KBS Radio 2

HLSA
Broadcast area	South Korea - almost national
Branding	KBS Radio 2 KBS Music FM KBS Happy FM (Nickname)
Slogan	Korea's No.1 Music Station
Frequency	HLSA:AM 603 kHz HLSA-SFM: FM: 106.1 MHz (Seoul) 97.1 MHz (Busan) ...more
First air date	HLSA: 1933 (1933) HLSA-SFM: 2000 (2000)
Format	K-Pop, Entertainment
Owner	KBS
Sister stations	KBS Radio 1, KBS Radio 3, KBS Classic FM, KBS Cool FM
Website	kbs.co.kr/radio/2radio

KBS Radio 2 (aka KBS Music FM or KBS Happy FM) (AM 603 kHz, 558 kHz /FM 106.1 MHz) is an popular music and Entertainment station owned by the Korean Broadcasting System, almost equivalent to BBC Radio 2 and BBC Radio 6 Music in the UK, VRT Radio 2 in Flanders, Belgium & RTBF VivaCité in Wallonia, Belgium. Its transmission hours are from 4:53am to 3:00am daily. The station is also known for being the most powerful FM radio station in South Korea.

Stations

Seoul

Callsign	Frequency	Power (㎾)	Transmitter Location
HLSA	603㎑	250/500㎾	Namyang, Gyeonggi
HLSA-SFM	106.1㎒	10㎾	Mount Gwanak, Seoul

Other Provinces

Chuncheon : FM 98.7 MHz
Gangneung : FM 102.1 MHz, FM 106.7 MHz, FM 103.9 MHz
Daejeon : FM 100.9 MHz
Cheongju : FM 90.9 MHz
Jeonju : FM 92.9 MHz
Gwangju : FM 95.5 MHz
Mokpo : FM 88.1 MHz
Suncheon : FM 102.7 MHz, FM 100.9 MHz, FM 106.7 MHz
Daegu : FM 102.3 MHz, AM 558 kHz
Ulleung Island : FM 92.1 MHz
Busan : FM 97.1 MHz, FM 99.5 MHz
Changwon : FM 106.1 MHz
Jeju : FM 91.9 MHz, FM 89.7 MHz, FM 92.7 MHz

History

1934 - Kyeongsong Broadcasting JODK 603 kHz Started broadcasting.
1947 - Kyeongsong Broadcasting Closed.
1970 - KBS Drama Radio 666 kHz HLSA Started broadcasting.
1972 - Frequency Moved to 603 kHz.
1977 - KBS 2Radio reformated from Drama to Music.
1980-11-09 - KBS 2Radio FM repeater 106.1mHz Launched becoming South Korea's Third FM station.
1980-12-01 - Renamed as KBS-FM. along with the launch of KBS Radio 3, and KBS Radio 4 (Now Cool FM Formerly TBC Radio), KBS Radio 5 and KBS Stereo (Now Classic FM).
2003-10-20 - KBS Radio 2 Renamed as Happy FM. Reformated as an entertainment radio station for the middle aged.
2005-03-03 - Viewable Radio (BORA) Broadcast launched.
2013 - Returned as KBS-FM Reformated back again as a popular music radio station.

Funding

KBS Radio 2 along with KBS 2FM accepts commercial advertisements unlike KBS Radio 1, KBS Radio 3, KBS 1FM, KBS Hanminjeok Radio and KBS World Radio which is due to the fact that KBS Radio 1, KBS Radio 3, KBS 1FM, KBS Hanminjeok Radio and KBS World Radio is prohibited to air commercial advertisements upon the enactment of the revised Broadcasting Act in 2002.

Programs

Air Time	Program	KBS Music FM Network
Air Time	Program	Chuncheon	Gangneung	Cheongju	Daejeon	Daegu	Busan	Changwon	Jeonju	Gwangju	Mokpo	Suncheon	Jeju
05:00	Ready Go! Happy FM	o	o	o	o	o	o	o	o	o	o	o	o
07:00	Your Morning	o	o	o	o	o	o	o	o	o	o	o	o
09:00	Everyday with You	o	o	o	o	o	o	o	o	o	o	o	o
11:00	Joo Hyun-mi’s Love Letter	x	x	o	o	x	o	o	x	x	x	x	o
12:00	Im Baek Chun's Radio 7080	o	o	o	o	o	o	o	o	o	o	o	o
14:00	Lee Moo-song & Lim Soo-min's Songs of Hope	o	o	o	o	o	o	o	o	o	o	o	o
16:00	Happy Time	o	o	o	o	o	o	o	o	o	o	o	o
18:00	Desirable 6 o'clock	o	o	o	x	o	x	x	o	o	o	o	o
20:00	Serious Radio	o	o	o	o	o	o	o	o	o	o	o	x
22:00	Late at Night with Im Ji Hoon	o	o	o	o	o	o	o	o	o	o	o	o
00:00	Radio Together with Announcers and Ours	o	o	o	o	o	o	o	o	o	o	o	o
02:00	Music Korea	o	o	o	o	o	o	o	o	o	o	o	o