Editing Korean Broadcasting System (section)

{{short description|South Korean public service broadcaster}}
{{redirect|KBS}}
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{{Use British English|date=November 2012}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Korean Broadcasting System
| logo = KBS logo.svg
| image = KBS Main Building in 2018.jpg
| image_size = 220px
| image_alt = Main building of the Korean Broadcasting System
| image_caption = Main building of the Korean Broadcasting System
| native_name = {{Infobox Chinese/Korean|child=yes|hide=no|header=none
|hangul=한국방송공사
|hanja=韓國放送公社
|rr=Hanguk Bangsong Gongsa
|mr=Han'guk Pangsong Kongsa
}}
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| type = [[Statutory corporation]]
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| industry = [[Public broadcasting]]
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| predecessors = {{unbulleted list|Kyeongseong/Keijō Broadcasting Station (1927–1932)|Chōsen Broadcasting Corporation (1932–1945)}}
| successor = 
| foundation = {{ubl|{{start date and age|df=yes|1927|2|16}} (as Kyeongseong/Keijō Broadcasting Station) (Radio)|{{start date and age|df=yes|1956|5}} (television)|{{start date and age|df=yes|1973|3|3}} (as Public Broadcasting organization)}}
| founder = Governor-General of Korea
| hq_location_city = [[Yeouido]], [[Yeongdeungpo District]], [[Seoul]]
| hq_location_country = South Korea
| area_served = Worldwide
| key_people = [[Park Jang-beom]] (President and CEO)
| products = {{ubl|Television|Radio|[[Web portal]]s}}
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| owner = [[Government of South Korea | Government of South Korea]]
| num_employees = 4,701 {{small|(As of 1 June 2020)}}
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| subsid = {{ubl|[[KBS Media]]|KBS Art Vision|KBS Business|[[KBS N]]|KBS i {{small|(closed in 2011)}}|KBS Security|E-KBS|KBS America|KBS Japan|[[Monster Union]]}}
| website = {{URL|https://www.kbs.co.kr|Corporation website}}
}}

The '''Korean Broadcasting System''' ('''KBS'''; {{korean|한국방송공사|hanja=韓國放送公社|rr=Hanguk Bangsong Gongsa|mr=Han'guk Pangsong Kongsa}}) is the [[public broadcasting|national broadcaster]] of South Korea. Founded in 1927, it is one of the leading South Korean television and radio broadcasters under the government of South Korea.

The KBS operates seven radio networks, ten television channels and multiple Internet-exclusive services. Its flagship [[terrestrial television]] [[television station|station]], [[KBS1]], broadcasts on [[Television channel|channel]] 9 while [[KBS2]], an entertainment-oriented network, broadcasts on channel 7. KBS also operates the international service [[KBS World]], which provides television, radio and online services in 12 languages.