Christian Broadcasting System or CBS is a South Korean religious broadcasting system for Christians. The station has its own radio and TV.

History

The station started on December 15 of 1954 as a radio station(with the call sign 'HLKY') for the purpose of establishing a civil religious network and became the first civil network in korea.敎派不協和로 진통겪는 基督敎放送局, 《동아일보》, 1969.8.23 The broadcasting system was known for its contributions to human rights, democratization of economy,politics against dictatorship from the 1960s to the 1980s. As a result,the broadcasting system was affected by the

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. In 1992,The broadcasting system moved its head quarters to from

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In 1995, the station opened the radio station CBS music fm In 1998,cbs launched another radio station, cbs pyojun fm. In 2002, cbs tv was launched. From 2005,cbs tv also transmitted its broadcasting services to american regions

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South Korean radio networks Broadcasting companies of South Korea {{SouthKorea-media-stub

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