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| Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| 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) |
MBC Life (formerly known as Alice TV) was a South Korean non-'free-to-air' television network, which aired programming documentary for life cultures.
This is one of the Korean cable television channels that specialize in broadcasting documentary-related life cultures. Was a subsidiary of the MBC Plus Media.
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