Daejeon Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation

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Daejeon MBC's headquarters

The Daejeon Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (Korean: 대전문화방송) is MBC's local branch for the city of Daejeon. The station uses the HLCQ callsign.

History

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Daejeon MBC was founded on 12 April 1963 and started radio broadcasts on 26 September 1964. On 7 April 1971, it started broadcasting from a new building at Seonhwa-dong.[1] Television broadcasts started under a separate company, Daejeon Television (Korean: 대전텔레비전방송주식회사), on 24 April 1971, callsign HLAZ-TV, channel 8.[2]

There are plans (since January 2021) to relocate Daejeon MBC, as well as the corporate facilities in Seoul, to Sejong City as well as the creation of a dedicated Sejong MBC unit.[3]

Controversies

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In 2014, Daejeon MBC's Current Affairs Plus was accused of reporting the real name of a victim of sexual harassment, believing it was a pseudonym, creating misinformation on the subject.[4] In 2019, presenters left Daejeon MBC over sexism controversies and violation of human rights.[5] On 15 September 2020, it was criticized for airing the exact same items on the 12 September edition of its news bulletin.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "【단독】"대전 MBC+MBC충북합쳐 충청권 통합, 세종에 'MBC세종'으로 웅지튼다"...세종이 '언론메카'탄생". E-Sejong Kyungje (in Korean). July 9, 2024.
  2. ^ Electronic Catalog (전자 카탈로그) (in Korean). Korea Electric Association. 1976.
  3. ^ 김, 혜인 (December 1, 2020). 박성제 MBC 사장 "올해 영업손익 90억 원 흑자". Media Us (in Korean).
  4. ^ 일반인 '인격권 침해' 중재 건수 5년간 4400건. Naver News (in Korean). Media Today. October 30, 2014.
  5. ^ 노, 지민 (October 5, 2019). 노동부 국정감사장에 선 대전MBC 아나운서. Naver News (in Korean). Media Today.
  6. ^ 노, 지민 (October 5, 2020). 노동부 국정감사장에 선 대전MBC 아나운서. Naver News (in Korean). Media Today.