An English-language radio station, soon to open
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The Korea Herald reports an English-language
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radio station is scheduled to start broadcasting
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on Aug. 25, providing foreigners with 24-hour
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tourist information and entertainment. The new
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FM broadcasting station, located on Jeju Island,
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is a 3.9 billionwon ($3.3 million) project, part of
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the government's plan to romote a positive
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image of Korea abroad. Its various programs
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are expected to provide practical information
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such as news, weather and traffic reports, travel
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tips and announcements about cultural events.
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The government is also planning to open another
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English channel through DMB, or digital
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multimedia broadcasting, a new broadcasting
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system scheduled to take off next year.
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The DMB is considered as one of the most
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communications technologies, providing
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cost-efficient transmissions of image, text and
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audio data to multiple receivers such as cars,
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radios, television sets and handheld receivers.
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The service, which will initially be limited to
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Seoul and its outlying areas, will be expanded
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nationwide by 2006.
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