KBS World Radio

International broadcaster of South Korea

"Radio Korea" redirects here. For the Korean language radio station in Los Angeles, California named Radio Korea, see KMPC. For the station in New York named as Voice of New York also known as Radio Korea, see WNYZ-LD.

KBS World Radio

Type| Radio network
Country|

South Korea

Availability| International
Owner| KBS

Launch date

| 15 August 1953

Former names

| The Voice of Free Korea (1953–1973)
Radio Korea (1973–1994)
Radio Korea International (1994–2004)

Official website

| world.kbs.co.kr

KBS World Radio (Korean: KBS 월드라디오; formerly Radio Korea and Radio Korea International) is the official international broadcasting station of South Korea. Owned by the Korean Broadcasting System, the station broadcasts news and information in 11 languages: Korean, English, Chinese, Japanese, Indonesian, Arabic, Vietnamese, Russian, German, French and Spanish.

## History

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* August 15, 1953: Starts broadcasts as The Voice of Free Korea, but only in English.
* December 1, 1955: Begins broadcasting in Japanese.
* September 2, 1957: Begins broadcasting in Korean.
* April 10, 1958: Begins broadcasting in French.
* February 13, 1961: Begins broadcasting in Russian.
* August 10, 1961: Begins broadcasting in Chinese.
* August 19, 1962: It begins to broadcast in Spanish.
* April 1, 1973: Changes its name to Radio Korea.
* 1975: The transmitting station in Gimje is founded.
* June 2, 1975: Begins broadcasting in Arabic.
* 1980: The transmitting station in Hwaseong is founded.
* May 1, 1981: Begins broadcasting in German.
* June 1, 1983: It begins to broadcast in Portuguese.
* June 1, 1985: It begins to broadcast in Italian.
* March 31, 1994: Ends broadcasting in Portuguese.
* August 15, 1994: Changes its name to Radio Korea International.
* October 31, 1994: Ends broadcasting in Italian.
* November 3, 1997: KBS begins broadcasting it online.
* May 3, 2002: Simulcasts with NHK 1 Radio.
* June 2002: The transmission of the 2002 Soccer World Cup begins.
* August 15, 2003: For the radio's 50th anniversary, it begins to broadcast via satellite.
* March 3, 2005: Changes its name to KBS World Radio.
* March 3, 2005: Begins broadcasting in Vietnamese.
* January 2007: Hwaseong Station closes.
* June 1, 2013: Event for the 60th anniversary of radio[1]
* August 19, 2022: 60th Anniversary of Service Event in Spanish[2]
* July 14, 2023: KBS WORLD Radio celebrates the 70th anniversary of its founding with a K-POP Concert.[3]

## Diffusion

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The radio transmits in shortwave through a single transmitter on Korean soil in Kimjae: built in 1975, it is located 270 kilometers south of Seoul and includes seven transmitters, three of which are 250 kW and four are 100 kW.[4]

## English-language programs

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Programs  | Schedule  | Host

|
|

News[5] | Everyday from 17:00 - 17:10 (KST)  | Arius Derr, Rosyn Park, Mark Broome
One Fine Day with Lena Park[6] | Every Monday to Friday from 17:10 - 19:10 (KST)  | Lena Park
Korea24[7] | Every Monday to Friday from 19:10 - 20:00 (KST)  | Kwon Jang-ho
K-Pop Connection[8] | Every Monday to Friday from 20:00 - 22:00 (KST)  | Angie Park, Dabit
Business Watch[9] | Every Monday from 22:10 - 22:30 (KST)  | Mark Broome
Books on Demand[10] | Every Tuesday from 22:10 - 22:30 (KST)  | Jenny Jo
Sounds of Korea[11] | Every Wednesday from 22:10 - 22:30 (KST)  | Sean Lim
Korea, Today and Tomorrow[12] | Every Thursday from 22:10 - 22:30 (KST)  | Kim Yun-jeong
Korea Travelog[13] | Every Friday from 22:10 - 22:30 (KST)  | Jenny Jo
Weekend Playlist[14] | Every Saturday and Sunday from 17:00 - 20:00 (KST)  | Lina Kwon

## See also

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* KBS, South Korea's premier public broadcaster
* KBS World

## References

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1. ^ KBS World Radio (1 July 2013). "Evento especial por el 60° aniversario" (in Spanish).
2. ^ KBS World Radio (19 August 2022). "Evento especial por el 60° aniversario del servicio en español" (in Spanish).
3. ^ 70 years with KBS WORLD Radio world.kbs.co.kr/
4. ^ The comprehensive shortwave broadcasting schedule eibispace.de 2023
5. ^ "Shortwave". world.kbs.co.kr. Retrieved 2018-07-30.
6. ^ "One Fine Day with Lena Park | KBS WORLD Radio". world.kbs.co.kr. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
7. ^ "Korea24 | KBS WORLD Radio". world.kbs.co.kr. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
8. ^ "K-POP Connection l KBS WORLD Radio". world.kbs.co.kr. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
9. ^ "Business Watch l KBS WORLD Radio". world.kbs.co.kr. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
10. ^ "Books on Demand l KBS WORLD Radio". world.kbs.co.kr. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
11. ^ "Sounds of Korea l KBS WORLD Radio". world.kbs.co.kr. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
12. ^ "Korea, Today and Tomorrow l KBS WORLD Radio". world.kbs.co.kr. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
13. ^ "Korea Travelog l KBS WORLD Radio". world.kbs.co.kr. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
14. ^ "English Programsl KBS WORLD Radio" (PDF). world.kbs.co.kr. Retrieved 2023-07-30.

## External links

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* Official website

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Korean Broadcasting System (KBS)

Key people|

| Current|

* Kim Ui-Chul

|

Former|

* Hong Kyung-mo
* Choi Se-kyung
* Lee Won-hong
* Park Hyun-tae
* Jung Koo-ho
* Seo Young-hoon
* Seo Ki-won
* Hong Doo-pyo
* Park Kwon-sang
* Seo Dong-koo
* Jung Yeon-joo
* Lee Byung-soon
* Kim In-kyoo
* Kil Hwan-young
* Jo Dae-hyun
* Ko Dae-young
* Yang Seung-dong

Subsidiaries and divisions|

* KBS Media
* KBS N
* Monster Union

Television networks|

| Broadcast|

* KBS 1TV
* KBS 2TV
* KBS News 24

|

Cable|

* KBS Drama
* KBS N Sports
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International|

* KBS World
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* KBS World Indonesia
* KBS World Japan
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* KBS World TV

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* KBS Radio 3
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* KBS World Radio

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