9 6 9 . ▁Form er ly ▁under ▁H ank ook ▁Il bo , ▁it ▁is ▁now ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁Jo ong Ang ▁Media ▁Network ▁through ▁J T BC ▁Plus . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁September ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁- ▁Il gan ▁Sports ▁was ▁launched ▁as ▁a ▁sister ▁newspaper ▁of ▁H ank ook ▁Il bo . ▁ ▁March ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁- ▁The ▁newspaper ▁exceed ed ▁ 4 3 , 0 0 0 ▁copies ▁sold . ▁ ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁- ▁Il gan ▁Sports ▁signed ▁a ▁partners hip ▁agreement ▁with ▁Japan ' s ▁Hoch i ▁Sh imb un . ▁ ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁- ▁It ▁joined ▁the ▁K OS DA Q . ▁ ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁- ▁Jo ong Ang ▁Il bo ▁acquired ▁Il gan ▁Sports . ▁ ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁- ▁The ▁newspaper ▁used ▁its ▁short ened ▁name ▁ 1 S ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time , ▁and ▁incorpor ated ▁it ▁in ▁its ▁logo . ▁▁ ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁- ▁The ▁newspaper ' s ▁headquarters ▁was ▁re located ▁to ▁the ▁Jo ong Ang ▁Media ▁Building ▁in ▁Se oul , ▁sharing ▁one ▁place ▁with ▁Jo ong Ang ▁Il bo . ▁▁ ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁- ▁J T BC ▁Plus ▁takes ▁over ▁as ▁publish er ▁of ▁Il gan ▁Sports . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 6 9 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁South ▁Korea ▁Category : D aily ▁newsp apers ▁published