[PHOTO] Multicultural music radio station marks 18th anniversary - The Korea Times

PHOTO Multicultural music radio station marks 18th anniversary

Officials pose during a ceremony marking the 18th anniversary of the Woongjin Foundation's multicultural family music broadcasting service at the broadcaster's studio in Seoul, Wednesday. From fifth from left are Sohn Wie-soo, adviser to the Woongjin Foundation; Shin Hyon-ung, chairperson of the foundation; Kim Choong-hyun, CEO of Digital Skynet; and Yun Seung-ju, director of the Gangnam Global Village Center. Launched in 2008, the multilingual service broadcasts around the clock in eight languages — including Chinese, Vietnamese, Filipino, Thai and Arabic — across 28 channels on satellite, cable and online platforms, providing music, home-country news and Korean language lessons to foreign residents. Cumulative listenership reached 116 million as of last month. Courtesy of Woongjin Foundation

Officials pose during a ceremony marking the 18th anniversary of the Woongjin Foundation's multicultural family music broadcasting service at the broadcaster's studio in Seoul, Wednesday. From fifth from left are Sohn Wie-soo, adviser to the Woongjin Foundation; Shin Hyon-ung, chairperson of the foundation; Kim Choong-hyun, CEO of Digital Skynet; and Yun Seung-ju, director of the Gangnam Global Village Center. Launched in 2008, the multilingual service broadcasts around the clock in eight languages — including Chinese, Vietnamese, Filipino, Thai and Arabic — across 28 channels on satellite, cable and online platforms, providing music, home-country news and Korean language lessons to foreign residents. Cumulative listenership reached 116 million as of last month. Courtesy of Woongjin Foundation

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Jung Da-hyun is a reporter at The Korea Times, covering social issues in Korea, including foreign residents, education, environment and politics. Driven by a deep interest in people’s stories, she focuses on investigative and feature reporting through direct interviews and field coverage. She received the Amnesty International Korea Media Award for her “Deepfake Crisis at Schools” series. Reach her at dahyun08@koreatimes.co.kr. Always open to hearing your stories.

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