Wednesday, November 28, 2001
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Wednesday, November 28, 2001 |
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Korean television starting in area AT&T Broadband®, primary provider of Broadband services in metro Atlanta, including Fayette, and the Korean Television Network have teamed up to telecast 24 hours of Korean programming to more than 50,000 Korean Americans starting Dec. 1. Digital TV customers subscribing to the new channel will find it on channel 390. Korean programming is the second minority programming package offered by the company on digital cable in Atlanta. Earlier this year the firm launched a new Latino Bonus Pack. Atlanta has the seventh largest Korean population in the United States following Los Angeles, New York, the Washington, D.C. - Baltimore metropolitan area, San Francisco, Chicago and Seattle. All of these cities have at least one Korean channel on cable except for Seattle. KTN offers 24 hours of news, sitcoms, soap operas and entertainment shows from the following Korean broadcast networks: Korean Broadcasting Systems 1 and 2, Mun Hwa Broadcasting Corporation, Seoul Broadcasting Systems, YTN Headline News. Local programs will make up about 25 percent of the programming, including daily Korean news about Korean leaders and happenings specifically in Atlanta, as well as self-development, language, religious and entertainment programs that are produced out of the KTN studios in Duluth, Ga. KTN is the first Korean television station in Atlanta and celebrated its 15th anniversary in June 2001. A main supplier of Korean local and national news in Atlanta, the station previously broadcast six hours of Korean programming on TV-67, a UHF low power television station that transmitted to areas surrounding the "Korea Town" district on Buford Highway. Now with clear digital images available throughout the entire Atlanta area through AT&T Broadband, KTN has increased Korean programming to 24 hours. "This is a victory for all Koreans in Atlanta. We are glad to be the first Korean television station in Atlanta to be able to bring clear pictures and content straight from South Korea," said James C. Sim, president and CEO of KTN. "KTN will bring news not only from around the world, but from Korean leaders here in Atlanta, where news will directly affect Korean citizens of Atlanta." "AT&T Broadband is proud to be the first cable carrier to provide Korean content to the expanding Korean American population in the Atlanta area," said Steve White, senior vice president for AT&T Broadband's Atlanta Region. "We recognize that it's necessary to think on a global scale and offer cultural diversity in the programming we offer." The channel will cost $24.99 a month. Subscriptions are now being accepted via fax, phone or Internet at KTN (Phone: 770-497-0015, Fax: 770-497-0069, Internet: www.ktn38.com). For information on AT&T Broadband phone 678-545-2289 or visit www.attbroadband.com.
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