KBS Cool FM (Hangul : KBS 쿨FM)(also known as KBS 2FM Hangul : KBS 제2FM방송) is a Hot AC music radio station of the Korean Broadcasting System, equivalent to BBC Radio 1, Barangay LS 97.1, Y.E.S. 93.3FM CNR 3 - Music Radio and NHK-FM. It plays mostly older K-pop Music from the 90s compared with KBS-FM (2Radio). The station's popular shows are Gayo Plaza, Volume Up and Kiss the Radio. The station can be heard and seen nationwide via internet viewable radio streaming it can be accessed via this link.
1965-06-26 : Tongyang Broadcasting Corporation (Hangul: 동양 방송 공사) (Former body of JTBC.) was launched.1965-06-27 : Radio Seoul Broadcasting (Hangul: 라디오 서울 방송) 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 merged into KBS Radio by the special law of Chun Doo-hwan, president of military authorities.1980-12-25 : Relaunched as KBS Radio 4 (Korean : KBS 제4라디오) aired Oldies and Trot. Callsign changed to HLKC-FM.1988-12-24 : KBS Radio 4(Frequency: 89.1Mhz) Started Partial 24-hour Broadcast (Monday~Friday 24-hours Saturday~Sunday 18-hours).1990-05-30 : Transmission power increased (TPO:1 kW ERP:173.5 kW → TPO:10 kW ERP:350 kW)1994-10-01 : 24-hour Broadcast started.2003-10-10 : Renamed as KBS Cool FM/KBS 2FM (Korean : KBS 쿨FM/KBS 제2FM) aired KPop Music. 639kHz AM Repeater stopped broadcasting2005-03-03 : KBS Cool FM Opened its studio to the public along with KBS Radio 2.2006 : Started visual radio (BORA) 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 33th anniversary. As part of the anniversary celebration all KBS 2FM programs (excluding Kiss The Radio) are made available nationwide via KBS MUSIC on DMB TV Channel 12B-2 also Visual radio (BORA) broadcasts became accessible by both registered and non-registered KBS website users via Fstream.KBS 2FM along with KBS Radio 3 accepts commercial advertisements unlike KBS Radio 1, KBS Radio 2, KBS 1FM, KBS Hanminjeok Radio and KBS World Radio which is due to the fact that KBS Radio 1, KBS Radio 2, KBS 1FM, KBS Hanminjeok Radio and KBS World Radio is prohibited to air commercial advertisements upon the enactment of the revised Broadcasting Act in 2002.
Only KBS Seoul Station (headquarters) provides 'KBS Cool FM'. So KBS Cool FM is only available in Seoul, Incheon, Gyeonggi, Chuncheon, Wonju, Hongcheon, Hoengseong, Cheorwon, Cheonan, Asan, Yesan, Hongseong, Dangjin, Seosan, Taean, Jincheon, Eumseong and Chungju in South Korea. This was due to a controversy. (See Korean Broadcasting System#2002 - KBS 2FM advertisement scandal)KBS 2FM Can be tuned nationwide via DMB audio channel KBS MUSIC (U-KBS).
Seoul : CH 12BChuncheon : CH 13BDaejeon/Cheongju : CH 11BGwangju/Jeonju: CH 12B/CH 8B/CH 7BDaegu : CH 7B/CH 9BBusan/Ulsan : CH 12B/CH 9BJeju : CH 13B/CH 8BVia KONG Unofficial Widget, via KBS KONG and via KBS Kplayer.
Kim Ji-wonLee Sung HyunJung Da-eunRainaHwang Jung-min 1Lee Hyun-wooPark Myeong-su (aka Great Park)Park Ji-yoonJung Jae-hyungMoon Hee-joonYoo Ji-WonLee Gum-hee 1Jo Yoon-hee 1Lee Hongki- Legendary DJ
Kim Yoon-ji (Station Manager)Nam Yoon-do (Programming Director)Choi Bitna (Technical Controller)KBS Cool FM shares newscasts and anchors with KBS World Radio Korean Service.
