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'''KBS 2TV''' is a South Korean [[free-to-air]] television channel and is considered the first private company in South Korea launched on 1 December 1980 and owned by [[Korean Broadcasting System]].
'''KBS 2TV''' is a South Korean [[free-to-air]] television channel launched on 1 December 1980 and owned by [[Korean Broadcasting System]]. In contrast to KBS1, the channel specializes primarily in entertainment.<ref name="Channel Info">{{cite news |title=Channel Info |url=http://english.kbs.co.kr/about/channel-info_1tv.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140519131645/http://english.kbs.co.kr/about/channel-info_1tv.html |archive-date=19 May 2014 |access-date=4 April 2014 |newspaper=KBS English}}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==
KBS2 was created as an effect of the [[Policy for Merger and Abolition of the Press]]. The [[Tongyang Broadcasting Company]], set up by [[Samsung]] founder [[Lee Byung-chul]], had its license revoked and its operations were absorbed into the [[Korean Broadcasting System]]. At the time of the decision, TBC was Korea's second largest radio and television company.<ref>{{cite news|title=Seoul merger plan to revamp news media |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19801117-1.2.17.5|access-date=30 April 2024|newspaper=The Straits Times|date=17 November 1980}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Papers of the British Association for Korean Studies |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K0kxAQAAIAAJ |access-date=30 April 2024 |website=Google Books |date=1992 }}</ref> On November 30, 1980, TBC made its final broadcast and the following day, KBS2 signed on in Seoul and Busan, where TBC had its television stations. Some of TBC's programs were continued under KBS, including the KBS Music Festival, which started in 1965 on TBC.<ref>{{cite web |title=KBS Song Festival: A History |url=https://snackfever.com/blogs/magazine/kbs-song-festival-a-history |access-date=21 April 2024 |website=Snack Fever |date=30 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231202211213/https://snackfever.com/blogs/magazine/kbs-song-festival-a-history |archive-date=2 December 2023}}</ref> The initial goal was to complement the two KBS networks, with KBS2 being initially dedicated for cultural and educational programming.<ref>{{cite news |title=기존TBC－TV프로 최대한 살려 |url=https://www.mk.co.kr/news/economy/478395 |work=[[Maeil Business Daily]] |date=November 27, 1980 |language=ko}}</ref> The channel started color broadcasts on December 22, 1980, alongside [[MBC TV (South Korean TV channel)|MBC]].<ref>{{cite news |title=MBC 컬러TV 방영 |url=https://www.mk.co.kr/news/economy/480596 |work=[[Maeil Business Daily]] |date=December 20, 1980 |language=ko}}</ref>
On 21 February 1961, the Seoul Private Broadcasting Corporation was established. On 22 June 1966, the company received a broadcasting license from the government and started broadcasting on terrestrial television on 1 December 1980. On 29 May 2023, [[KBS News 6]] was launched as the network's newscast. A year later, on 10 January 1971, the names of all regional broadcasters were merged under the KBS brand. On 22 December 1980, colour transmissions began in Seoul alone, followed by a nationwide adopting on 1 January 1981.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1981-03-17 |title=Color television finally comes to South Korea market -- with a rush |work=Christian Science Monitor |url=https://www.csmonitor.com/1981/0317/031746.html |access-date=2022-04-17 |issn=0882-7729}}</ref>


Initially commercial-free, the two KBS networks reintroduced commercial advertising on March 7, 1981.<ref>[http://dna.naver.com/viewer/index.nhn?articleId=1981030600099211014&editNo=1&printCount=1&publishDate=1981-03-06&officeId=00009&pageNo=11&printNo=4615&publishType=00020 KBS 7일부터 광고방송] [[Maeil Kyungje]], 6 March 1981，p. 11</ref>
Together with its main rivals [[Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation|MBC]] and [[Seoul Broadcasting System|SBS]], KBS 2TV began its full-scale daytime broadcasting on 1 December 2005. It went on to broadcast 24 hours a day on 1 January 2013 and discontinued on 30 December 2017. As of 4 August 2014, the channel news program began to be broadcast from the new television station located in Sangam, and from 1 September of that same year, the channel began to produce all the programs in the new studios.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Directions to KBS |url=http://aboutmbc.imbc.com/korean/corporateinfo/map/index.html |access-date=16 September 2017 |website=KBS}}</ref>


