Tongyang Broadcasting Company
TBC's former offices in Yeouido, now known today as the KBS Annex. | |
| Type | Television and radio station |
|---|---|
| Founded | June 26, 1964 |
| Headquarters | KBS Annex, Yeouido, Seoul, South Korea |
| Owner | Samsung |
| Established | May 9, 1964 |
Launch date | May 9, 1964 (radio) December 7, 1964 (television) |
| Dissolved | November 30, 1980 (16 years, 6 months and 3 weeks) (radio) November 30, 1980 (15 years, 11 months, 3 weeks and 2 days) (television) |
HLKC-TV | Channel 7 (now occupied by KBS2) |
HLKC-AM | 639 kHz |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 동양방송 |
| Hanja | 東洋放送 |
| RR | Dongyang bangsong |
| MR | Tongyang pangsong |
Tongyang Broadcasting Company was a South Korean commercial television station which was merged by the government with KBS. It was owned by the Samsung Group founder Lee Byung-chul and was a sister company to the JoongAng Ilbo.