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KBS WORLD RADIO
KEY CONTACT INFORMATION
MS SONG JU-MI
Head, KBS World Radio
KBS WORLD RADIO
13, Yeouigongwon-ro
Yeongdeungpo-gu
Seoul 07235
Republic of Korea
KBSWORLDRADIOKEYOBJECTIVES
• To provide news and information on politics,
economics and culture
• To reflect the viewpoints of Koreans on major issues
at home and abroad
• To deliver Korea's position on inter-Korean affairs
• To promote cultural exchanges and friendly relations
with other nations
• To build a bond between the seven million Korean
expatriates
• To provide information for overseas Koreans in
times of disaster or emergency
PROFILE
KBS World Radio is Korea’s
flagship public international
broadcaster.
Its went on the air in August
1953 as "The Voice of Free Korea".
The station was renamed Radio
Korea in April 1973, Radio Korea
International in August 1994 and
KBS World Radio in March 2005 in
a bid to better reflect the station's
increasingly globalised mission.
Today, KBS World Radio
broadcasts in Korean, Japanese,
French, Russian, Chinese, Spanish,
Indonesian, Arabic, Vietnamese
and German.
By providing a range og
programmes and news on Korea's
politics, economy, society, culture
and traditions to our audience and
to ‘netizens’, KBS and KBS World
Radio seek to strengthen friendly
ties and foster an understanding of
Korea worldwide. In addition, we
provide a bridge between Korea
and the seven million Koreans
living abroad.
REACHING AUDIENCES
In order to provide the best
possible reception for our audience,
KBS World Radio transmits directly
from domestic facilities and
through relays to Europe, the
Americas, Asia, the Middle East
and Africa.
KBS World Radio is advancing
into a wider variety of media
outlets. KBS World Radio's Russian
and Indonesian language
programming is now available on
local AM and FM frequencies in
Russia, Indonesia and Argentina. In
September 2006, the Russian
language service started
broadcasting on 738 kHz AM in
Moscow. In March 2007, the
Indonesian service began
programming on 102.6 MHz,
Camajaya FM, in Jakarta. And the
Spanish language service is brought
to Argentina on Radio Palermo 94.7
MHz FM in Buenos Aires. The
Korean language service is
available on a number of Korean
expatriate radio stations in the
United States, and Australia.
KBS World Radio leases airtime
from World Radio Network (WRN)
and Babcock International to
improve reception for its German,
French, Spanish, Russian and
Korean language services.
Funding source
Government funded
Year of launch
1953
PARENT ORGANISATION KBS (KOREAN BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
Members of the Chinese-South Korean boy group visiting KBS World Radio
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