"HLCD" redirects here. For the station that formerly owned the 89.1MHz frequency and the station that was forced merged to KBS, see Tongyang Broadcasting Corporation.
27 June 1965: Radio Seoul Broadcasting (Hangul: 라디오 서울 방송) HLCD 639 kHz Started broadcasting.
1966: Renamed as TBC Radio. 89.1 MHz FM Repeater (Standard FM) launched. Callsign changed to HLKC/HLKC-SFM
1970: TBC Radio Started South Korea's First Stereo FM Broadcast.
1 December 1980: TBC Radio forced to be merged into KBS Radio by the special law of Chun Doo-hwan as president of military authorities.
KBS 2FM Era
25 December 1980: Relaunched as KBS 2FM (Korean: KBS 제2FM) with a Trot and Popular Music format. Callsign changed to HLKC-FM and 639 kHz AM Repeater stopped broadcasting with the frequency used to form KBS Radio 3. Airing of advertisements where abolished and started airing selected shows nationwide through Cross-Broadcast with the KBS Local FM Network (composed of former provincial TBC Radio stations.) along with KBS 1FM.
24 December 1988: KBS 2FM Started Partial 24-hour Broadcast (Monday~Friday 24-hours and Saturday~Sunday 18-hours).
30 May 1990: Transmission power increased (TPO:1 kW ERP:173.5 kW → TPO:10 kW ERP:350 kW)
1 October 1994: 24-hour Broadcast started.
Cool FM Era
1 January 2002: Commercial advertisements resume broadcast on 2FM and nationwide cross-broadcast with the Local FM network where abolished.
10 October 2003: Relaunched as KBS Cool FM (Korean : KBS 쿨FM)
3 March 2005: KBS Cool FM Opened its studio to the public along with KBS Radio 2.
2006: Started visual radio (BORA) broadcasts on the internet.
2016: KBS 2FM Resumed national broadcasting of select programs through Cross-Broadcast with Local Radio 2 Stations with Park Myeong-su's Radio Show being the first show to be heard nationally.
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.
Bukpo-ri, Baengnyeong-myeon, Ongjin-gun, Incheon metropolitan city
Outside of the main station's coverage area, Cool FM can be heard through local Happy FM stations at these times: 5:00~7:00AM KST, 11:00AM~2:00PM KST, and 6:00~8:00PM KST.
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.[2][3]
Slogans
대한민국 뉴스, 드라마, 대중음악 라디오 방송국 89.1 메가 사이클 TBC 동양방송 (South Korea's News, Drama, Popular Music Station 89.1 Megahertz TBC Tongyang Broadcasting TBC Era Slogan until 1980)
젊은 채널, 감성 채널 2FM (The Youth channel, The Emotional channel 2FM 2003~2014)
대중음악 89.1 (Popular Music 89.1 1980~1999 2010~2014)
^This was a result of the reformat of KBS Radio 2 back again as a pure popular music radio station in 2013.
^Hong, Grace Danbi (February 19, 2013). "Yoo In Na Becomes Queen of the Radio with #1 Radio Show". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on April 19, 2013. Retrieved February 23, 2013.
^"For Actress Yoo In-na, 'Wobbles' Are Just Part of Finding the Way". The Chosun Ilbo. June 8, 2013. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
External links
KBS Cool FM Homepage
May 04, 2023
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HLCD redirects here For the station that formerly owned the 89 1MHz frequency and the station that was forced merged to KBS see Tongyang Broadcasting Corporation KBS Cool FM Hangul KBS 쿨FM also known as KBS 2FM Hangul KBS 제2FM방송 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 FM which plays the latest K pop tracks 1 Notable shows include Popular Plaza Volume Up and Kiss the Radio HLKC FMSeoulBroadcast areaSeoul Incheon Gyeonggi Province Chuncheon Wonju Hongcheon Hoengseong Cheorwon Cheonan Asan Yesan Hongseong Dangjin Seosan Taean South Korea with nationwide popularization propagation broadcast Frequency89 1 FM MHz 90 9 FM MHz 97 7 FM MHzBrandingKBS Cool FMProgrammingLanguage s KoreanFormatHot ACOwnershipOwnerKBSSister stationsKBS Radio 1 KBS Radio 2 KBS Radio 3 KBS Classic FMHistoryFirst air date26 June 1965Former call signsHLCD AM AM Radio 1965 1966 HLCD FM FM Radio 1965 1966 Former frequenciesAM 639 kHz Repeater until 1980 Call