KBS Cool FM
City | Seoul |
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Broadcast area | Seoul, Incheon, Gyeonggi Province, Chuncheon, Wonju, Hongcheon, Hoengseong, Cheorwon, Cheonan, Asan, Yesan, Hongseong, Dangjin, Seosan, Taean, South Korea (with nationwide popularization propagation broadcast.) |
Frequency | 89.1 FM MHz 90.9 FM MHz 97.7 FM MHz |
Branding | KBS Cool FM |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Korean |
Format | Hot AC |
Ownership | |
Owner | KBS |
KBS Radio 1, KBS Radio 2, KBS Radio 3, KBS Classic FM | |
History | |
First air date | 1965~1980 (as TBC) 1980~Present (as KBS 2FM) |
Former call signs | HLCD-AM (AM Radio 1965~1966) HLCD-FM (FM Radio 1965~1966) |
Former frequencies | AM 639 kHz (Repeater until 1980) |
Call sign meaning | HL KBS Cool FM |
Technical information | |
Class | A, B, C, D, E |
Power | 10,000 watts (Seoul) |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | www.kbs.co.kr/radio/coolfm |
KBS Cool FM (Hangul : KBS 쿨FM)(also known as KBS 2FM Hangul : KBS 제2FM방송) is a 24-hour Hot AC music radio station of the Korean Broadcasting System. It plays mostly older K-pop Music from the 90s compared to KBS Happy FM which plays the latest K-pop tracks.[1] Notable shows include Popular Plaza, Volume Up and Kiss the Radio.
History[]
TBC Radio Era[]
- 1965-06-26 : Tongyang Broadcasting Corporation (Hangul: 동양 방송 공사) (Former body of JTBC.) was launched.
- 1965-06-27 : Radio Seoul Broadcasting (Hangul: 라디오 서울 방송) HLCD 639 kHz Started broadcasting.
- 1966 : Renamed as TBC Radio. 89.1 MHz FM Repeater (Standard FM) launched. Callsign changed to HLKC/HLKC-SFM
- 1970 : TBC Radio Started South Korea's First Stereo FM Broadcast.
- 1980-12-01 : TBC Radio forced to be merged into KBS Radio by the special law of Chun Doo-hwan, president of military authorities.
KBS 2FM Era[]
- 1980-12-25 : Relaunched as KBS 2FM (Korean : KBS 제2FM) with a Trot and Popular Music format. Callsign changed to HLKC-FM and 639 kHz AM Repeater stopped broadcasting with the frequency used to form KBS Radio 3. Airing of advertisements where abolished and started airing selected shows nationwide through Cross-Broadcast with the KBS Local FM Network (composed of former provincial TBC Radio stations.) along with KBS 1FM.
- 1988-12-24 : KBS 2FM Started Partial 24-hour Broadcast (Monday~Friday 24-hours Saturday~Sunday 18-hours).
- 1990-05-30 : Transmission power increased (TPO:1 kW ERP:173.5 kW → TPO:10 kW ERP:350 kW)
- 1994-10-01 : 24-hour Broadcast started.
Cool FM Era[]
- 2002-01-01 : Commercial advertisements resume broadcast on 2FM and nationwide cross-broadcast with the Local FM network where abolished.
- 2003-10-10 : Relaunched as KBS Cool FM (Korean : KBS 쿨FM)
- 2005-03-03 : KBS Cool FM Opened its studio to the public along with KBS Radio 2.
- 2006 : Started visual radio (BORA) broadcasts on the internet.
- 2010-03-02 : KBS Moved Cool FM's radio transmitter from Mount Namsan to Mount Gwanaksan.
- 2016 : KBS 2FM Resumed national broadcasting of select programs through Cross-Broadcast with Local Radio 2 Stations with Park Myeong-su's Radio Show being the first show to be heard nationally.
Accessibility[]
FM Radio[]
Cool FM is available terrestrially in select cities including Seoul, Incheon, Chuncheon, Wonju, Hongcheon, Hoengseong, Cheorwon, Cheonan, Asan, Yesan, Hongseong, Dangjin, Seosan, Taean, Jincheon, Eumseong and Chungju.
Transmitter | Callsign | Frequency | Power | Transmitter location |
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Mt. Gwanaksan | HLKC-FM | FM 89.1 MHz | 10 kW | Bisan-dong, Dongan-gu, Anyang-si, Gyeonggi-do (Mt. Gwanak) |
Seongnam | - | FM 97.7 MHz | 200W | Eunhaeng-dong, Jungwon-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do |
Baengnyeongdo | - | FM 90.9 MHz | 100W | Bukpo-ri, Baengnyeong-myeon, Ongjin-gun, Incheon metropolitan city |
Outside of the main station's coverage area, Cool FM can be heard through local Happy FM stations at these times: 5:00~7:00AM KST, 11:00AM~2:00PM KST, and 6:00~8:00PM KST.
DMB Radio(U-KBS Music)[]
In other areas not reachable terrestrially, Cool FM's programs can be heard via U-KBS' DMB channels.
- Seoul : CH 12B
- Chuncheon : CH 13B
- Daejeon/Cheongju : CH 11B
- Gwangju/Jeonju: CH 12B/CH 8B/CH 7B
- Daegu : CH 7B/CH 9B
- Busan/Ulsan : CH 12B/CH 9B
- Jeju : CH 13B/CH 8B
Trivia[]
- Despite being South Korea's No.10 Radio Station 2FM Program Volume Up became the highest-rated radio program in its timeslot across both AM and FM bandwidths in Seoul.[2][3]
Slogans[]
- 대한민국 뉴스, 드라마, 대중음악 라디오 방송국 89.1 메가 사이클 TBC 동양방송 (South Korea's News, Drama, Popular Music Station 89.1 Megahertz TBC Tongyang Broadcasting TBC Era Slogan until 1980)
- 젊은 채널, 감성 채널 2FM (The Youth channel, The Emotional channel 2FM 2003~2014)
- 대중음악 89.1 (Popular Music 89.1 1980~1999 2010~2014)
- Today's Best Music 2FM (2014~Present)
Controversies[]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ This was a result of the reformat of KBS Radio 2 back again as a pure popular music radio station in 2013.
- ^ Hong, Grace Danbi (February 19, 2013). "Yoo In Na Becomes Queen of the Radio with #1 Radio Show". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on April 19, 2013. Retrieved February 23, 2013.
- ^ "For Actress Yoo In-na, 'Wobbles' Are Just Part of Finding the Way". The Chosun Ilbo. June 8, 2013. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
External links[]
- Radio stations in South Korea
- Korean Broadcasting System radio networks
- Radio stations established in 1980