Editing Korean Broadcasting System (section)

===2010s===
After first broadcasting HD programmes in 2001, KBS completely switched to digital broadcasting in 2012.

On 16 January 2012, a dispute broke out between KBS and the Korea Cable TV Association (KCTA) over carriage fees. KCTA sought to reduce fees from major national networks for carrying their feeds through subscription providers. KBS had demanded 280 won per subscriber, while the TV providers offered only 100 won per subscription. Negotiations reached a standstill, and so the providers decided to stop carrying [[KBS 2TV|KBS2]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Park |first=Gwang-il |date=17 January 2012 |script-title=ko:케이블TV 지상파 송출 중단…대구시민 분통 |url=https://news.joins.com/article/7153247 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815155221if_/https://news.joins.com/article/7153247 |archive-date=15 August 2021 |access-date=15 August 2021 |website=[[JoongAng Ilbo]] |language=ko}}</ref> KBS2 experienced major decline in their ratings, affecting shows such as ''[[Brain (TV series)|Brain]]'' at the time.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Yang |first=Seung-joon |date=18 January 2012 |script-title=ko:'브레인' 신하균이 날린 역전만루홈런 |url=https://www.edaily.co.kr/news/read?newsId=01085686599399032&mediaCodeNo=258 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815165646if_/https://www.edaily.co.kr/news/read?newsId=01085686599399032&mediaCodeNo=258 |archive-date=15 August 2021 |access-date=15 August 2021 |website={{ill|Edaily|ko|이데일리}} |language=ko}}</ref> Following the blackout, the Korea Communications Commission (KCC) ordered the TV providers to resume distributing the channel or face a hefty fine. They initially refused, but on 17 January, they agreed to resume the channel's carriage.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jeong |first=Yu-mi |date=17 January 2012 |title='KBS2' 28시간 만에 송출 재개… 밀실 협상에 불씨 남긴 타결 |url=https://www.khan.co.kr/national/media/article/201201172150525 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815162525if_/https://www.khan.co.kr/national/media/article/201201172150525 |archive-date=15 August 2021 |access-date=15 August 2021 |website=[[Kyunghyang Shinmun]] |language=ko}}</ref>

In 2011, Sohn Hak-kyu, the chairman of the [[Democratic Party (South Korea, 2015)|Democratic Party]], accused KBS of wiretapping the party's closed-door meeting on TV subscription charges.<ref>{{cite news |last=Se-jeong |first=Kim |date=1 July 2011 |title=DP leader hits KBS for alleged wiretapping |url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2014/03/116_90031.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219223134/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2014/03/116_90031.html |archive-date=19 February 2015 |access-date=16 November 2018 |work=[[The Korea Times]]}}</ref>

Journalists working for KBS (along with [[HLKV-TV|MBC]], [[HLSQ-TV|SBS]] and [[YTN]]) protested against journalism practices that favored the [[Lee Myung-bak government]] in 2012.<ref>{{cite news |date=19 March 2012 |title=SKorea journalists protest alleged pro-gov't bias |url=http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2012-03/D9TJIHLG0.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120704210030/http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2012-03/D9TJIHLG0.htm |archive-date=4 July 2012 |access-date=22 March 2012 |agency=Associated Press}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=25 April 2012 |title=Massive Media Strike in South Korea |url=http://www.sampsoniaway.org/blog/2012/04/25/massive-media-strike-in-south-korea/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413125110/http://www.sampsoniaway.org/blog/2012/04/25/massive-media-strike-in-south-korea/ |archive-date=13 April 2014 |access-date=9 April 2014 |agency=Sampsonia Way}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=19 March 2012 |title=Special Show to Celebrate the Retirement of Parachute Executives |url=http://www.worldyannews.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=1889 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413143842/http://www.worldyannews.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=1889 |archive-date=13 April 2014 |access-date=9 April 2014 |agency=WORLDYAN NEWS}}</ref> The union for KBS released a video clip "Reset KBS News 9" (리셋 KBS 뉴스9) on the internet that discussed the [[Prime Minister's Office Civilian Surveillance Incident]] and the controversial money-spending on renovating President [[Lee Myung-bak|Lee]]'s alleged birth house on 13 March 2012.<ref>{{cite news |last=Cho (조) |first=Hyeon-ho (현호) |date=14 March 2012 |script-title=ko:이명박 태어나지도 않은 생가에 혈세 펑펑 |url=http://www.mediatoday.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=100984 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120317221529/http://www.mediatoday.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=100984 |archive-date=17 March 2012 |access-date=21 March 2012 |work=[[Media Today]] |language=ko}}</ref>

