Korean Broadcasting System

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Korean Broadcasting System

Main building of the Korean Broadcasting System
Native name
Hangul	한국방송공사
Hanja	韓國放送公社
Revised Romanization	Hanguk Bangsong Gongsa
McCune–Reischauer	Han'guk Pangsong Kongsa
Company type	Statutory corporation
Industry	Public broadcasting
Predecessors	Kyeongseong/Keijō Broadcasting Station (1927–1932) Chōsen Broadcasting Corporation (1932–1945)
Founded	16 February 1927; 97 years ago (1927-02-16) (as Kyeongseong/Keijō Broadcasting Station) (Radio) May 1956; 68 years ago (1956-05) (television) 3 March 1973; 51 years ago (1973-03-03) (as Public Broadcasting organization)
Founder	Governor-General of Korea
Headquarters	Yeouido, Yeongdeungpo District, Seoul , South Korea
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Park Jang-beom (President and CEO)
Products	Television Radio Web portals
Owner	Ministry of Economy and Finance
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

The Korean Broadcasting System (KBS; Korean: 한국방송공사; Hanja: 韓國放送公社; RR: Hanguk 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 under the Ministry of Economy and Finance.

The KBS operates seven radio networks, ten television channels and multiple Internet-exclusive services. Its flagship terrestrial television station, KBS1, broadcasts on channel 9 while 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 12 languages.