Country | South Korea |
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Broadcast area | South Korea |
Headquarters | Seoul, South Korea |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Korean |
Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
Ownership | |
Owner | MBC Plus Media |
History | |
Launched | October 10, 2005 |
Closed | December 31, 2012 |
Replaced by | MBC QueeN |
Former names | Alice TV (October 10, 2005 - October 4, 2009) |
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