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EBS2

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EBS 2TV
CountrySouth Korea
Broadcast areaSouth Korea and Worldwide
NetworkEducational Broadcasting System
Headquarters161, Mokdongseo-ro, Yangcheon District, Seoul
Programming
Language(s)Korean
Picture format2160p UHDTV
(downscaled to 1080i for the HDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerEducational Broadcasting System
History
Launched11 February 2015; 9 years ago (2015-02-11)
Replaced byEBS1
Links
WebsiteEBS2
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital terrestrial televisionChannel 10.2 (HD)
Streaming media
EBS PlayWatch live

EBS 2TV is a South Korean free-to-air television channel operated by Educational Broadcasting System. The channel was launched on 11 February 2015 as Korea's first subchannel. The channel specializes primarily on middle school-aged students."EBS Brochure" (pdf).</ref>

History

EBS2 was approved on 23 December 2014 and started broadcasting on 11 February 2015. The channel contributes to the fall of the burden in the Korean educational system by reaching middle school targets, while EBS1 remains as a channel for all ages.[1] The channel opened at 3pm that afternoon with a special ceremony at the EBS facilities. Unlike EBS1, commercial advertising is prohibited, except for government campaigns, as the channel operates as a subchannel.[2] The government limited the usage of subchannels to KBS and EBS, but the subscription television industry was worried because of the "terrestrial broadcasting monopoly".[3]

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