Week 10. Wikipedia contribution - Yeonseo Koo (구연서)

 

Summarize

This week I edited two articles, 한국방송공사 (Korean) and Korean Broadcasting System (English).
KBS is the public broadcaster that represents South Korea.

Here is Korean version: 

1. citation

1983년에 방송된 《특별생방송 이산가족을 찾습니다》가 유네스코 세계기록유산에 등재되었다.[1]

  1. 뉴시스 (2016년 12월 28일). “KBS 이산가족찾기·조선 유교책판, 유네스코 세계기록유산 등재”. 2025년 5월 8일에 확인함.


2. citation

2010년에는 G20 서울 정상회의의 주관 방송을 실시하였으며,[17]

  1. 윤고은 (2010년 2월 26일). “G20 준비위, KBS와 주관방송 MOU체결(종합)”. 연합뉴스.


3. citation

 울릉도·독도의 DMB 방송 서비스를 개시하였다.[18] 

  1. “울릉도·독도서도 DMB시청, 방송 개국식 가져”. 2010년 3월 17일. 2025년 5월 8일에 확인함.


4. citation

이듬해인 2012년에는 여수 엑스포의 주관방송을 실시했다.[19]

  1. 신영삼 (2011년 4월 30일). “KBS, 여수박람회 주관방송사 선정”. 2025년 5월 8일에 확인함.


5. citation

2014년에는 프란치스코 교황의 방한을 주관방송하였으며,[20]

1. citation

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.[15]

  1. 뉴시스 (28 December 2016). "KBS 이산가족찾기·조선 유교책판, 유네스코 세계기록유산 등재". 뉴시스 (in Korean). Retrieved 8 May 2025.


2. citation

In 2017, KBS launched the world's first terrestrial UHD broadcasting service.[17]

  1. www.etnews.com (30 May 2017). "세계 최초 지상파 UHD 방송 시작". 미래를 보는 창 - 전자신문 (in Korean). Retrieved 8 May 2025.


3. citation

In 2009, president Lee Myung-bak said that the law was unconstitutional, and in 2011 TBC and DBS were revived as JTBC and Channel A, respectively.[5]

  1. 윤고은 (1 December 2011). "종편채널 일제히 방송시작..채널소개 분주". 연합뉴스.


4. citation

22Ko Dae-young [ko]24 November 201523 January 2018Dismissed after strike[21]

  1. 기자, 이대희 (22 January 2018). "고대영 KBS 사장 해임". www.pressian.com (in Korean). Retrieved 8 May 2025.


5. citation

20Kil Hwan-young [ko]23 November 201210 June 2014Dismissed after strike[21]

  1. "길환영, 첫 내부 승진 사장 해임… KBS사태 35일". 한국경제 (in Korean). 5 June 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2025.


New, interesting, or unusual items learned

There are three public broadcasters in South Korea, KBS(Korean Broadcasting System), EBS(Educational Broadcasting System), and MBC(Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation). In the 1980s, KBS was the largest shareholder of MBC, holding 70 percent of its shares. KBS was able to own MBC due to the media consolidation policy implemented by the 11th President Chun Doo-hwan. 

After democratization, in 1988, the Foundation for Broadcast Culture, a corporation under the Korea Communications Commission, acquired all the shares owned by KBS, allowing MBC to finally become independent. Since then, KBS and MBC have maintained a competitive rivalry. However, in general, KBS is perceived by viewers as being pro-government, while MBC is seen as having an anti-government stance.

Question, concern, or discussion angle

In the 2000s, political conflicts in South Korea intensified, and the CEO of KBS was repeatedly dismissed with each change of government. Jung Yeon-joo was fired in 2008, Kil Hwan-young in 2014, Ko Dae-young in 2018, and Kim Eui-chul in 2023. Why is that?

KBS relies financially on the subscription fee paid by viewers. The fee is 2,500 Korean won, approximately equivalent to 2 dollars. As of 2025, it has remained unchanged for 45 years. Should KBS increase its subscription fee?

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