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Country | South Korea |
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Broadcast area | Nationwide |
Headquarters | Dong-A Media Center 1 Cheonggyecheon-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea[1] |
Programming | |
Picture format | 480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Dong-A Media Group |
Key people | JaeHo Kim (CEO) |
History | |
Launched | December 1, 2011 |
Links | |
Website | iChannelA.com/ |
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Channel A Corporation (Korean: 주식회사 채널에이; Hanja: 株式會社 채널에이), known as Channel A (채널A, typeset CHANNEL A), is a nationwide generalist cable TV network and broadcasting company in South Korea. The company's largest shareholder is Dong-A Media Group (DAMG), which consists of 12 affiliate companies including The Dong-a Ilbo.[2] Channel A was launched on 1 December 2011.[3] Channel A's management philosophy is 'Open & Creative' and the company slogan is 'Channel A, A Canvas that Holds Your Dreams.'[4] JaeHo Kim is the chief executive officer.[5]
Channel A is one of four newly launched South Korea nationwide generalist cable TV networks alongside JoongAng Ilbo's JTBC, Chosun Ilbo's TV Chosun and Maeil Kyungje's MBN in 2011.[6][7][8][9][10] The four new networks supplement existing conventional free-to-air TV networks like KBS, MBC, SBS, and other smaller channels launched following deregulation in 1990.