sign meaningHLKBS Cool FMTechnical informationClassA B C D EPower10 000 watts Seoul LinksWebcastListen LiveWebsitewww kbs co kr radio coolfm Cool FM Studios Contents 1 History 1 1 TBC Radio Era 1 2 KBS 2FM Era 1 3 Cool FM Era 2 Accessibility 2 1 FM Radio 2 2 DMB Radio U KBS Music 3 Trivia 4 Slogans 5 Controversies 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksHistory EditTBC Radio Era Edit 26 June 1965 Tongyang Broadcasting Corporation Hangul 동양 방송 공사 Former body of JTBC was launched 27 June 1965 Radio Seoul Broadcasting Hangul 라디오 서울 방송 HLCD 639 kHz Started broadcasting 1966 Renamed as TBC Radio 89 1 MHz FM Repeater Standard FM launched Callsign changed to HLKC HLKC SFM 1970 TBC Radio Started South Korea s First Stereo FM Broadcast 1 December 1980 TBC Radio forced to be merged into KBS Radio by the special law of Chun Doo hwan as president of military authorities KBS 2FM Era Edit 25 December 1980 Relaunched as KBS 2FM Korean KBS 제2FM with a Trot and Popular Music format Callsign changed to HLKC FM and 639 kHz AM Repeater stopped broadcasting with the frequency used to form KBS Radio 3 Airing of advertisements where abolished and started airing selected shows nationwide through Cross Broadcast with the KBS Local FM Network composed of former provincial TBC Radio stations along with KBS 1FM 24 December 1988 KBS 2FM Started Partial 24 hour Broadcast Monday Friday 24 hours and Saturday Sunday 18 hours 30 May 1990 Transmission power increased TPO 1 kW ERP 173 5 kW TPO 10 kW ERP 350 kW 1 October 1994 24 hour Broadcast started Cool FM Era Edit 1 January 2002 Commercial advertisements resume broadcast on 2FM and nationwide cross broadcast with the Local FM network where abolished 10 October 2003 Relaunched as KBS Cool FM Korean KBS 쿨FM 3 March 2005 KBS Cool FM Opened its studio to the public along with KBS Radio 2 2006 Started visual radio BORA broadcasts on the internet 2 March 2010 KBS Moved Cool FM s radio transmitter from Mount Namsan to Mount Gwanaksan 2016 KBS 2FM Resumed national broadcasting of select programs through Cross Broadcast with Local Radio 2 Stations with Park Myeong su s Radio Show being the first show to be heard nationally Accessibility EditFM Radio Edit 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 Transmitter Callsign Frequency Power Transmitter locationMt Gwanaksan HLKC FM FM 89 1 MHz 10 kW Bisan dong Dongan gu Anyang si Gyeonggi do Mt Gwanak Seongnam FM 97 7 MHz 200W Eunhaeng dong Jungwon gu Seongnam si Gyeonggi doBaengnyeongdo FM 90 9 MHz 100W Bukpo ri Baengnyeong myeon Ongjin gun Incheon metropolitan cityOutside of the main station s coverage area Cool FM can be heard through local Happy FM stations at these times 5 00 7 00AM KST 11 00AM 2 00PM KST and 6 00 8 00PM KST DMB Radio U KBS Music Edit 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 8BTrivia EditDespite 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 2 3 Slogans Edit대한민국 뉴스 드라마 대중음악 라디오 방송국 89 1 메가 사이클 TBC 동양방송 South Korea s News Drama Popular Music Station 89 1 Megahertz TBC Tongyang Broadcasting TBC Era Slogan until 1980 젊은 채널 감성 채널 2FM The Youth channel The Emotional channel 2FM 2003 2014 대중음악 89 1 Popular Music 89 1 1980 1999 2010 2014 Today s Best Music 2FM 2014 Present Controversies EditMain article Korean Broadcasting System ControversiesSee also EditKBS Classic FM Gugak FM Gyeonggi Broadcasting CorporationReferences Edit This was a result of the reformat of KBS Radio 2 back again as a pure popular music radio station in 2013 Hong Grace Danbi February 19 2013 Yoo In Na Becomes Queen of the Radio with 1 Radio Show enewsWorld Archived from the original on April 19 2013 Retrieved February 23 2013 For Actress Yoo In na Wobbles Are Just Part of Finding the Way The Chosun Ilbo June 8 2013 Retrieved June 8 2013 External links EditKBS Cool FM Homepage Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title KBS Cool FM amp oldid 1149132849, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
