KBS2

South Korean public television channel Television channel KBS 2TVCountrySouth KoreaNetworkKorean Broadcasting SystemProgrammingLanguageKoreanPicture format2160p UHDTV(downscaled to 1080i and 480i for the HDTV and SDTV feeds respectively)OwnershipOwnerKorean Broadcasting SystemSister channelsKBS1KBS NEWS 24HistoryLaunched1 December 1980; 45 years ago (1980-12-01)ReplacedTBC TV (1964–1980)LinksWebsiteKBS 2TVAvailabilityTerrestrialDigital terrestrial televisionChannel 7.1Streaming mediaKBSWatch live(South Korea only) KBS 2TV (Korean: KBS 제2텔레비전) is a South Korean free-to-air television channel launched on 1 December 1980. The channel is owned and operated by the Korean Broadcasting System, a public corporation that serves as South Korea's largest national broadcaster. In contrast to the primarily news-focused KBS1, the channel specializes in entertainment broadcasts. History KBS2 was created following the implementation of the Policy for Merger and Abolition of the Press in 1980. The Tongyang Broadcasting Company, founded by Samsung founder Lee Byung-chul, had its license revoked by South Korea's nascent military dictatorship under Chun Doo-hwan; its operations were subseq