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{{Infobox television station
| name = Taegu Broadcasting Corporation
| callsign = HLDE-DTV
| logo = Daegu Broadcasting Corporation.svg
| image = Daegu TBC.JPG
| branding = Taegu Broadcasting Corporation <br/> TBC (大邱放送)<br>TBC Television
| country = [[South Korea]]
| airdate = August 10, 1994 (demo broadcast) <br> October 7, 1994 (test broadcast) <br> May 14, 1995 (official broadcast)
| founded = August 10, 1994
| location = [[North Gyeongsang Province]]
| city = [[Daegu]]
| callsign_meaning = '''HL''' (country code) <br> '''D'''a'''E'''gu
| erp = 
| affiliations = [[Seoul Broadcasting System|SBS]]
| digital = 15 (UHF)
| virtual = 6
| licensing_authority = [[Korea Communications Commission|KCC]]
| website = {{url|http://www.tbc.co.kr/}}
}}

The '''Taegu Broadcasting Corporation''' ([[Hangul]]: 대구 방송; {{kse|033830}}) is a regional television and radio broadcasting company that is based in [[Daegu]] (Taegu), [[South Korea]], and are eventually broadcasting as an affiliate of [[Seoul Broadcasting System]] (SBS). The station were originally established on August 10, 1994, and had first started its demo emissions, although it were later beginning its test transmissions on October 7, 1994, and then, it had officially commenced its official broadcasts on May 14, 1995. FM broadcasts started in 1997.

==History==
FM broadcasts started in 1997.<ref>{{cite news |title=TBC 대구방송 FM라디오 방송 본격 개시 |url=https://mk.co.kr/amp/1828398 |work=[[Maeil Business Daily]] |language=ko}}</ref>

The station had a reporting office in [[Andong]] which opened on May 1, 1995, with two full-time reporters, but due to deteriorating management conditions, it closed on April 30, 1998.<ref>[https://andong.grandculture.net/andong/toc/GC02402177 방송]</ref>

A documentary aired by TBC's radio station about three centenarians in the Daegu area, which was broadcast in December 1999 was the first Korean production to be awarded at the New York Festival in May 2000.<ref>[https://www.mk.co.kr/news/all/2316108 대구방송, 뉴욕 페스티벌서 입상]</ref> TBC shot a documentary in [[Sivakasi]], [[Tamil Nadu]] in 2007, ''Tragedy Buried in Happiness'', in association with several Indian and international NGOs. The documentary profiled three children who were hurt by fire-based body damage during [[Diwali]].<ref>Think of these kids when sparklers light up Diwali sky. (2007, Nov 05). The Hindustan Times</ref>

On August 27, 2010, it and three other companies (IC Korea, DK Lock, Anapass) had joined the preliminary sorting for being listed on [[KOSDAQ]].<ref>[https://www.mk.co.kr/news/stock/4773155 대구방송 등 4개사 코스닥 상장예심 통과]</ref>

==Stations==
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| area             = [[Daegu]], [[North Gyeongsang Province]], [[South Korea]]
| branding         = ''TBC Dream FM''
| airdate          = March 1, 1997 (Daegu, Gyeongju, Gumi)<br>March 1, 2001 (Pohang, Yeongdeok, Uljin)<br>December 1, 2008 (Andong, Yeongju)<br>May 10, 2015 (Seongseo, Jisan, Beommul)
| frequency        = [[FM broadcast band|FM]] 99.3 [[Megahertz|MHz]] (Daegu, Gyeongju, Gumi) <br> [[FM broadcast band|FM]] 99.7 [[Megahertz|MHz]] (Pohang, Yeongdeok, Uljin) <br> [[FM broadcast band|FM]] 106.5 [[Megahertz|MHz]] (Andong, Yeongju,  Seongseo, Jisan, Beommul)
| format           = [[Top 40 Mainstream]]/[[K-Pop]]
| power            = 5kW (Daegu, Gyeongju, Gumi)<br>1kW (Pohang, Yeongdeok, Uljin)<br>500W (Andong, Yeongju)<br>20W (Seongseo, Jisan, Beommul)
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| affiliations     = [[SBS Power FM]] 
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* Television
** Channel – Ch. 15 (LCN 6-1)
** Launched – May 14, 1995
** Call Sign – HLDE-DTV
* FM radio (Dream FM)
** Frequency – 99.3&nbsp;MHz (Daegu, Gyeongju, Gumi), 99.7&nbsp;MHz (Pohang, Yeongdeok, Uljin), 106.5&nbsp;MHz (Andong, Yeongju, Seongseo, Jisan, Beommul)
** Launched – December 1, 1997
** Call Sign – HLDE-FM

==Tie-up stations==
* [[Hiroshima Home Television]] ([[Hiroshima]], [[Japan]]; since May 2, 1997, under sister city agreement)<ref>[https://www.imaeil.com/page/view/1997042900260085733 TBC, 히로시마 홈TV와 제휴협정 체결]</ref>
* [[China Central Television]] (ince June 19, 1995)<ref name="ETNewsCCTVTBC"/>
* [[Asahi Broadcasting Corporation]] ([[Osaka]], [[Japan]]; since 1995)<ref name="ETNewsCCTVTBC"/>
* [[KCOP-TV]] ([[Los Angeles]], [[United States]]; since 1995)<ref name="ETNewsCCTVTBC">[https://www.etnews.com/199506200055 대구방송.중국 CCTV, 국제업무협정 체결]</ref>
* [[SYTV|Shenyang Television]] ([[Shenyang]], [[China]])

==See also==
*[[List of South Korean broadcasting networks]]
*[[Communications in South Korea]]
*[[SBS (Korea)]]

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official website|http://www.tbc.co.kr/}} {{in lang|ko}}

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[[Category:Seoul Broadcasting System affiliates]]
[[Category:Broadcasting companies of South Korea]]
[[Category:Companies based in Daegu]]
[[Category:Mass media in Daegu]]
[[Category:Radio stations in South Korea]]
[[Category:Television channels in South Korea]]
[[Category:Mass media companies of South Korea]]
[[Category:Television channels and stations established in 1995]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1997]]
[[Category:Companies listed on KOSDAQ]]


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