1981, and became independent from KBS on 27 December 1990.
The opening of an educational television station was announced on 7 February 1980.[1]
TheKorean Broadcasting System announced on 27 January 1981 that it would launch a third channel,KBS3, with the first test broadcasts scheduled for 2 February 1981. The channel absorbed all of KBS's educational programs (in color), taking over the middle school programs from KBS1 and the language learning classes from KBS2. Simultaneously, KBS opened an educational radio station on the same date.[2] The channel broadcast between 5:30pm and 11:30pm on weekdays, with Saturdays starting from 4pm and Sundays from 7pm.[3] Its content was developed by the Educational Development Institute<[4]
During the1988 Summer Olympics, with KBS as the host broadcaster, the channel aired live coverage of niche sports, such as horse racing and cycling.[5]
Upon the decision taken by the government to spin off KBS3 to KEDI, EBS was formed. In 2015, the channel was renamed EBS1 after the start of EBS2, the first Korean subchannel, and its programming was concentrated primarily on heterogeneous age targets, while EBS2 is aimed at middle school students.[6] EBS upgraded its equipment in December 2022 to provide UHD broadcasts, aiming to start them the following year.[7]
Analog network (shut down in 2012):[8]