Korean Broadcasting System

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**Korean Broadcasting System (KBS)**

Type	Broadcast radio and television
Country	Republic of Korea
Availability	National, International
Owner	Government of South Korea
Key people	Jeong Yeon Ju, President
Launch date	1927 (radio); 1961 (television); 1996 (satelite); 1998 (digital); 2005 (DMB)
Website	www.kbs.co.kr

Korean Broadcasting System

Korean name
Hangul:	한국방송공사
Hanja:	韓國放送公社
Revised Romanization:	Han-guk Bangsong Gongsa
McCune-Reischauer:	Han'guk Pangsong Kongsa

Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) is South Korea's premier public broadcaster and one of four major Korean television networks.

The state-operated network is best known for nightly newscasts and lavish historical dramas, although private broadcasters such as MBC and SBS have produced popular historical dramas in recent years as well.

KBS offers two terrestrial television, four satellite television and seven radio channels:

commercial-free KBS1 (Launched 1961 as KBS-TV, news, current affairs, education and culture)
KBS2 (Launched 1964 as TBC-TV, entertainment and sports)
KBS Prime [Launched 1996 as KBS satellite 2, renamed(KBS Korea) at 2002, then current name at 2006, culture and drama]
KBS Drama [Launched 2002, Formerly KBS Sky Drama(2003~2006)]
KBS N Sports [Launched 2002, Formerly KBS Sports (2002~2003) and KBS Sky Sports (2003~2006)]
KBS Joy (Launched 2006, comedy and quiz)
KBS Radio 1 (Launched 1927, news, current affairs, documentary, culture and drama)
KBS Radio 2 (Launched 1961 as KBS second Programme, entertainment),
KBS Radio 3 [Launched 1964 as RSB, renamed (TBC Radio) at 1970s, then current name in 1980, and ceased broadcating at 1981, replaced by KBS Radio 2's regional service and Educational FM(now EBS FM), and re-launched 2000, spin-off from KBS Radio 2]
KBS 1FM (Launched 1979, classical music and folkmusic)
KBS 2FM(Launched 1966 as TBC-FM, popular music)
KBS social radio (Launched 1975 as KBS Third Programme)
KBS World radio (international sevice [see also RFI, BBC World Service and Radio Canada International]), as well as satellite and international services.

KBS is run by an independent public corporation that receives funds from the national government and collects revenues from mandatory television licence fees--similar to the BBC, France Télévisions and NHK.

1 List of KBS programs
- 1.1 Dramas
- 1.2 Other
2 KBS World
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] List of KBS programs

[edit] Dramas

Pure In Heart (2006)
Wedding (2005)
Sassy Girl Chun-Hyang (쾌걸 춘향; 2005)
Pure 19 (열여덟, 스물아홉; 2005)
Immortal Yi Soon-shin (불멸의 이순신; 2004)
Gumiho (구미호외전; 2004)
Full House (풀하우스; 2004)
Emperor of the Sea (해신; 2004)
Empress Myeongseong (명성황후; 2001)
Mina (미나; 2001)
Endless Love series:

Autumn Fairy Tale (가을동화; also known as Autumn In My Heart; 2000)
Winter Sonata (겨울연가; 2002)
Summer Scent (여름향기; 2003)
Spring Waltz (봄의 왈츠; 2006)

First Love (첫사랑; 1996)
Papa (파파; 1996)
Salut D'Amour (사랑의 인사; 1994)

[edit] Other

[edit] KBS World

KBS World is the international service of KBS, broadcasting the best of KBS TV 1 & 2 to Koreans abroad. KBS World officially started broadcasting on July 1, 2003 and is currently available in North America, Europe, Australia & New Zealand, Japan and Southeast Asia. The station operates on a 24hr schedule with programming ranging from news, sports, dramas, variety shows and children's programs.