At the start of cable television networks in South Korea in the early 90s, KBS2 was included in the [[must-carry]] package, which initially excluded the commercial channels MBC and SBS.<ref>{{cite web |title=A Study of the Government Cable Tv Policy in Korea in Comparison with the Government Cable Tv Policy in France |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HgC0yJMT-BwC |access-date=30 April 2024 |website=Google Books |date=1992 |last1=Joe |first1=Susan Kim }}</ref> The channel adopted green as its signature color in 1993.<ref>{{cite news |title=KBS 색깔은 녹색 |url=https://newslibrary.naver.com/viewer/index.naver?articleId=1993092500209121010&edtNo=40&printCount=1&publishDate=1993-09-25&officeId=00020&pageNo=21&printNo=22298&publishType=00010 |work=Naver News Library |agency=[[Dong-A Ilbo]] |date=September 25, 1993 |language=ko}}</ref>
== Programming ==
{{Main|List of programs broadcast by KBS 2TV}}


Ratings soared for the final episode of [[First Love (1996 TV series)|''First Love'']] on April 20, 1997, at a record 65.8%.<ref>[http://newslibrary.naver.com/viewer/index.nhn?articleId=1997042200209126005&editNo=45&printCount=1&publishDate=1997-04-22&officeId=00020&pageNo=26&printNo=23515&publishType=00010 첫사랑 마지막회 65.8% 최고 신기록] {{Webarchive|url=http://newslibrary.naver.com/viewer/index.nhn?articleId=1997042200209126005&editNo=45&printCount=1&publishDate=1997-04-22&officeId=00020&pageNo=26&printNo=23515&publishType=00010 |date=20201014090537 }} [[Dong-A Ilbo]], 22 April 1997, p. 26</ref>
KBS dramas are exported to 100 countries in Asia, the Middle East, Africa and the Americas{{citation needed|date=September 2018}}. ''[[Dae Jang Geum]]'' has high audience ratings in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong;{{citation needed|date=September 2018}} its popularity has continued in 91 countries{{citation needed|date=September 2018}}, including Japan. Other dramas that have enjoyed high viewership include ''[[Jumong (TV series)|Jumong]]'', ''[[Coffee Prince (2007 TV series)|Coffee Prince]]'', ''[[Moon Embracing the Sun]]'', ''[[Lee San, Wind of the Palace|Yi San]]'', ''[[Queen Seondeok (TV series)|Queen Seondeok]]'', and ''[[Dong Yi (TV series)|Dong Yi]]''.


Digital terrestrial broadcasts started in 2001, on LCN 7 at a national scale;<ref>{{cite news |title=디지털TV 방송시대 본격 개막 |url=https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/001/0000107925?sid=101 |work=Naver News |agency=[[Yonhap News Agency|Yonhap News]] |date=October 25, 2001 |language=ko}}</ref> analog broadcasts ended in 2012.
=== Infotainment shows and documentaries ===
KBS documentaries encompass a wide range of issues, from foreign affairs to the environment. ''PD Notebook'' premiered in 1990, and has since earned notoriety for its investigations from a journalistic standpoint. Episodes have included one covering scientific fraud by Korean geneticist [[Hwang Woo-suk]], and another containing arguments against importing US beef.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bad Marks All Round In Hwang Scandal |url=http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200511/200511280029.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061007123815/http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200511/200511280029.html |archive-date=2006-10-07 |access-date=14 October 2006}}</ref> The latter episode, entitled "Is American Beef Really Safe from Mad Cow Disease?", contributed to three months of protest in Seoul against importing US beef. Since then, the accuracy of the episode and the program's method of obtaining information has been questioned.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Herald |first=The Korea |title=The Korea Herald |url=http://www.koreaherald.co.kr |access-date=28 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=6 December 2005 |title=KBS suspends producers for breaching ethics |url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2652775 |access-date=28 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=9 December 2005 |title=Media ethics judged, found wanting |url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2654548 |access-date=28 November 2016}}</ref>


Its signal was interrupted for a 20-minute period on the evening of October 14, 2006.<ref>{{cite news |title=KBS 2TV 20여 분 방송 중단...최악의 방송사고 |url=https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/052/0000130903 |work=Naver News |agency=[[YTN]] |date=October 15, 2006 |language=ko}}</ref>
KBS current-affairs and documentary programs have won recognition from the New York and Banff TV Festivals, the Asian TV Awards, ABU Prizes, Earth Vision and the Japan Wildlife Festival.


