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The Korean Broadcasting System ( KBS; Korean : 한국방송공사; Hanja : 韓國放送公社; RR : Han-guk Bangsong Gongsa; MR : Han’guk Pangsong Kongsa) is the national broadcaster of South Korea. Founded in 1927, it is one of the leading South Korean television and radio broadcasters. The KBS operates seven radio networks, ten television ...
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Early radio broadcasts
The KBS began as Keijo Broadcasting Station (경성방송국, 京城放送局) with call sign JODK, established by the Governor-General of Korea on 16 February 1927. It became the Chōsen Broadcasting Corporation(Japanese: 朝鮮放送協会, Hepburn: Chōsen Hōsō Kyōkai, RR: Joseon Bangsong Hyeobhoe) in 1932. This second radio station started using the call sign HLKA in 1947 after the Republic of Korea was granted the ITU prefixHL. After doing a national broadcast, the radio was renamed Seoul Central Broadcasting Station in...
1950s–1960s – Move into television
Television broadcasts in South Korea began on 12 May 1956 with the first television station HLKZ-TV. After financial difficulties, it was acquired by KBS in 1961.
1970s – Expansion
KBS station status changed from government to broadcasting station on 3 March 1973. Construction of KBS headquarters in Yeouido started in 1976. In 1979 KBS radio began broadcasting on the FM band with the launch of KBS Stereo (now KBS 1FM).
KBS is a public corporation (공사, 公社) funded by the South Korean government and license fees, but is managed independently. As part of the Constitution, the president of KBS is chosen by the President of South Korea, after being recommended by its board of directors. Political parties in South Korea also have the right to name members of the KBS boa...
Terrestrial television
1. KBS1 - KBS' flagship channel, it broadcasts news and current affairs, education, drama, sports, children's programming and culture. It launched in 1961 as HLKA-TV and is solely funded by the license fee, airing commercial-free. It is available nationally on channel 9, broadcasting via digital terrestrial television. KBS1 also airs public information films and minor entertainment programming, the majority of which is on KBS2. 2. KBS2 - KBS' entertainment and drama channel, it was launched i...
Cable and satellite television
1. KBS N Life- A culture and drama channel, launched in 1995 as KBS Satellite 2. It was renamed as KBS Korea in 2002, renamed as KBS Prime in 2006 before becoming N Life. 2. KBS Drama- formerly KBS Sky Drama, launched in 2002 3. KBS N Sports- formerly KBS Sports/KBS Sky Sports, launched in 2002 4. KBS Joy- a comedy and quiz show channel that was launched in 2006 5. KBS Kids- the children's channel, launched in 2012 6. KBS W- a channel aimed at a female audience, launched in 2013 These six cha...
KBS World
KBS World is the international television and radio service of KBS. It was officially launched on 1 July 2003. It is broadcast on a 24-hour schedule with programs including news, sports, television dramas, entertainment, and children's. KBS World television is broadcast locally and around the world. As of July 2007, around 65% of its programs are broadcast with English subtitles, it is available in 32 countries, and reportedly more than 40 million households around the world can access KBS Wo...
First KBS logo (from 1961 until 1 March 1973)Second KBS logo (from 2 March 1973 until 28 October 1984)Third and current KBS text logo (29 October 1984 to present)Third and current KBS logo (15 August 1985 to present)Headquarters
KBS carried out a large-scale organizational reform on 1 March 2019. The focus of the reform is to; further strengthen the KBS' capabilities of content creation; enhance the organization's digital work flow; and improve audience services. As part of the new strategy, KBS created Content Production 2 Division, a new integral body, responsible for a highly efficient operation of production, marketing, as well as content businesses. The new division ultimately aims to bring outstanding dramas an...
KBS, as one of Korea's oldest broadcasters, had more controversies than SBS and MBC. It also earned nicknames such as Soonkyu Bangsong and The Department of Last Resort.
World.KBS.co.kr Archived 17 November 2019 at the Wayback Machine - official KBS World website (in Korean, Arabic, German, English, Spanish, French, Indonesian, Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese, and Ru...People also ask
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KBS Morning Drama is a TV slot that aired dramas at 9 am from Monday to Friday at KBS 2TV. Due to poor ratings, the slot was abolished twice, from October 7, 1991, to October 3, 1992, for about one year, and from October 10, 1994, to March 1, 1996, for about one year and four months.
YearEnglish TitleKorean Title2009천하무적 이평강2009The Queen Returns [ ko]공주가 돌아왔다2009Korean Ghost Stories [ ko]전설의 고향2009결혼 못하는 남자Aug 5, 2007 · Beauty and Mr. Romantic (미녀와 순정남) March 23, 2024. A love story about an actress falls to the bottom overnight, and a producer's effort to try and get her back on her feet because he loves her. A cheerful family drama that reveals the truth of the case and restores love and justice through revenge and a family's desire going through ...
Watch TV Shows on KBS2 KBS2 is a Korean based channel that offers a wide variety of news, drama and entertainment programs. The original station was called TBC and launched in December 7, 1965.
Digital news for the viewers. KBS provides mobile content and digital services so that viewers can. tune in to the news conveniently from anywhere and at any time. With the KBS news app, various internet and mobile platforms supply. speedy and accurate news to the nation.
KBS2. KBS2 is a general entertainment and drama channel of the Korean Broadcasting System. It is famous for its drama and entertainment programs.
