citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . march 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message this article relies too much on references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . may 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message arirang launched 1996 ; 20 years ago 1996 1 network korea international broadcasting foundation owned by n a not deemed w interconnecetion of mbc picture format 16 9 slogan korea s global tv korea s multilingual tv your everything solutions growing green asia s heartbeat the world on arirang country south korea broadcast area worldwide headquarters seoul south korea website official site availability satellite astra 19.2 fta 11.509 ghz vertical hot bird fta 11.623 ghz vertical intelsat 19 fta 3.815 ghz vertical and 12.557 ghz horitzontal intelsat 20 fta 4.054 ghz vertical intelsat 21 fta 3.88 ghz vertical skylife south korea channel 98 samacom middle east channel 153 clarotv per channel 154 cignal philippines channel 82 dream satellite tv philippines coming soon directv us channel 2095 tvb network vision hong kong channel 96 transvision indonesia channel 325 freesat uk channel 214 sky uk and ireland channel 690 cable skycable philippines channel 147 digital cablelink philippines channel 74 starhub tv singapore channel 817 first media indonesia channel 253 htvc vietnam channel 58 cable tv hong kong hong kong channel 150 gigacable aguascalientes m xico channel 27 parasat cable tv philippines channel 108 destiny cable philippines channel 73 analog channel 147 digital tbc taiwan channel 129 newtv taiwan channel 306 cablevision argentina channel 563 comcast us channel 667 macau cable tv macau channel 221 iptv true iptv thailand channel 796 cht mod taiwan channel 212 tot iptv thailand channel 207 mytv super hong kong channel 708 arirang tower in seocho gu seoul south korea arirang tv korean tv ; arirang tibui is an international english language network based in seoul south korea operated by the korea international broadcasting foundation . the channel presents programs including cultural features documentaries and language programs designed to give viewers a contemporary accurate look at korea asia and the world . the network s name arirang is derived from the traditional korean folk song of the same name . 2 programming is available on the arirang website on youtube and on some tv providers . the channel receives government subsidies ; in 2011 these amounted to 30 billion won . 3 a related production arirang radio also broadcasts english language content internationally . contents 1 programming 2 history 2.1 milestones 3 arirang radio 4 references 5 external links programming edit founded in 1996 the network airs news cultural programs educational shows and documentaries . 4 among the network s longest running shows is arirang news showbiz korea pops in seoul and heart to heart . arirang news is a current affairs show providing coverage of domestic and international news . from diplomacy lounge and the talk show heart to heart seeing the country through the eyes of foreign diplomats and visiting international newsmakers . although government affiliated arirang retains independent programming rights . the network airs programming about other countries for culturally diverse content ; this includes culinary shows about global cuisines and public service announcements in conjunction with unicef to combat world hunger . 5 operated by the korea international broadcasting foundation arirang broadcasts three channels arirang world arirang korea and arirang arab . the network offers subtitles in a number of languages including arabic chinese and spanish . on march 3 2008 arirang tv added three more languages russian vietnamese and indonesian . the network is free to air in much of europe except finland 6 north america asia except korea australia and the pacific region via astra 1e hotbird 3 intelsat pas 2 8 9 and 10 and arabic feed in asiasat 3s and badr4 . arirang korea feed is now available in koreasat 3 via the skylife dth service . history edit milestones edit 10 april 1996 korea international broadcasting foundation founded 3 february 1997 arirang tv domestic broadcasting launched 22 october 1998 arirang tv is designated the main operating body for overseas broadcasting by the ministry of culture sports and tourism 16 december 1998 media exporting center established 12 august 1999 arirang tv begins broadcasting in asia pacific region 10 january 2000 translation and interpretation center established 26 september 2000 arirang tv begins broadcasting to europe africa and the americas 2 march 2001 arirang tv media founded 17 october 2001 dish network begins retransmitting arirang tv in the us 2 march 2002 skylife begins transmitting arirang tv in korea 1 september 2003 fm radio launched in jeju province 1 august 2004 arirang tv available on every continent 20 august 2004 arabic service launched in the arab region 1 december 2004 tps begins retransmitting arirang tv in france 27 june 2005 arirang tv adopts new logo 1 september 2005 satellite digital multimedia broadcasting begun 1 december 2005 terrestrial digital multimedia broadcasting begun 1 april 2006 astra begins retransmitting arirang tv in western europe 1 september 2006 arirang cast internet broadcasting service begins 1 june 2009 launched digital terrestrial tv in new york and atlanta 1 october 2009 arirang tv launches iptv service in korea 19 february 2014 directv begins retransmitting arirang tv in the us 14 july 2015 arirang tv launches united nations in house network 26 september 2016 arirang tv hd launches on sky channel 690 and freesat channel 214 7 arirang radio edit main article arirang radio a related production arirang radio also broadcasts english language content internationally . references edit arirang tv to overcome triple whammy . the korea times . retrieved 2012 04 07 . koreatoday arirang tv fighting do or die fight . the korea times . retrieved 2012 04 07 . http www.koreatimes.co.kr www news nation 2011 10 113 96519 . html about arirang www.arirang.co.kr arirang tv begins dtv service in metropolitan washington d.c. area . the korea times . retrieved 2012 04 07 . arirang world channel stops broadcasting in finland official bulletin http advanced television.com 2016 09 26 arirang hd channel on freesat external links edit official site v t e lists of tv programs broadcast by country asia wide animal planet animax axn bbc cartoon network discovery discovery hd world discovery science fox hbo mtv southeast asia nat geo nat geo wild nat geo people nickelodeon syfy asia star world star movies fox movies premium channel v east asia hong kong atv phoenix infonews tvb japan animax tbs korea south arirang tv kbs ebs mbc sbs jtbc mbn tv chosun channel a tvn south asia india & tv 9x animal planet big magic cartoon 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