Arirang TV

As you know already, the majority of the schools that HandS Korea works with, provide televisions for their teachers in their apartments. From time to time there are some foreign movies and television shows that are aired on the Korean broadcast networks. However, the majority of the programs are in Korean and most of the time are without subtitles. Sometimes a Korean drama may catch your eye, but because of the lack of subtitles, watching it and knowing exactly what's going on can be difficult.
Arirang offers a solution to this problem. Arirang TV is operated by the Korean International Broadcasting Foundation and has been around since 1996. It offers documentaries, cultural features, language learning programs and much more for the foreign population located or interested in Korea. The word "Arirang" comes from one of Korea's most popular folk songs.
Some highly watched shows on Arirang that you might want to check out are : Arirang News, Showbiz Extra, and Heart to Heart. The news programs are means to learn about up-to-date domestic and international headlines from a Korean perspective. To see a list of all the shows past and present, click here.
The Arirang TV website also provides a sort of TV guide with what programs will be showing at what time. Even if you don't have a television set, you can watch Arirang TV using your computer and an Internet connection. Just sign up when you arrive at the home page and you have access to all the programs that Arirang has to offer!