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![]() OBS Gyeongin TV Logo | |
![]() OBS Gyeongin TV Headquarters | |
City | Bucheon |
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Channels | |
Branding | OBS |
Programming | |
Affiliations | Independent |
Ownership | |
Owner | OBS Gyeongin TV Ltd. |
History | |
Founded | August 30, 2006 (2006-8-30) |
First air date | December 28, 2007 (2007-12-28)[1] |
Former call signs | HLQS-TV (analog) |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: UHF 21 |
Call sign meaning | None (randomly assigned) |
Technical information | |
Licensing authority | Korea Communications Commission |
ERP | 5 kW |
Links | |
Website | http://www.obs.co.kr |
OBS Gyeongin TV | |
Hangul | 오비에스경인티브이 |
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Revised Romanization | Obieseu Gyeongin tibeui |
McCune–Reischauer | Obiesŭ Kyŏngin t'ibŭi |
OBS Gyeongin TV is a South Korean free-to-air television station coveringGyeonggi Province,Incheon andSeoul. It is the only regional television network in operation,that is not affiliated with any national broadcast network.
At the time of launch, OBS Gyeongin TV Ltd. was owned by the following companies:[2]
Officially, "OBS" does not stand for anything. However, as the channel's first presidentJoo Chulhwan [ko] explained, the "O" could mean "One", "Our", "Open", "Oasis" and "Opportunity".[3]
On August 25, 2022, OBS requested a permit for a radio station, operating on the former FM frequency of theGyeonggi Broadcasting Corporation.[4] The station, as OBS Radio, opened on March 30, 2023.
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