Ilgan Sports

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• September 1969 - Ilgan Sports was launched as a sister newspaper of Hankook Ilbo.
• March 1970 - The newspaper exceeded 43,000 copies sold.
• May 2001 - Ilgan Sports signed a partnership agreement with Japan's Hochi Shimbun.
• July 2001 - It joined the KOSDAQ.
• December 2005 - JoongAng Ilbo acquired Ilgan Sports.
• April 2006 - The newspaper used its shortened name 1S for the first time, and incorporated it in its logo.
• May 2010 - The newspaper's headquarters was relocated to the JoongAng Media Building in Seoul, sharing one place with JoongAng Ilbo.
• December 2015 - JTBC Plus takes over as publisher of Ilgan Sports.