KBS2 was granted a subchannel (7-2) in 2015.<ref>{{cite news |last1=이 |first1=선희 |title=방통위 "다채널방송은 EBS에 국한" |url=https://www.mk.co.kr/news/business/7200875 |work=Maeil Business Daily |date=January 28, 2016 |language=ko}}</ref>
=== News ===
KBS News now has 18 local news bureaus and 8 overseas news bureaus, with which it signed a news supply contract with CNN, APTN, NBC and Reuters TV so it can bring up to date news to viewers. KBS currently offers a wide variety of in-depth analysis programs on politics, economy, society, and culture through Current Affairs Magazine 2580, 100 Minute Debate, Economy Magazine M, and Unification Observatory.


=== Sports ===
== Programming ==
Dramas are a pillar of KBS2's schedule. In the last week of April 2024, out of ten dramas broadcast on linear (terrestrial and subscription) and OTT platforms, only two of KBS2's dramas were among the ten-most watched programs of the genre, with viewing figures lower than the ones produced by TVN and streaming services.<ref>{{cite web |title='Queen of Tears' dominates the K-drama scene for nearly two months |url=https://www.chosun.com/english/kpop-culture-en/2024/04/30/5K4MOG4GCJC2ZNNLUGF3EEZFUQ/ |access-date=21 April 2024 |website=[[Chosun Ilbo]] |date=30 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240430110751/https://www.chosun.com/english/kpop-culture-en/2024/04/30/5K4MOG4GCJC2ZNNLUGF3EEZFUQ/ |archive-date=30 April 2024}}</ref>
KBS broadcasts [[Los Angeles Dodgers]], [[Pittsburgh Pirates]] and [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]] games when [[Hyun-jin Ryu]] pitches and [[Shin-Soo Choo|Shin-soo Choo]] and [[Jung-ho Kang]] bat.

== Controversies ==

=== 1999 — ''PD Note'' incident ===
In 1999, Korean Broadcasting System aired ''[[PD Note]]'', a documentary program criticizing [[Jaerock Lee]]. Members of the [[Manmin Central Church]] forcibly entered the TV station and cut off the power supply in the control room, interrupting the programme several times. Meanwhile, other supporters, numbering between 1,500 and 2,000 according to different sources, blocked off nearby roads.<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 May 1999 |title=World: Asia-Pacific - Korean TV airs controversial documentary |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/342414.stm |publisher=[[BBC]]}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Church members storm South Korean TV station |date=1999-05-12 |work=Agence France-Presse}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=20 February 2007 |title=South Korea – Manmin Joongang Church – Reverend Jaerock Lee – Korean Broadcasting System |url=https://www.refworld.org/pdfid/4b6fe2700.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811010100/https://www.refworld.org/pdfid/4b6fe2700.pdf |archive-date=11 August 2014 |access-date=17 May 2022 |website=refworld.org}}</ref> Manmin Central Church members later filed a lawsuit against the TV station.<ref>{{Citation |title=I met the mentor of my life |date=2008-09-10 |url=http://www.sisa-news.com/news/article.html?no=13940 |work=Sisa News |accessdate=2008-09-10}}</ref> Three church leaders and eight members of the church were sentenced to jail for between two and a half years and three years, for their roles in the protests.<ref>{{Citation |title=Church officials given prison sentences for raiding TV station |date=1999-08-28 |work=Korea Herald}}</ref>

=== 2005 — ''Live Music Camp'' incident ===
On Saturday, July 30, 2005, [[Rux]] was invited to appear on the KBS concert program ''[[Show! Music Core#History|Live Music Camp]]'' for their segment called “Is this song good?” The band members invited a large number of their supporters in the punk scene.

