KBS Radio 2
Broadcast area | South Korea - almost national |
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Frequency | HLSA-AM:AM 603 kHz HLSA-SFM: FM: 106.1 MHz (Seoul) 97.1 MHz (Busan) ...more |
Branding | KBS Happy FM (Nickname) |
Programming | |
Format | K-Pop, Classical music, Entertainment, News |
Ownership | |
Owner | KBS |
KBS Radio 1, KBS Radio 3, KBS Classic FM, KBS Cool FM | |
History | |
First air date | 1933 1980 (FM Band) | (AM Band)
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | kbs.co.kr/radio/2radio |
KBS Radio 2 (Hangul: KBS 2 라디오; also known by its nickname Happy FM) is a K-Pop, classical music, and entertainment network of the Korean Broadcasting System. Opened in 1933 on AM Radio, the network began utilising FM Radio frequencies 67 years later for a clearer audio reception.
Radio 2 operates daily from 5:00 am to 3:00 am of the following day. National programs originate from Seoul, with regional opt-outs as well as rebroadcasts of selected KBS 2FM programs are aired across local stations operating on FM and, if applicable, AM radio.
Stations[]
Seoul, Incheon, Gyeonggi Province[]
Callsign | Frequency | Power (kW) | Transmitter Location |
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HLSA-AM | AM 603kHz | 500kW | Namyang |
HLSA-SFM | FM 106.1MHz | 25kW | Gwanaksan |
Other Provinces[]
- Chuncheon : FM 98.7 MHz
- Wonju : FM 100.5, 88.1 MHz
- Gangneung : FM 102.1 MHz, FM 106.7 MHz, FM 103.9 MHz
- Daejeon : FM 100.9 MHz, FM 89.5 MHz
- Cheongju : FM 90.9 MHz
- Jeonju : FM 92.9 MHz
- Gwangju : FM 95.5 MHz
- Mokpo : FM 88.1 MHz
- Suncheon : FM 102.7 MHz, FM 100.9 MHz, FM 106.7 MHz
- Daegu : AM 558 kHz, FM 102.3 MHz
- Gimcheon : FM 88.9 MHz
- Ulleung Island : FM 92.1 MHz
- Busan : FM 97.1 MHz, FM 99.5 MHz
- Changwon : FM 106.1 MHz, FM 99.7 MHz
- Jeju : FM 91.9 MHz, FM 89.7 MHz, FM 92.7 MHz
History[]
- 1933 - Chōsen Broadcasting Corporation's Second Broadcasting(Korean: 조선방송협회 제2방송, JODB, 660 kHz) started broadcasting.
- 1947 - Chōsen Broadcasting Corporation Closed. Relunched as KBS Second broadcasting(Korean: KBS 제2방송, HLSA).
- 1972 - Frequency Moved 660 to 600 kHz.
- November 1, 1978 - Frequency Moved 600 to 603 kHz.
- December 1, 1980 - Renamed as KBS Radio 2. along with the launch of KBS Radio 3, KBS 2FM (Now Cool FM Formerly TBC Radio), KBS Radio Seoul (Now SBS Love FM Formerly DBS) and KBS 1FM (Now Classic FM).
- July 1, 2000 - KBS 2 Radio FM repeater 106.1 MHz Launched.
- October 20, 2003 - KBS Radio 2 Renamed as Happy FM. Reformated as an entertainment radio station for the middle aged.
- March 3, 2005 - Viewable Radio (BORA) Broadcast launched.
- April 25, 2016 - Local Radio 2 stations started cross-broadcast with KBS 2FM in order for the latter to air its selected shows nationally.
See also[]
Categories:
- Korean Broadcasting System radio networks
- Radio stations in South Korea
- Korean-language radio stations
- Radio stations established in 1980
- Chinese popular culture
- South Korean popular culture
- Asian radio station stubs