KBS Cool FM


KBS Cool FM 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 FMwhich plays the latest K-pop tracks. Notable shows include :ko:가요 광장|Popular Plaza, Volume Up and Kiss the Radio.

History

TBC Radio Era

  • 1965-06-26 : Tongyang Broadcasting Corporation was launched.
  • 1965-06-27 : Radio Seoul Broadcasting HLCD 89.1 MHz Started broadcasting.
  • 1966 : Renamed as TBC-FM. 639 kHz AM Repeater launched.
  • 1970 : TBC-FM Started South Korea's First Stereo FM Broadcast.
  • 1980-12-01 : TBC-FM forced to be merged into KBS Radio by the special law of Chun Doo-hwan, president of military authorities.

    KBS Radio 4 Era

  • 1980-12-25 : Relaunched as KBS Radio 4 aired Oldies and Trot. Callsign changed to HLKC-FM.
  • 1988-12-24 : KBS Radio 4 Started Partial 24-hour Broadcast.
  • 1990-05-30 : Transmission power increased
  • 1994-10-01 : 24-hour Broadcast started.

    KBS 2FM/KBS Cool FM Era

  • 2003-10-10 : Renamed as KBS Cool FM/KBS 2FM aired KPop Music. 639 kHz AM Repeater stopped broadcasting
  • 2005-03-03 : KBS Cool FM Opened its studio to the public along with KBS Radio 2.
  • 2006 : Started visual radio broadcasts on the internet.
  • 2010-03-02 : KBS Moved Cool FM's radio transmitter from Mount Namsan to Mount Gwanaksan.
  • 2013 : KBS 2FM Celebrated its 33rd anniversary. As part of the anniversary celebration all KBS 2FM programs are made available nationwide via KBS MUSIC on DMB TV Channel 12B-2 also Visual radio broadcasts became accessible by both registered and non-registered KBS website users via .

    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.

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.

    Slogans

  • 대한민국 뉴스, 드라마, 대중음악 라디오 방송국 89.1 메가 사이클 TBC 동양방송
  • 젊은 채널, 감성 채널 2FM
  • 대중음악 89.1
  • Today's Best Music 2FM

    Controversies

2002 – KBS 2FM advertisement scandal

From 1980 until 2002 was prohibited to air commercial advertisements but in 2002 commercial advertisements resumed airing on KBS 2FM. The result KBS Local FM instead carried KBS 1FM programs even though only one KBS 2FM program Good Morning Pops where aired due to that the said programm is prohibited to air advertisements excluding those of KOBACO. However Park Myeong-su's Radio Show is aired on local KBS Happy FM stations in Busan, Changwon, Cheongju, Daejeon and Jeju starting April 2016 this was due to its popularity and despite Happy FM Does not air any commercials in all of its programs then Jung Eun-ji's Gayo Plaza is aired in all Happy FM stations starting September 2016 for the same reasons and Good Morning Pops which was aired on the Local FM stations moved to Local Happy FM stations in February 2017 with this development the show is no longer aired on Local FM stations.