Toward the end of the performance, two punks disrobed and leapt around the stage in front of the live audience and the cameras. Between four and five seconds of full-frontal nudity was broadcast across the nation. The two streakers were mistakenly identified as members of the band Couch, although one was from Spiky Brats. Both were booked by the police without detention on charges of [[Inappropriateness|indecency]] and interference with a business. The police administered drug tests, but the results were negative.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Unknown |first=Unknown |date=August 1, 2005 |title=Naked Bodies Shown for Five Seconds on Live TV |work=Dong-a Ilbo |url=http://english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?biid=2005080118148 |access-date=3 January 2014}}</ref> Won was also arrested for inviting the two to appear on the show.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kim |first=Tae-jong |date=July 31, 2005 |title=Music show canceled after indecent exposure |work=Korea Times |url=http://www.asiaarts.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=27461 |url-status=dead |access-date=3 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103183201/http://www.asiaarts.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=27461 |archive-date=3 January 2014}}</ref>

Public response was furious, both against Rux and the broadcaster.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Unknown |first=Unknown |date=July 31, 2005 |title=Punk Rockers' Privates in Affront to Korea's 'Bourgeois' |work=Chosun Ilbo |url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2005/07/31/2005073161005.html |access-date=3 January 2014}}</ref> KBS cancelled ''Music Camp'', and the [[Korea Communications Commission|Korean Broadcasting Commission]] considered heavy disciplinary measures. Then mayor of Seoul, [[Lee Myung-bak]] suggested that Hongdae concerts be regulated by authorities,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kwon |first=Ji-young |date=August 3, 2005 |title=Hongdae musicians apologize for flashing |work=Korea Herald |url=http://128.97.165.17/asia/news/article.asp?parentid=27621 |url-status=dead |access-date=3 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103145017/http://128.97.165.17/asia/news/article.asp?parentid=27621 |archive-date=3 January 2014}}</ref> which prompted political rivals to compare Lee to former dictator [[Park Chung-hee]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Unknown |first=Unknown |date=2 August 2005 |title=Seoul Mayor Blasted for Authoritarian Mindset |work=Chosun Ilbo |url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2005/08/02/2005080261010.html |access-date=3 January 2014}}</ref> At this time, [[Yu In-chon]] had a good understanding of the college culture, so he took Lee Myung-bak to the club 'Drug' and said, 'Oh! Brothers' rock performance together and defended the club culture, thanks to this, Lee Myung-bak, who was about to wipe out the clubs, changed his mind, and he dismissed it as saying he would not do it himself.<ref>{{Cite news |date=15 September 2005 |title=유인촌 "이명박 시장은 인디밴드 싫어하지 않는다" |language=ko |trans-title=Yu In-chon "Mayor Lee Myung-bak doesn't hate indie bands" |publisher=My Daily |url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=117&aid=0000022969 |access-date=6 July 2023 |via=Naver}}</ref>

A plot from [[Plus Nine Boys]] parodied this incident.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiEhcpkZmbk&t=115s |title=아홉수 소년 - [아홉수소년] 1-2화 3분만에 다시보기 |date=2 September 2014 |language=Korean |publisher=tvN drama |trans-title=Plus Nine Boys - [Plus Nine Boys] Episodes 1-2 Replay in 3 Minutes |access-date=17 April 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=29 August 2014 |title='아홉수 소년' 쓰레기스트, 생방송 노출 사고…카우치 사건 재현 |language=Korean |trans-title='Plus Nine Boys' Trashst, live exposure accident... Reenact the Couch Incident |work=Xports News |url=https://www.xportsnews.com/article/490767 |access-date=17 April 2023}}</ref>

