''KBS Nine O'Clock News'' (also known as ''KBS News 9'' (''KBS '' in Korean)) is a

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news broadcasting show broadcast by

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. It first premiered on August 31, 1964 as a short news bulletin, but it later expanded and became KBS News 9, which premiered on May 22, 1973. The newscast aired every night at 9 pm to 9:30 pm KST. Choi Moon-jung and Park Ji-won serves as the current anchors for weekdays while Lee Yoon-hee serves as the current anchor for weekends. The program is seen across

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, as well as on

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service which provides headline tickers in English throughout the newscast. The newscast has

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, as well as other topics. English subtitles were added to the web stream on October 7, 2024.

History

During the 1980

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, its coverage was primarily favorable towards the military regime. In 2017, KBS entered a strike and its airtime was cut.

KBS Sports 9/Local Window at 9:30

Between 9:30 and 9:35 pm, local KBS stations outside Seoul opt-out from the national newscast to provide a 15-minute regional newscast in their respective areas. At around 9:45, all stations rejoin Seoul for ''KBS Sports 9'', a sub-newscast airing Korean and international sports news, to be followed by the national weather.

Anchors

Park Jang-beom and Park Ji-won currently anchor the weekday edition, while Kim Hyun-kyung and Park So-hyun helm the weekend edition. Lee Yoon-jeong does the sports news on weekdays, and Kim Jong-hyun does it on weekends. The weather forecast is presented by Kang Ah-rang on weekdays, while Choi Hyun-mi does it on weekends.

Broadcast times

*9:00 pm -

, KBS News 24 (Nationwide) *9:00 pm KST - KBS World TV (Worldwide) *9:00-9:40 pm -

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(Nationwide Radio Simulcast)

References

External links

KBS News 9 Official Site
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