KBS Radio 1 () is a South Korean news, talk, sports, Drama and cultural radio channel of the Korean Broadcasting System. The network has a 24-hour broadcast dedicated to today's events reflecting Koreans.
Radio 1's programs are heard nationwide; national shows originate from Seoul, with local stations providing an amount of regional programming (including local identification at the top of the hour and at 4:53 am daily) to its audience.
Stations Seoul, Incheon, Gyeonggi Province Callsign Frequency Power Transmitter location HLKA-AM AM 711 kHz 500 kW Sorae HLKA-SFM FM 97.3 MHz 10 kW Gwanaksan
In other provinces Chuncheon : FM 99.5 MHz, AM 657 kHz Wonju : FM 97.1 MHz, FM 95.5 MHz, AM 1152 kHz Gangneung : FM 98.9 MHz, AM 864 kHz Daejeon : FM 94.7 MHz, AM 882 kHz Cheongju : FM 89.3 MHz, AM 1062 kHz Chungju : FM 92.1 MHz, 103.3 MHz, FM 90.7 MHz Jeonju : FM 96.9 MHz, AM 567 kHz Gwangju : FM 90.5 MHz, AM 747 kHz Mokpo : FM 105.9 MHz, AM 1467 kHz Suncheon : FM 95.7 MHz, AM 630 kHz Daegu : FM 101.3 MHz, AM 738 kHz Gimcheon : FM 90.7 MHz Andong : FM 90.5 MHz, AM 963 kHz Pohang : FM 95.9 MHz, AM 1035 kHz Busan : FM 103.7 MHz, AM 891 kHz Ulsan : FM 90.7 MHz, AM 1449 kHz Changwon : FM 91.7 MHz, AM 1278 kHz Jinju : FM 90.3 MHz, AM 1098 kHz Jeju : FM 99.1 MHz, AM 963 kHz
Brief history Radio 1 was originally launched as Kyeongseong Broadcasting Corporation (JODK) by the Japanese government in Korea on February 16, 1927, and later adopted the callsign HLKA in 1947 after South Korea got the HL callsign block from the International Telecommunication Union. In 1965 the name was changed to KBS Radio 1.
See also KBS Radio 2 EBS FM MBC FM4U CBS Music FM Traffic Broadcasting System EBS 1TV Far East Broadcasting Company