=== 2008–2010 — ''PD Note'' ===
==== Mad cow disease ====
On 27 April 2008, ''PD Note'' televised an episode called "Is American Beef Really Safe from Mad Cow Disease?" which covered mad cow disease and alleged dangers associated with American beef. The South Korean Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries filed a legal suit against the producers as it announced that the program was distorted and exaggerated.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Yoon |first=Jong-suk |date=June 23, 2008 |title=검찰 '광우병 보도' PD수첩 수사 착수 |language=ko |work=Naver |publisher=Yonhap News |url=http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=102&oid=001&aid=0002141368}}</ref> The producers were exonerated by the Seoul Central District Court and the Supreme Court in 2010.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Song |first=Kyung-hwa |last2=Kim |first2=Nam-il |date=January 20, 2010 |title=PD수첩 '광우병 보도' 무죄 선고 |language=ko |work=Naver |publisher=The Hankyoreh |url=http://www.hani.co.kr/arti/society/society_general/400010.html}}</ref>

==== Prosecutors and sponsors ====
On April 20, 2010, ''PD Note'' televised an episode called "The prosecutors and sponsors" which investigates how Korean prosecutors are "sponsored" by businesses, receiving bribes in the form of money, drinks and women. They began the investigation after receiving information from a man about 57 former prosecutors being "sponsored." As the episode was well received by the audience, the second episode was broadcast on June 8, 2010.

==== Four Major Rivers ====
The Korean Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs applied for an injunction to stop the airing of a ''PD Note'' episode, "The Six-Meter-Deep Secret of the Four Major Rivers," which was scheduled to be broadcast on August 17, 2010. The episode deals with a controversy about The [[Four Major Rivers Project]] launched by the Korean government in 2009, which is aimed at developing water resources by securing a sufficient water supply, preventing floods, upgrading water quality and reviving ecosystems, as well as boosting regional economies.<ref>[http://www.korea.net/Government/Current-Affairs/National-Affairs?affairId=62] Korea.net</ref> Based on ''PD Note''’s report on the episode which had already been released, the Ministry insisted that the episode contained false information.<ref>{{Cite news |date=August 17, 2010 |title=국토부, PD 수첩 '4대강 수심 6m의 비밀' 방송금지 가처분 신청 |language=ko |work=YTN |url=http://www.ytn.co.kr/_ln/0102_201008170956451634}}</ref> They requested that the Seoul Southern District Court stop further spread of the false information among the public. Their request was dismissed and the episode aired August 24, 2010.<ref>{{Cite news |date=August 17, 2010 |title=PD수첩 '4대강 비밀팀' 방송금지 가처분 기각 |language=ko |work=Dong-A Ilbo |url=http://news.donga.com/3/all/20100817/30568200/1}}</ref> According to the producers of ''PD Note'', the MBC management also requested that they postpone the episode.<ref>{{Cite news |date=August 17, 2010 |title=MBC 김재철 사장 "'PD수첩 4대강 비밀팀', 방송 보류하라" 지시(종합) |language=ko |work=[[No Cut News]] |url=http://www.nocutnews.co.kr/show.asp?idx=1555539}}</ref>


The channel also airs news, variety shows and ''[[Music Bank (TV program)|Music Bank]]''.
=== 2013 — ''Show! Music Core'' ranking ===
{{Main|Show! Music Core#Controversy}}


==Network==
=== 2020 — Deepfake pornography ===
Analog network (shut down in 2012):<ref>2005 World Radio and Television Handbook, page 651</ref>
On 20 April 2020, KBS News broadcast news about [[deepfake pornography]]. KBS used [[Deepfake|deepfake technology]], an [[Artificial intelligence|AI]] technology which changes an identity of someone on an image or a video to someone else's likeness. The news sparked outrage among Korean netizens due to its contents which consist of inappropriate materials. Korean boy band [[BTS]], Korean singer [[IU (singer)|IU]] and other celebrities were used as examples on the news. Viewers and fans of the celebrities used the hashtag ''#KBS_합성_사과해'', to tell KBS to apologise or respond to the incident; it did neither.<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 April 2020 |title=KBS, 아이유-방탄소년단 합성 딥페이크 보도… 팬들 화났다 |url=https://m.post.naver.com/viewer/postView.naver?volumeNo=28060053&memberNo=36645352 |url-status=dead |access-date=12 September 2021 |website=Naver Post |language=ko}}</ref>
*Gangneung: channel 6
*Seoul: channel 7
*Busan: channel 7
*Jeju: channel 10
*Jeonju: channel 13
*Pohang: channel 20
*Chuncheon: channel 22
*Andong: channel 23
*Yeosu: channel 24
*Cheongju: channel 24
*Gwangju: channel 25
*Ulsan: channel 27
*Jinju: channel 27
*Mokpo: channel 29
*Chungju: channel 30
*Wonju: channel 31
*Daegu: channel 38
*Daejeon: channel 42
*Changwon: channel 45


