Gyeonggi-do Enters 'Radio Broadcasting Business' to Guarantee Listening Rights for 13.9 Million Residents

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi Province is participating in the public offering project for terrestrial radio broadcasting operators in the Gyeonggi area.

Gyeonggi Province announced on the 13th that it submitted an application for the public offering project, judging that a new local broadcasting station is needed in the Gyeonggi area following the closure of the private broadcaster in the Gyeonggi area (formerly Gyeonggi Broadcasting) in March last year.

Earlier, the Korea Communications Commission announced the application for permission for terrestrial radio broadcasting operators in the Gyeonggi area starting from the 1st of last month and is currently receiving applications.

Currently, organizations that have submitted applications include, besides Gyeonggi Province, ▲Kyeongin Broadcasting ▲Road Traffic Authority ▲OBS Kyeongin TV ▲K Broadcasting Co., Ltd. ▲New Gyeonggi Broadcasting ▲Gyeonggi Residents Broadcasting Co., Ltd., among others.

An official from the province explained, "Participation in this public offering project is to provide essential disaster broadcasting and guarantee the right to listen to local information for 13.9 million Gyeonggi residents, and to offer Gyeonggi Province’s own community-based broadcasting, moving away from Seoul- and central-oriented broadcasting."

The province has currently signed business agreements with institutions within the province, including the Gyeonggi Provincial Council, Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education, 31 cities and counties, city and county councils, and related organizations. If selected as a broadcasting operator, the province plans to establish the 'Gyeonggi Media Foundation' (a non-profit corporation) to secure the public responsibility, fairness, public interest, and independence of broadcasting.

Additionally, to fulfill the public duties of broadcasting, the province will actively support the revitalization of the local economy and industry within the province, and enhance accessibility and convenience of broadcasting for minority groups such as the disabled, elderly, and immigrants.

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