On 29 August 1970, Honam Television (HBC) opened as an MBC TV affiliate on channel 9, on 30 September 1971, it was absorbed into the existing company.
[2] A color picture of the building on fire was unearthed by the Asahi Shimbun archives in 2021, when its reporters were on duty for the coverage of the turmoil in Korea.
[3] In October, 51% of the shares were forcibly transferred to the government under pressure of the government-backed merger and shutdown of media outlets, in April 1981, color television broadcasts started.
The HD news center opened in 2009 and analog broadcasts ended on October 30, 2012.
[1] On the 60th anniversary of its founding, a speech was given apologizing for the distorted reporting in May 1980.