It was interpreted as an attempt to compete against the "frontal confrontation" between KBS News 9 and MBC Newsdesk, which occupied the 9pm timeslot.

The coverage area at launch included all of Seoul, Gyeonggi and Gangwon and North Chungcheong, with approximately 47% of families receiving the channel.

On 9 October 1992, the government began accepting applications for private broadcasting stations in other regions of the country.

In 1994, the private channels KNN in Busan, TJB in Daejeon, TBC in Daegu, and kbc in Gwangju were created after government approval.

On that day, a special ceremony was held at the Yeouido facilities, with the presidents of the major electronics companies taking part.