Korean Broadcasting System

Summary

Korean Broadcasting System is a television station^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of television_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (751 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Korean Broadcasting System was a member of Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union^[3].
• Korean Broadcasting System is in the country of South Korea^[4].
• Korean Broadcasting System's image is recorded as KBS Main Building in 2018.jpg^[5].
• Korean Broadcasting System's instance of is recorded as television station^[6].
• Korean Broadcasting System's instance of is recorded as radio station^[7].
• Korean Broadcasting System's instance of is recorded as media company^[8].
• Korean Broadcasting System's instance of is recorded as state-owned enterprise^[9].
• Korean Broadcasting System's owned by is recorded as Government of South Korea^[10].
• Korean Broadcasting System's headquarters location is recorded as Yeoui-dong^[11].
• Korean Broadcasting System's ISNI is recorded as 0000000121119930^[12].
• Korean Broadcasting System's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 151984509^[13].
• Korean Broadcasting System's GND ID is recorded as 5037246-4^[14].
• Korean Broadcasting System's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n83178274^[15].
• Korean Broadcasting System's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 14053904b^[16].
• Korean Broadcasting System's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA1196668X^[17].
• Korean Broadcasting System's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 01161556^[18].
• Korean Broadcasting System's child organization or unit is recorded as KBS N^[19].
• Korean Broadcasting System's child organization or unit is recorded as KBS Media^[20].
• Korean Broadcasting System's child organization or unit is recorded as Monster Union^[21].
• Korean Broadcasting System's Commons category is recorded as Korean Broadcasting System^[22].
• Korean Broadcasting System's industry is recorded as public broadcasting^[23].
• Korean Broadcasting System's chairperson is recorded as Park Jang-beom^[24].
• +1973-03-03T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Korean Broadcasting System^[25].
• Korean Broadcasting System's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01y67v^[26].
• Korean Broadcasting System's official website is recorded as https://www.kbs.co.kr/^[27].

Body

Founding

+1973-03-03T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Korean Broadcasting System^[25].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Korean Broadcasting System'}^[28] and {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '한국방송공사'}^[29].

Leadership

Korean Broadcasting System's chairperson is recorded as Park Jang-beom^[24].

Operations

Korean Broadcasting System's headquarters location is recorded as Yeoui-dong^[11]. Subsidiaries include KBS N^[19], a business^[30], founded in 2001^[31], headquartered in KBS Media Center^[32]; KBS Media^[20], a business^[33], in South Korea^[34], founded in 1991^[35], headquartered in KBS Media Center^[36]; and Monster Union^[21], a television production company^[37], in South Korea^[38], founded in 2016^[39].

Industry

Korean Broadcasting System's industry is recorded as public broadcasting^[23].

Ownership

Korean Broadcasting System's owned by is recorded as Government of South Korea^[10]. Its product or material produced is recorded as television^[40].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Korean Broadcasting System include KBS Cup^[41], a recurring sporting event^[42], in South Korea^[43], founded in 1980^[44].

Why It Matters

Korean Broadcasting System ranks in the top 1% of television_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (751 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[45] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[46]

Entities named for it include KBS Cup^[41], a recurring sporting event^[42], in South Korea^[43], founded in 1980^[44].