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KBS1

KBS 1TV is a South Korean free-to-air television channel and is considered the first private company in South Korea launched on 31 December 1961 and owned by Korean Broadcasting System. The channel offers serious fare compared to KBS2, and is devoid of commercials.[1]

KBS 1TV
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
Launched31 December 1961; 62 years ago (1961-12-31)
ReplacedKBS2
KBS NEWS D
Former namesKBS TV (1961–1980)
Links
WebsiteKBS 1TV
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital terrestrial televisionChannel 9.1
Streaming media
KBSWatch live
(South Korea only)

History

KBS1 was not the first television channel in South Korea. DBC (Daehan Broadcasting) was established on May 12, 1956 to a limited television audience.[2] The channel was owned by the Korean RCA Distribution Company (KORCAD) and initially took on its name, as well as the calls HLKZ.TV. The station broadcast on the same frequency KBS1 would operate on in Seoul, channel 9.[3] An audience of hundreds of viewers watched the inaugural broadcast on 32 television sets installed in street corners, 25 in newspaper buildings and on school playgrounds throughout Seoul.[4] It was the only television station in Korea before the start of AFKN TV on September 15, 1957.[5]

On February 2, 1959, a fire broke at the DBC facilities, causing the station to go off the air.[6]

The government took over the station and KBS TV started in its place on December 31, 1961, initially scheduled for 1962.[7] It was determined that KBS TV would broadcast 4 1/2 hours a day, from 6pm to 10:30pm. By 1964, it was broadcasting from 5:30pm to midnight.[8]

In December 1962, it was announced that commercial advertising would be introduced on KBS and on Korean television as a whole from January 1, 1963,[9] but KBS refrained from carrying commercial advertising from May 1, 1969, after a decision taken three weeks in advance.[10] As of February 1976, it also had a UHF relay station in Seoul on channel 55.[11]

In 1980, after the shutdown of TBC and its integration with KBS, the channel was renamed KBS1. The channel absorbed most of TBC's programs, including its last drama, Daldongne.[12] Commercial advertising was reintroduced on its networks on March 7, 1981.[13] Commercial breaks were removed on weekdays in 1990, but the ad revenue for the channel, especially for sports broadcasts, increased.[14] They were abolished from the channel on October 1, 1994.

At the start of cable television networks in South Korea in the early 90s, KBS1 was included in the must-carry package, which initially excluded the commercial channels MBC and SBS.[15]

KBS1 started digital terrestrial broadcasts on November 5, 2001, with the LCN fixed at 9.[16] After government approval, KBS1 started 24-hour broadcasts on October 8, 2012.[17]

Programming

The main news programs are KBS News Plaza (morning, inherited from TBC), KBS News 12 and KBS News 9.[18][19][20] The channel also airs dramas, primarily in the 8pm timeslot.

KBS1 also airs dramas, but the use of external writers is strictly forbidden.

Network

Analog network (shut down in 2012):[21]

  • Yeosu: channel 4
  • Seoul: channel 5 (relay)
  • Ulsan: channel 5
  • Changwon: channel 6
  • Daejeon: channel 6
  • Jeonju: channel 7
  • Daegu: channel 8
  • Chuncheon: channel 8
  • Seoul: channel 9 (main)
  • Busan: channel 9
  • Gangneung: channel 9
  • Jinju: channel 10
  • Cheongju: channel 10
  • Wonju: channel 10
  • Gwangju: channel 11
  • Andong: channel 12
  • Chungju: channel 12
  • Jeju: channel 12
  • Pohang: channel 13
  • Mokpo: channel 27

See also

References

  1. ^ "Channel Info". KBS English. Archived from the original on 19 May 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  2. ^ http://withs2.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/The-Rise-and-Fall-of-the-K-Drama-Empire-Chapter-2-Mad-Men.pdf Archived 21 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine [bare URL PDF]
  3. ^ "SOUTH KOREA - the Museum of Broadcast Communications". Archived from the original on 13 May 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
  4. ^ "T.V. IN S KOREA". Indian Daily Mail. 14 May 1956. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Military TV". Straits Times. 16 September 1957. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  6. ^ "TV STUDIO BURNT". Singapore Standard. 3 February 1959. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  7. ^ "工事(공사)서두는 TV放送局(방송국)". Naver News Library (in Korean). Kyunghyang Shinmun. 8 November 1961.
  8. ^ Broadcasting in Korea. Nanam Publishing House. 1994. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  9. ^ TV프로 좋아지려나 Archived 1 January 2021 at the Wayback Machine Dong-A Ilbo，17 December 1962,，p. 5
  10. ^ KBS텔레비존 광고전폐교육방송 Archived 1 January 2021 at the Wayback Machine Dong-A Ilbo，12 April 1969，p. 7
  11. ^ Electronic Catalog(전자 카탈로그) (in Korean). Korea Electric Association. 1976.
  12. ^ "기존TBC－TV프로 최대한 살려". Maeil Business Daily (in Korean). 27 November 1980.
  13. ^ KBS 7일부터 광고방송[permanent dead link‍] Maeil Kyungje, 6 March 1981，p. 11
  14. ^ "KBS 광고의존율 73% 한국방송공사 상반기 경영분석". Naver News Library (in Korean). The Hankyoreh. 26 September 1990.
  15. ^ "A Study of the Government Cable Tv Policy in Korea in Comparison with the Government Cable Tv Policy in France". Google Books. 1992. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  16. ^ 디지털TV 방송시대 본격 개막 Archived 1 January 2021 at the Wayback Machine (Yonhap News Agency), 25 October 2001
  17. ^ 장, 민호 (29 September 2012). "10월 8일부터 KBS1 24시간 방송". Break News (in Korean).
  18. ^ 뉴스광장 1부 . KBS. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  19. ^ 뉴스 12 . KBS. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  20. ^ 뉴스 9. KBS. Retrieved 28 June 2024
  21. ^ 2005 World Radio and Television Handbook, page 651
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