Kim So-jungJung Ye-rinJung Eun-biChoi Yu-naHwang Eun-biKim Ye-wonPark Chan-yeol (Not the EXO member but the KBS Morning News Time Anchor)Kim In-seongKim Young-binLee Jae-yoonLee Sang-hyukBaek Ju-hoKim Seok-wooYoo Tae-yangKim Young-kyunKang Chan-heeGo Min-JungLeeteuk 1Cho Woo-Jong (1 vs 100 Host/MC)Kim Sung-jooLee ChangminYoo In-naLady JaneJang Dong-minJo Jung-chi 1Jeong Chi-wonYoo Na-eol 1Jang Yoon-ju 1Choi Daniel (Also with KBS World Radio.)Kim Dae-won (aka Kim C) 1Lee So-ra 1Cha Tae-hyun (One of the two DJ's of Mister Radio.)Choi Hyun-Woo (aka Harim) 1Lee Ji-aeKey (also works as a member of Shinee. Former Voiceover and Timecheck announcer. He also announced the station's sign on and off messages.)Jo Won-sunKim Jin-tae (aka Verbal Jint)Kim Bum-soo 1Hong Jin-kyungYou Hee-yeolOck Joo-hyunYoung John Kim (Now with KBS World Radio.)Lee Hyuk-jae (aka Eunhyuk) 1Lee Donghae 1Kim RyeowookPark Hyo-jin (aka Narsha) 1Jun Hyun-moo (Now with MBC FM4U.)Choi Kang-heeLee SungminDanny Ahn (now with MBC-TV/One of the first Cool FM DJs to go on air.) 1Lee Ji-yeonShin Soo-jin (aka Yozoh)Yoon SangPark Jung-ahKim Eun-ji (One of the first Cool FM DJs to go on air.) 1Uhm Jung-hwaLee JuckKim Dong-ryoolTei (Popular for his tagline 89.1!!! 89.1!!! 89.1!!! KBS!!!. Now with MBC FM4U.)Lee HoonJi Hyun-woo (One of the two DJ's of Mister Radio.)Kangta (Now with HLKV-AM.)Hong Kyung-minLee BunIsaac Durst (Now with SBS/One of the first Cool FM DJs to go on air.)Park Sun Young (Voiceover, Timecheck and Sign On and Off announcer)- Legendary DJ
Tae Jin-ah (now with Mnet)Hwang Shin-hye (now with Mnet)Park Jin-heeLee Deok-hwa (Worked on both TBC Radio and KBS 4Radio.)Im Ye-jin (TBC Radio DJ)Song Chang-ho (TBC Radio DJ)Baek Il-seob (TBC Radio DJ)Kim Ja-ok (TBC Radio DJ)Kim Hee-ae (TBC Radio DJ. Now Station Manager at KBS 2Radio/KBS-FM.)Kim Hyun-jooJeon Young-rokKim Kwang-hanLee Sook-youngChoi Eun-kyungIm Baek-chun (now with KBS 2Radio.)Hong Seo-bumKim Jang-hoonYoon Du-hyunSeo Kyung-seokKang Su-chongLee Soo-youngOh Mi-heeChoi Hwa-jung (now with HLSQ-FM.)Gong Sun-youngKang Sung-yoonKim Gura (the last DJ to go on air for 4Radio before relaunched as KBS Cool FM/KBS 2FM.)Jang Yeo-jinKim Chong-jinJeon Tae-kwanKim Hyun-shikYoo Jae-haPark Sung-shikJang Gi-hoSong Se-jungLee Sang-eun (Known as the DJ of I Love FM.)Kim Hee-ae (The DJ of 4Radio's only KPop show FM Inkigayo.)Go Hyun-jungPark Joong-hoonChoi Su-jiDo Ji-wonYoo Young-sookLee Ju-noPark Sung-hongPark Kyung-lim (now with HLKV-FM.)Han Jin-heePark In-heeYoo HulLee Taek-rimIm Su-minChae Shi-raAhn Jae-wookLee Hyuk-jaeCho Han-kiShin Hye-sungLee Min-wooJeon Young-hookOh Sung-shikRhee Ji-yeongLee Jung-wonBae Gi-sungYoo Hae-joonBon Woo-youngYoon Ji-youngOh Chong-onKim Bu-inHong Su-yeonChoi Won-jeongPark Sung-jooPark Chu-binBun Ki-suAs Of October 17, 2016
From KBS 2FM's Rate Card.
KBS Local FM Stands for local 1FM stations.
KBS Morning News 7KBS NewsWide 12KBS News 10 (moved to KBS 2Radio)FM Popular Music with Cha Tae-hyunWomen SalonChoi Kang-hee's Night FlightFM Inkigayo (part of the original KBS-FM original programing)Cha Tae-hyun and Ji Hyun-woo's Mr. Radio (part of the original KBS-FM original programing)Late Night Radio Theatre (Primetime radio drama of KBS.)Radio ParadiseYou Hee-yeol's Radio Heaven (part of the original KBS-FM original programing)Palpitations Radio ShowFM MagazineRun 89.1Memories of Golden Songs89.1 FM Pop dialGolden PopsFM Music Stroll 89.1Bravo, My Life0:00 FM StudioI love FMDream ON 89.1Studio 891FM Movie MusicFriends 89.1Between the hours of 3 and 5 in the morningOck Joo-hyun's Music SquareHidden Track2 O'ClockKiss The RadioIt is South Korea's most listened internet radio channel based on data from KBS KONG radio player.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.LG Electronics : 1970 ~ 1973Maeil Dairies Co., Ltd : 1973 ~ 1975Sony Korea, c : 1975 ~ 1976KuKu Homesis : 1976 ~ 1978NH Life Insurance 1978 ~ 1980SK Telecom : 2003 ~ 2004Samsung Card/Samsung : 2004 ~ 2005/1SunnyTen : 2005/1 ~ 2005/3Seoul Institute of the Arts : 2005/3 ~ 2005/6SM Entertainment : 2005/6 ~ 2014/5/18Baskin-Robbins Korea (Bingsoo Ice Cream) : 2014/5/19 ~ Present대한민국 뉴스, 드라마, 대중음악 라디오 방송국 89.1 메가 사이클 TBC 동양방송 (South Korea's News, Drama, Popular Music Station 89.1 Megacycles 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) 
