Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation

Summary

Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation is a broadcaster^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of broadcaster entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,174 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation was a member of Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union^[3].
• Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation is in the country of South Korea^[4].
• Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation's instance of is recorded as broadcaster^[5].
• Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation's instance of is recorded as television station^[6].
• Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation's item operated is recorded as MBC TV^[7].
• Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation's item operated is recorded as MBC Standard FM^[8].
• Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation's item operated is recorded as 97.5 FM^[9].
• Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation's item operated is recorded as Channel M (Korea)^[10].
• Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation is owned by The Foundation of Broadcast Culture^[11].
• Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation is owned by Jeongsu Scholarship Foundation^[12].
• Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation's headquarters location is recorded as MBC Sangam Headquarters^[13].
• Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation's chief executive officer is recorded as Park Sung-jae^[14].
• Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation's chief executive officer is recorded as Jung Yu-mi^[15].
• Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation's chief executive officer is recorded as Kim Su-an^[16].
• Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation's chief executive officer is recorded as Sohee^[17].
• Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation's chief executive officer is recorded as Kim Su-an^[18].
• Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation's chief executive officer is recorded as Jung Yu-mi^[19].
• Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation's child organization or unit is recorded as MBC C&I^[20].
• Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation's child organization or unit is recorded as MBC Plus^[21].
• Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation's child organization or unit is recorded as iMBC^[22].
• Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation's Commons category is recorded as Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation^[23].
• Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation's industry is recorded as terrestrial television^[24].
• February 21, 1961 marks the founding of Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation^[25].
• Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation's official website is recorded as https://imbc.com^[26].
• Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Production^[28]

• Country: KR^[29]

• Began / founded: 1961-12-02^[30]

• MusicBrainz ID: e7049385-45c5-4d7a-b726-75db0cba0e26^[31]

Body

Founding

February 21, 1961 marks the founding of Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation^[25].

Identity

Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '주식회사 문화방송'}^[32].

Leadership

Chief executives include Park Sung-jae^[14], a journalist^[33], of South Korea^[34]; Jung Yu-mi^[15], an actor^[35], b. 1983^[36], of South Korea^[37]; Kim Su-an^[16], an actor^[38], b. 2006^[39], of South Korea^[40]; and Sohee^[17], an actor^[41], b. 1992^[42], of South Korea^[43].

Operations

Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation's headquarters location is recorded as MBC Sangam Headquarters^[13]. Subsidiaries include MBC C&I^[20], a business^[44], in South Korea^[45], founded in 1991^[46], headquartered in Sangam-dong^[47]; MBC Plus^[21], a business^[48], founded in 2001^[49], headquartered in Yeoui-dong^[50]; and iMBC^[22], a business^[51], in South Korea^[52], founded in 2000^[53], headquartered in Seoul^[54].

Industry

Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation's industry is recorded as terrestrial television^[24].

Ownership

Owners include The Foundation of Broadcast Culture^[11], an organization^[55], in South Korea^[56], founded in 1988^[57], headquartered in Yeoui-dong^[58] and Jeongsu Scholarship Foundation^[12], an organization^[59], founded in 1962^[60], headquartered in Jeong-dong^[61]. Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation's product or material produced is recorded as television^[62].

Why It Matters

Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation ranks in the top 1% of broadcaster entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,174 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[63] It is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[64]