==Kebit==
=== 2021 — Olympics broadcast ===
Kebit (케빗) is the channel's mascot, introduced in the summer of 2016. Kebit represents "KBS's light" and is a space lifeform who descended to Earth.<ref>Mi-ri Kim, [http://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=117&aid=0002788719 KBS 2TV, 新캐릭터 '케빗' 공개…재미·소통↑], Naver, 14 July 2016</ref>
During the broadcasting of the [[Olympic Games ceremony|parade of nations]] on the [[2020 Summer Olympics opening ceremony]], KBS was accused domestically and internationally for making depictions of numerous countries that were deemed racist and offensive.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vigdor |first=Neil |date=25 July 2021 |title=Broadcaster Apologizes for 'Inappropriate' Images Aired During Olympic Parade |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/25/sports/olympics/mbc-broadcaster-apology-olympics-opening-ceremony.html |access-date=2 August 2021 |website=The New York Times}}</ref> The most notable country depictions displayed during the broadcast is the use of the [[Chernobyl disaster]] to depict [[Ukraine]] and riots to depict [[Haiti]]. The incident sparked anger among Ukrainians and Haitians.<ref>{{Cite news |date=27 July 2021 |title=KBS's Olympic howlers show shallow outlook on world |work=Korea JoongAng Daily |url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2021/07/27/entertainment/television/korean-broadcaster-tokyo-olympics-mbc-tokyo-2020/20210727171800349.htm |access-date=28 July 2021}}</ref> On 27 July, KBS president Park Sung-jae apologised to the public as well as nations affected. He apologised to the Embassy of Ukraine and Romania in Seoul in a press conference and promised to ensure all of its content to be respectful towards universal values and cultural diversity.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Si-jin |first=Lee |date=26 July 2021 |title=KBS chief apologizes after yet another inappropriate caption airs during Tokyo Games |work=The Korea Herald |url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20210726000907 |access-date=28 July 2021}}</ref> KBS also declared a written apology on their official website.<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 July 2021 |title=[사과문] 머리 숙여 사죄드립니다 |url=http://with.mbc.co.kr/m/pr/press/view.html?idx=30065&page=1&opt=0&keyword= |url-status=dead |access-date=2 August 2021 |website=KBS와 함께 |language=ko}}</ref> [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Haiti)|Haitian Foreign Affairs Minister]] [[Claude Joseph]] fired back at KBS, saying "their apology didn't go far enough, but the incident shouldn't be allowed to distract from the athletes who have worked tirelessly for years to get to the Olympics".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lemaire |first=Sandra |last2=Gallo |first2=William |date=26 July 2021 |title=Haiti: S Korean TV Channel Apology Over Olympics Stereotypes 'Didn't Go Far Enough' |language=en |work=Voice of America |url=https://www.voanews.com/tokyo-olympics/haiti-s-korean-tv-channel-apology-over-olympics-stereotypes-didnt-go-far-enough |access-date=28 July 2021}}</ref> The incident caused national uproar among Koreans, with some Korean netizens accusing KBS for being insensitive and unprofessional.<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 July 2021 |title=South Korean TV network apologises for offensive Olympic broadcast |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210724-south-korean-tv-network-apologises-for-offensive-olympic-broadcast |access-date=2 August 2021 |website=[[France 24]] |language=en}}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[KBS1]]
* [[KBS1]]
* [[KBS NEWS D]]
* [[KBS News D]]
* [[EBS1]]
* [[EBS1]]
* [[EBS2]]
* [[EBS2]]
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KBS 2TV
CountrySouth Korea
NetworkKorean Broadcasting System
Programming
Language(s)Korean
Picture format2160p UHDTV
(downscaled to 1080i and 480i for the HDTV and SDTV feeds respectively)
Ownership
OwnerKorean Broadcasting System
History
Launched1 December 1980; 44 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 is a South Korean free-to-air television channel launched on 1 December 1980 and owned by Korean Broadcasting System. In contrast to KBS1, the channel specializes primarily in entertainment.[1]

