Draft:SBS Mobile 24

SBS MOBILE 24
Country	South Korea
Network	Seoul Broadcasting System
Programming
Language(s)	Korean
Picture format	2160p UHDTV; (downscaled to 1080i and 480i for the HDTV and SDTV feeds respectively)
Ownership
Owner	Seoul Broadcasting System
Sister channels	SBS TV
History
Launched	24 April 2019; 6 years ago
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital terrestrial television	Channel 9.2
Streaming media
SBS	Watch live; (South Korea only)

SBS MOBILE 24 is an over-the-air news channel owned by the Seoul Broadcasting System. The channel broadcasts on SBS TV's multiplex.

History

The origin of the channel lies on a 2007 plan by SBS to launch a dedicated news channel on digital terrestrial television, using the SBS multiplex. The goal was to launch the channel in 2010, though tests would begin in December 2007 to provide information during snowstorms, and in 2008, its tests would increase to a nine-hour schedule. However, in October, KOBACO revised the plan to introduce such a service, granted that the rights to operate the channel were licensed to the relevant multiplex.^[1]

On April 24, 2019, SBS launched SBS 24 News as a web channel, on the 37th anniversary of SBS's conversion to a public service broadcaster. There was already the possibility of launching the channel on digital terrestrial television at a later date.^[2] In June 2020, it announced its conversion into an OTT service effective September 1. The aim was to reach out to users who don't regularly watch television and depend largely on the internet.^[3]

In August 2021, KOBACO suggested the creation of a terrestrial news channel (channel 9.2 using the SBS multiplex) to disseminate disaster information nationwide, to viewers without access to cable television, which has news channels. As of December 2021, SBS MOBILE 24 was conducting a daily 90-minute test broadcast (SBS MOBILE 24-live). SBS compared the new channel to Fox Weather and Weathernews Inc., which have dedicated teams in case of natural disasters.^[4]^[5] KOBACO received SBS's proposal on August 31, 2021.^[6]

References

^ "방송위 'SBS 24시간 뉴스채널' 제동". 중앙일보. October 18, 2007.
^ "SBS 디지털 시대 새 도약…'24시간 뉴스' 구축". SBS 뉴스.
^ "MBC, 24시간 뉴스 스트리밍 도전한다 < IT/과학 < 정민경 기자 - 미디어오늘".
^ "재난주관방송사 SBS 여전히 부족하다 < 사회 < 정철운 기자 - 미디어오늘".
^ ""SBS에 재난대응 응급실 같은 조직 필요…돈·사람 절실"". n.news.naver.com.
^ 기자, 변휘. "SBS에 '24시간 재난방송' 신규 채널 만든다". n.news.naver.com.

[1] "방송위 'SBS 24시간 뉴스채널' 제동". 중앙일보. October 18, 2007.

[2] "SBS 디지털 시대 새 도약…'24시간 뉴스' 구축". SBS 뉴스.

[3] "MBC, 24시간 뉴스 스트리밍 도전한다 < IT/과학 < 정민경 기자 - 미디어오늘".

[4] "재난주관방송사 SBS 여전히 부족하다 < 사회 < 정철운 기자 - 미디어오늘".

[5] ""SBS에 재난대응 응급실 같은 조직 필요…돈·사람 절실"". n.news.naver.com.

[6] 기자, 변휘. "SBS에 '24시간 재난방송' 신규 채널 만든다". n.news.naver.com.

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