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KBS Nine O'Clock News (also known as KBS News 9 (KBS 뉴스9 in Korean)) is a South Korean television news broadcasting show broadcast by KBS1. 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. Park Jang-beom and Park Ji-won serves as the currently anchors for weekdays and Kim Hyun-kyung and Park So-hyun serves as the currently anchors for weekends. The program is seen across South Korea, as well as on KBS World service which provides headline tickers in English throughout the newscast. The newscast has news, sports, weather, health, society, as well as other topics.
| KBS News 9 | |
|---|---|
 Current logo since 2023 | |
| Genre | News |
| Presented by | Weekdays: Park Jang-beom Park Ji-won Weekends: Kim Hyun-kyung Park So-hyun |
| Narrated by | Nam Hyun-jong (weekdays) Lee Jae-seok (weekends) |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| Production | |
| Production location | South Korea |
| Camera setup | Multiple-camera setup |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | KBS 1 KBS News D KBS World (Worldwide) |
| Release | August 31, 1964 – present |
KBS Sports 9/Local Window at 9:30
editBetween 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
editPark 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
edit- 9:00 pm - KBS1, KBS News D (Nationwide)
- 9:00 pm KST - KBS World TV (Worldwide)
- 9:00-9:40 pm - KBS Radio 1, KBS Radio 3, KBS Hanminjok Radio, KBS 1FM (Nationwide Radio Simulcast)
External links
edit- KBS News 9 Official Site (in Korean)