KCTV Jeju recently celebrated its 21st anniversary. Here’s Mike Balfour with a look at what the company is proud to offer local residents and visitors to the island.
[SLUG] KCTV Jeju turns 21

KCTV Jeju opened on May 1st, 1995 when cable television channels were launched in Korea for the first time. This year is the 21st anniversary since that founding.

KCTV Jeju satisfies viewers’ need to know and is attuned to the island residents’ joys and sorrows.

[SLUG] HD broadcasts begin in July 2011

It launched high-definition broadcasts in July, 2011. That was a first among the nation’s local cable TV stations.

It delivers news quickly and competently to residents and has become a representative local media outlet.

Newscasts are aired every two hours, keeping viewers informed throughout the day.

News is delivered from a cutting edge digital news studio. The news set, wall screen and camera cranes in the studio make for a dynamic broadcast. KCTV’s wall screen was, again, a first for a local Korean broadcasting company.

The modern studio provided expert election coverage on April 13th of this year.

KCTV broadcasted the vote count in real time, paying attention to small rural communities as it did the urban centers, so that viewers and voters could be better informed about their choices.

[SLUG] Continued live coverage of provincial council sessions

It broadcasts the provincial council’s regular provisional sessions live and delivers fast and accurate local news in English and Chinese, keeping true to the island’s international designation.

[slug] Diverse programming

It has the island’s only English and Chinese quiz shows. Community based TV programs feature the Jeju dialect, fishing and farming.

KCTV Jeju also hosts various sporting and cultural events like the Jespi Concert and Samda Park Concert to develop cultural and tourism resources.

[SLUG] Event sponsorship

It sponsors the (밭담) Batdam Festival that provides the opportunity for people to learn the value of batdam - or stone walls - and share ideas on how to preserve and pass them down to future generations.

The Jeju Peace National Taekwondo Championship organized by the KCTV is becoming the island’s representative sporting event.

[CAMERA] Ko Moon-su
[REPORTER] Mike Balfour

The broadcaster provides E-learning Service for multicultural families and has a project that revisits the hometowns of foreign spouses living in Korea.

It has been 21 years since KCTV Jeju was founded. During that time it has steadfastly stood by the local community. The media outlet promises to push itself to fulfill its role in Jeju.

Mike Balfour, KCTV