SEOUL, June 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Radio listeners chose multitasking as their primary reason for listening to the radio, allowing them to engage in other activities simultaneously, a survey showed Thursday. According to a survey conducted by the state-run Korea Broadcast Advertising Corp., 49.4 percent of 2,000 radio listeners stated that they listen to the [...]
DAEJEON, Jan. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — A text message was sent to the Daejeon branch of radio station TBN during an evening live radio broadcast. on Jan. 8. TBN, a traffic information broadcasting system operated nationally by the Road Traffic Authority, broadcasts on traffic normally make use of various reports via text message to incorporate [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop super group BTS is no stranger when it comes to smashing album sales and breaking music streaming records. But against its colossal brand recognition, the one nagging caveat for BTS especially in the West had been its lack of ample presence on radio airwaves — a key index [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — After remaining relatively COVID-19 free compared to the film and music industries, the broadcasting industry at last fell prey to the resurgence of coronavirus cases in the Seoul metropolitan area. CBS Radio, a Christian broadcasting station based in Seoul, shut down its studios after a reporter who appeared on [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) – President Moon Jae-in suffered a slight drop in his approval rating this week, a poll showed Thursday, amid a growing demand to withdraw his nomination for the new venture minister believed to hold what many believe is a distorted view on history. In a survey conducted on 1,521 voters throughout [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Electronics Inc.’s upcoming smartphone, the LG V30, is expected to allow users to enjoy FM radio broadcasting services, industry sources said Sunday. The South Korean tech giant joined ties with the U.S. NextRadio application, allowing users to listen to FM radio via the V30, the sources said. There [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent survey by the Korea Communications Commission revealed the growing importance of smartphones, with 55.5 percent of 7,385 respondents (aged 13 and above) considering the device to be an “indispensable medium”, far surpassing those who chose TV (38.6 percent) as their answer. The gap between the two devices [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – The Financial Supervisory Service joined forces with YTN FM Radio on Friday in an effort to fight voice phishing crimes, which have grown rampant in Korea over the past decade. In accordance with the agreement, YTN will air radio campaigns using voices of actual criminals to maximize the FSS’s [...]
SEOUL, June 17 (Korea Bizwire) – The first Korean radio, which was manufactured 57 years ago, is heading to auction. Kobay, an auction company for cultural arts, revealed Thursday that a 1959 radio, model A-501 developed by Goldstar, was submitted for an upcoming auction on June 22, which will take place at 3 p.m. at [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – The State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television of the People’s Republic of China will soon announce a new regulation on foreign drama contents available on the Internet. Once the rule is in place, it would put a damper on the popularity of Korean dramas in China. [...]