Korean Broadcasting System

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.

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Korean Broadcasting System

Logo used since 15 August 1985. The wordmark has been used since 29 October 1984
Main building of the Korean Broadcasting System
Native name
Hangul	한국방송공사
Hanja	韓國放送公社
Revised Romanization	Han-guk Bangsong Gongsa
McCune–Reischauer	Han'guk Pangsong Kongsa
Type	Statutory corporation
Industry	Broadcasting
Predecessors	Kyeongseong/Keijō Broadcasting Station (1927–1932) Chōsen Broadcasting Corporation (1932–1945)
Founded	16 February 1927; 96 years ago (1927-02-16) (as Kyeongseong/Keijō Broadcasting Station) (Radio) December 1961; 61 years ago (1961-12) (television) 3 March 1973; 50 years ago (1973-03-03) (as Public Broadcasting organization)
Founder	Governor-General of Korea
Headquarters	Yeouido, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul , South Korea
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Kim Eui-chul, President and CEO
Products	Television Radio Web portals
Owner	Independent (publicly owned)
Number of employees	4,701 (As of 1 June 2020)
Subsidiaries	KBS Media KBS Art Vision KBS Business KBS N KBS i (closed in 2011) KBS Security E-KBS KBS America KBS Japan Monster Union
Website	Corporation website

KBS operates seven radio networks, ten television channels, and multiple Internet-exclusive services. Its flagship terrestrial television stations KBS1 broadcasts on channel 9, while KBS1 sister channel KBS2, an entertainment oriented network, broadcasts on channel 7. KBS also operates the international service KBS World, which provides television, radio, and online services in twelve different languages.