History

KBS2 was created as an effect of the Policy for Merger and Abolition of the Press. The Tongyang Broadcasting Company, set up by Samsung founder Lee Byung-chul, had its license revoked and its operations were absorbed into the Korean Broadcasting System. At the time of the decision, TBC was Korea's second largest radio and television company.[2][3] On November 30, 1980, TBC made its final broadcast and the following day, KBS2 signed on in Seoul and Busan, where TBC had its television stations. Some of TBC's programs were continued under KBS, including the KBS Music Festival, which started in 1965 on TBC.[4] The initial goal was to complement the two KBS networks, with KBS2 being initially dedicated for cultural and educational programming.[5] The channel started color broadcasts on December 22, 1980, alongside MBC.[6]

Initially commercial-free, the two KBS networks reintroduced commercial advertising on March 7, 1981.[7]

At the start of cable television networks in South Korea in the early 90s, KBS2 was included in the must-carry package, which initially excluded the commercial channels MBC and SBS.[8] The channel adopted green as its signature color in 1993.[9]

Ratings soared for the final episode of First Love on April 20, 1997, at a record 65.8%.[10]

Digital terrestrial broadcasts started in 2001, on LCN 7 at a national scale;[11] analog broadcasts ended in 2012.

Its signal was interrupted for a 20-minute period on the evening of October 14, 2006.[12]

KBS2 was granted a subchannel (7-2) in 2015.[13]

Programming

Dramas are a pillar of KBS2's schedule. In the last week of April 2024, out of ten dramas broadcast on linear (terrestrial and subscription) and OTT platforms, only two of KBS2's dramas were among the ten-most watched programs of the genre, with viewing figures lower than the ones produced by TVN and streaming services.[14]

The channel also airs news, variety shows and Music Bank.

Network

Analog network (shut down in 2012):[15]

  • Gangneung: channel 6
  • Seoul: channel 7
  • Busan: channel 7
  • Jeju: channel 10
  • Jeonju: channel 13
  • Pohang: channel 20
  • Chuncheon: channel 22
  • Andong: channel 23
  • Yeosu: channel 24
  • Cheongju: channel 24
  • Gwangju: channel 25
  • Ulsan: channel 27
  • Jinju: channel 27
  • Mokpo: channel 29
  • Chungju: channel 30
  • Wonju: channel 31
  • Daegu: channel 38
  • Daejeon: channel 42
  • Changwon: channel 45

Kebit

Kebit (케빗) is the channel's mascot, introduced in the summer of 2016. Kebit represents "KBS's light" and is a space lifeform who descended to Earth.[16]

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. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Papers of the British Association for Korean Studies". Google Books. 1992. 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.
  7. ^ KBS 7일부터 광고방송 Maeil Kyungje, 6 March 1981，p. 11
  8. ^ 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. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  9. ^ "KBS 색깔은 녹색". Naver News Library (in Korean). Dong-A Ilbo. 25 September 1993.
  10. ^ 첫사랑 마지막회 65.8% 최고 신기록 Archived (Date missing) at newslibrary.naver.com (Error: unknown archive URL) Dong-A Ilbo, 22 April 1997, p. 26
  11. ^ "디지털TV 방송시대 본격 개막". Naver News (in Korean). Yonhap News. 25 October 2001.
  12. ^ "KBS 2TV 20여 분 방송 중단...최악의 방송사고". Naver News (in Korean). YTN. 15 October 2006.
  13. ^ 이, 선희 (28 January 2016). "방통위 "다채널방송은 EBS에 국한"". Maeil Business Daily (in Korean).
  14. ^ "'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.
  15. ^ 2005 World Radio and Television Handbook, page 651
  16. ^ Mi-ri Kim, KBS 2TV, 新캐릭터 '케빗' 공개…재미·소통↑, Naver, 14 July 2016
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