[[File:KBS 50 Years logo.svg|thumb|200px|50th anniversary logo of its founding as public broadcasting organization.]]
On 3 March 2013, computer shutdowns hit South Korean television stations including KBS.<ref>Choe Sang-Hun, [https://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/21/world/asia/south-korea-computer-network-crashes.html "Computer Networks in South Korea Are Paralyzed in Cyberattacks"] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190602122340/https://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/21/world/asia/south-korea-computer-network-crashes.html |date=2 June 2019 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', 20 March 2013.</ref> The South Korean government asserted a North Korean link in the [[2013 South Korea cyberattack|March cyberattacks]], denied by Pyongyang.<ref>{{cite news |author=Lee Minji |date=10 April 2013 |title=(2nd LD) Gov't confirms Pyongyang link in March cyber attacks |url=http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/northkorea/2013/04/10/49/0401000000AEN20130410007352320F.HTML |newspaper=[[Yonhap News]] |access-date=2 June 2019 |archive-date=15 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130415082902/http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/northkorea/2013/04/10/49/0401000000AEN20130410007352320F.HTML |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2013, KBS World Radio commemorated its 60th anniversary, and KBS World TV celebrated 10 years of its foundation.

In 2014, KBS World 24 was launched, mainly for Koreans abroad.

In 2015, KBS was honoured to have its archives of the KBS Special Live Broadcast, ''[[Finding Dispersed Families]]'', inscribed on the [[UNESCO]] Memory of the World Register.<ref>{{Cite web |last=뉴시스 |date=2016-12-28 |title=KBS 이산가족찾기·조선 유교책판, 유네스코 세계기록유산 등재 |url=https://www.newsis.com/view/NISX20151010_0010341148 |access-date=2025-05-08 |website=뉴시스 |language=ko}}</ref> This makes KBS only the world's second broadcaster to have a broadcast programme on the prestigious list.

The KBS network delivered the exclusive Special Live Broadcast, Finding Dispersed Families, via its primary channel, KBS1. KBS News was the program's producer. The program premiered on 10:15 pm KST on 30 June 1983. After more than 6 months, the special live programme ended at 4 am on 14 November 1983. This marks a total duration of 453 hours and 45 minutes of live broadcast over 138 days, aired nationwide on KBS1. The KBS's archives of Special Live Broadcast, Finding Dispersed Families include; 463 videotapes of the original recordings, and many associated materials, generated in the course of the broadcast, such as the posters carrying the participating dispersed family members' capsule stories, cue sheets, programming schedules, radio recording materials, and related photographs. A total of 20,522 such assorted materials are preserved in the archives.<ref>{{cite web|title=Finding Dispersed Families {{!}} The Archives of the KBS Special Live Broadcast|url=http://english.kbsarchive.com/|access-date=15 January 2021|work=Korean Broadcasting System|archive-date=15 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115195531/http://english.kbsarchive.com/|url-status=live}}</ref> The program was the biggest public affairs program ever produced by KBS and was the first to tackle the issue of families separated because of the long [[Korean War]] (1950–1953), which garnered even international coverage.

In 2017, KBS launched the world's first terrestrial UHD broadcasting service.<ref>{{Cite web |last=www.etnews.com |date=2017-05-30 |title=세계 최초 지상파 UHD 방송 시작 |url=https://www.etnews.com/20170530000322 |access-date=2025-05-08 |website=미래를 보는 창 - 전자신문 |language=ko}}</ref>

In June 2018, KBS led the operation of the IBC (International Broadcasting Centre) inside the [[Korea International Exhibition Center|KINTEX]] (Korea International Exhibition Center), located in [[Goyang]], as Host Broadcaster for the [[April 2018 inter-Korean summit]].<ref>{{cite news |author=Lim Jeong-yeo |date=26 April 2018 |title=[2018 Inter-Korean summit] Cheong Wa Dae shares live footage from press center for South-North summit |url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20180426000775 |work=[[The Korea Herald]] |access-date=26 August 2020 |archive-date=11 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211211060237/http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20180426000775 |url-status=live }}</ref> During the summit, KBS successfully delivered all the moments associated with the historic summit for more than 3,000 local and overseas media representatives, gathered at the IBC. Throughout the day of the summit, KBS delivered live coverage through its continuous special news bulletins. Its prime-time news programmes, [[KBS News 9]] and [[KBS Newsline]] provided audiences with highlights and implications of the historic summit through comprehensive reports. Also, KBS World TV delivered Live Coverage of April 2018 Inter-Korean summit with English subtitles for its audiences across 117 countries worldwide.

In May 2019, as the public service broadcaster in South Korea, KBS undertook a major reform in its Disaster Broadcast System in order to provide emergency services in times of emergency. To be headed by President and CEO of KBS, the renewed system allowed the use of maximum resources of the organization under emergency circumstances. Under the reform, KBS focused on: swift and efficient emergency broadcast and coverage; delivering essential information in innovative ways with the ultimate aim to minimise losses and damage; and strengthening its digital platforms to better serve wide-ranging audience groups. In particular, KBS signed contracts with sign language interpreters in an effort to enhance broadcast services for audiences with disabilities. In addition, KBS is committed to improve its English subtitle services for people from overseas.