MBC M
| Country | South Korea | 
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | South Korea | 
| Headquarters | Seoul | 
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Korean | 
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 480i for the SDTV feed)  | 
| Ownership | |
| Owner | MBC Plus Media | 
| History | |
| Launched | February 1, 2012 | 
| Replaced | MBC Game | 
| Former names | MBC Music (2012-2020) | 
| Links | |
| Website | MBCPlus.com/Music | 
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Skylife | Channel 102 (HD) | 
MBC M (formerly MBC Music) (Korean: MBC 엠, 엠비씨 엠) is a South Korean specialty television channel owned by MBC Plus Media. The cable channel primarily broadcasts programming related to music.[1]
It was first announced in July 2011, with the announcement of the shutdown of MBC Game.[2] The channel opened on February 1, 2012, with a new music program Show Champion.
The channel was re-branded on February 2, 2020 as MBC M. The company intends to make the brand more recognizable to the digital audience and build a synergy between television and new media.
Programs
These are MBC M's currently airing programs:[3]
Reality programming
- Astro Project
 - We Got Married (simulcast with MBC TV.)
 - Dad, Where Are You Going? (simulcast with MBC TV.)
 - Infinite Challenge (simulcast with MBC TV.)
 - Oh! My Skarf
 - Making of The Star
 - Kara Project
 - Secret no.1
 - Music and Lyrics
 - NC.A in Fukuoka
 - Idol School
 - Ailee's Vitamin
 - Younha's Come to My Home
 - Powder Room
 - Abbey Road
 - Gangnam Feel Dance School
 - One Fine Day (2013–present)
- Shinee's One Fine Day (2013)
 - B1A4’s One Fine Day (2014)
 - VIXX's One Fine Day (2014)
 - Super Junior's One Fine Day (2015)
 - Girl's Day's One Fine Day (2015)
 - GFriend's One Fine Day (2015)
 - AOA's One Fine Day (2015)
 - B.A.P's One Fine Day (2016)
 - Seventeen's One Fine Day (2016-2017)
 
 - Gugudan Project - Extreme School Trip (2016)
 - B.I.G Project (2017)
 - Idol Tour (2017)
 - Seventeen Project: Debut Big Plan (2015)
 
Music programming
- Show! Music Core (Simulcast with MBC-TV.)
 - I Music U (no commercial breaks)
- I Music U 4 AM
 - I Music U 7 AM
 - I Music U 8 AM
 - I Music U 3 PM
 - I Music U 6 PM
 - I Music U 10 PM
 - I Music U Request
 
 - Daily Best K-pop
 - Show Champion (Simulcast live with MBC every1.)
 - All The K-pop
 - Music Talk Talk My Bling Bling MV
 - Old and New
 - KPOP Live
 - Music Magazine
 - Morning Pop
 - Music Scanner The Code
 - Hot Track
 - Live Clip
 - MP4
 - Shh!
 
Special programming
- Super Show 5 - A reality television documentary on the South America leg of the tour narrated by member Kangin, broadcast, from 13 June 2013, for six weeks.[4]
 - MelOn Music Awards (2010–2017, simulcast on MBC Every 1)[5]
 
See also
References
- ^ 김용우 (2011-11-08). "음악케이블 'MBC 뮤직' 탄생, 내년 2월 1일 개국 … MBC게임 폐지" [MBC music cable next year, February 1, the birth of music countries. The abolition of the MBC game]. My Daily. Archived from the original on 2014-02-04. Retrieved 2012-01-13.
 - ^ MBC게임, 음악 채널로 바뀐다
 - ^ "MBC Music Weekly Schedule" (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 4, 2013. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
 - ^ Kang, Jung Yeon (13 June 2013). "Super Junior's Reality Show to Air Today". 10 Asia. Archived from the original on 24 June 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
 - ^ 2013 MelOn Music Awards on MBC Plus Media's website
 
External links
- MBC Music Official Website (in Korean)
 - MBC M on Facebook
 - MBC M on Twitter