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KBS 2TV
CountrySouth Korea
NetworkKorean Broadcasting System
Programming
LanguageKorean
Picture format2160p UHDTV
(downscaled to 1080i and 480i for the HDTV and SDTV feeds respectively)
Ownership
OwnerKorean Broadcasting System
Sister channelsKBS1
KBS NEWS 24
History
Launched1 December 1980; 45 years ago (1980-12-01)
ReplacedTBC TV (1964–1980)
Links
WebsiteKBS 2TV
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital terrestrial televisionChannel 7.1
Streaming media
KBSWatch live
(South Korea only)

KBS 2TV (Korean: KBS 제2텔레비전) is a South Korean free-to-air television channel launched on 1 December 1980. The channel is owned and operated by the Korean Broadcasting System, a public corporation that serves as South Korea's largest national broadcaster. In contrast to the primarily news-focused KBS1, the channel specializes in entertainment broadcasts.[1]

History

KBS2 was created following the implementation of the Policy for Merger and Abolition of the Press in 1980. The Tongyang Broadcasting Company, founded by Samsung founder Lee Byung-chul, had its license revoked by South Korea's nascent military dictatorship under Chun Doo-hwan; its operations were subsequently absorbed into the Korean Broadcasting System. At the time, TBC was Korea's second-largest radio and television company.[2][3] On 30 November 1980, following TBC's final broadcast, the newly-created KBS2 channel signed on in Seoul and Busan, taking over TBC's former television and radio stations. A limited number of TBC's programs were continued under KBS, including the KBS Music Festival, which started in 1965.[4]

The initial goal of KBS2 was to serve as a complement to the news-focused KBS1, with KBS2 being dedicated to cultural and educational programming.[5] The channel began broadcasting in color on 22 December 1980, alongside the competing MBC TV channel.[6] Initially commercial-free, the two KBS networks reintroduced commercial advertising on 7 March 1981.[7] On 3 November 1986, KBS2 added a primetime news bulletin at 8:05pm, alongside several foreign-language learning programs.[8]

Upon the introduction of cable television networks in South Korea in the early 90s, KBS2 was deemed a must-carry channel, in contrast to two of its largest commercial competitors, MBC and SBS.[9] The channel adopted green as its signature color in 1993.[10] On 20 April 1997, the channel saw a record ratings surge of 65.8% during the final episode of First Love, a highly-popular Korean drama that began airing on KBS2 in 1996.[11]

KBS2 began offering digital terrestrial broadcasts on a national scale in 2001. [12] In 2012, the channel ceased airing analog broadcasts.[13] On 14 October 2006, the channel's signal was interrupted for a 20-minute period during the evening broadcast due to technical issues.[14]

KBS2 was granted a digital subchannel, KBS2 7-2, in 2015.[15]

Programming

Korean dramas comprise a significant portion of KBS2's broadcast schedule. During the final week of April 2024, only two of KBS2's dramas were among the ten-most watched programs of the genre on linear and OTT platforms, with viewing figures lower than dramas broadcast on competing channels tvN and JTBC, as well as streaming services.[16]

In addition to dramas, KBS2 also airs news, variety shows and the popular music program Music Bank.[citation needed]

Network

KBS2's long-running analog broadcast, which ceased operations in 2012, was shown on the following channels across South Korea:[17]

Mascot

Kebit (케빗), the channel's official mascot, was introduced in July 2016. Kebit is portrayed as a space lifeform who descended to Earth, and represents "the light of KBS".[18]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Channel Info". KBS English. Archived from the original on 19 May 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  2. ↑ "Seoul merger plan to revamp news media". The Straits Times. 17 November 1980. Archived from the original on 6 October 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  3. ↑ "Papers of the British Association for Korean Studies". Google Books. 1992. Archived from the original on 5 January 2026. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  4. ↑ "KBS Song Festival: A History". Snack Fever. 30 December 2017. Archived from the original on 2 December 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  5. ↑ "기존TBC－TV프로 최대한 살려". Maeil Business Daily (in Korean). 27 November 1980.
  6. ↑ "MBC 컬러TV 방영". Maeil Business Daily (in Korean). 20 December 1980. Archived from the original on 1 December 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  7. ↑ KBS 7일부터 광고방송[permanent dead link] Maeil Kyungje, 6 March 1981，p. 11
  8. ↑ "KBS11월3일 개편방송". Maeil Business Newspaper (in Korean). 30 October 1986. Archived from the original on 26 July 2026. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  9. ↑ Joe, Susan Kim (1992). "A Study of the Government Cable Tv Policy in Korea in Comparison with the Government Cable Tv Policy in France". Google Books. Archived from the original on 9 October 2025. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  10. ↑ "KBS 색깔은 녹색". Naver News Library (in Korean). Dong-A Ilbo. 25 September 1993. Archived from the original on 11 December 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
  11. ↑ 첫사랑 마지막회 65.8% 최고 신기록 Archived 14 October 2020 at the Wayback Machine Dong-A Ilbo, 22 April 1997, p. 26
  12. ↑ "디지털TV 방송시대 본격 개막". Naver News (in Korean). Yonhap News. 25 October 2001. Archived from the original on 27 November 2024. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  13. ↑ 아날로그방송 종료 첫날…'TV 먹통사태' 속출
  14. ↑ "KBS 2TV 20여 분 방송 중단...최악의 방송사고". Naver News (in Korean). YTN. 15 October 2006. Archived from the original on 2 December 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
  15. ↑ 이, 선희 (28 January 2016). "방통위 "다채널방송은 EBS에 국한"". Maeil Business Daily (in Korean). Archived from the original on 1 December 2024. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  16. ↑ "'Queen of Tears' dominates the K-drama scene for nearly two months". Chosun Ilbo. 30 April 2024. Archived from the original on 30 April 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  17. ↑ 2005 World Radio and Television Handbook, page 651
  18. ↑ Kim, Mi-ri (14 July 2016). "KBS 2TV, 新캐릭터 '케빗' 공개…재미·소통↑". MyDaily (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2 May 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024 – via Naver.
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