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| city = [[Seoul]]

| area = [[Seoul]], [[Incheon]], [[Gyeonggi Province]], [[Chuncheon]], Wonju, Hongcheon, Hoengseong, Cheorwon, Cheonan, Asan, Yesan, Hongseong, Dangjin, Seosan, Taean, [[South Korea]] (with nationwide popularization propagation broadcast.)

| airdate = 1965~198026 (asJune TBC)<br>1980~Present (as KBS 2FM)1965

| frequency = {{Frequency|[[89.1 FM]]|[[MHz]]}} <br>{{Frequency|[[90.9 FM]]|[[MHz]]}}<br>{{Frequency|[[97.7 FM]]|[[MHz]]}}

| format = [[Hot AC]]

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| owner = [[Korean Broadcasting System|KBS]]

| former_frequencies = AM 639 kHz (Repeater until 1980)

| sister_stations = [[KBS Radio 1]],<br>[[KBS Radio 2]],<br>[[KBS Radio 3]],<br>[[KBS 1FM|KBS Classic FM]],<br>[[KBS Hanminjok Radio]]

| webcast = [http://onair.kbs.co.kr/index.html?sname=onair&stype=live&ch_code=25&ch_type=radioList Listen Live]

| website = [httphttps://wwwradio.kbs.co.kr/radio/coolfm/indexlist01.html www.kbs.co.kr/radio/coolfm?section_id=6564]

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'''KBS Cool FM''' ([[Hangul]] : '''{{Korean|hangul=KBS 쿨FM'''}})(, also known as '''KBS 2FM''' [[Hangul]] : '''{{Korean|hangul=KBS 제2FM방송'''|labels=no}}) is a 24-hour [[Hot AC]] music and entertainment radio station of the [[Korean Broadcasting System]]. It plays mostly older [[K-pop]] Music from the 90s compared to [[KBS Radio 2|KBS Happy FM]] <nowiki/>which plays the latest K-pop tracks.<ref>This was a result of the reformat of [[KBS Radio 2]] back again as a pure [[K-pop|popular]] music radio station in 2013.</ref> Notable shows include ''[[:ko:가요 광장|Popular Plaza]]'', ''[[Volume Up (radio show)|Volume Up]]'' and ''[[Kiss the Radio]]''.

[[File:KBS 2FM studio-Seoul.jpg|thumb|Cool FM Studios.]]

<!--[[File:Kbs 2fm logo 2012.png|thumb|Cool FM logo 2006~2012.]]-->

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=== TBC Radio Era ===

* 1965-06-26 June 1965: [[Tongyang Broadcasting Corporation]] ([[Hangul]]: {{Korean|hangul=동양 방송 공사|labels=no}}) (Former body of [[Joongang Tongyang Broadcasting Company|JTBC]].) was launched.

* 1965-06-27 June 1965: Radio Seoul Broadcasting ([[Hangul]]: {{Korean|hangul=라디오 서울 방송|labels=no}}) HLCD 639&nbsp;kHz Started broadcasting.

* 1966 : Renamed as TBC Radio. 89.1&nbsp;MHz FM Repeater (Standard FM) launched. Callsign changed to HLKC/HLKC-SFM

* 1970 : TBC Radio Started South Korea's First Stereo FM Broadcast.

* 1 December 1980-12-01 : TBC Radio forced to be merged into KBS Radio by the special law of Chun Doo-hwan, as president of military authorities.

=== KBS 2FM Era ===

* 1980-12-25 December 1980: Relaunched as KBS 2FM ({{Korean : |hangul=KBS 제2FM |labels=no}}) with a Trot and Popular Music format. Callsign changed to HLKC-FM and 639&nbsp;kHz AM Repeater stopped broadcasting with the frequency used to form KBS Radio 3. Airing of advertisements where abolished and started airing selected shows nationwide through Cross-Broadcast with the KBS Local FM Network (composed of former provincial TBC Radio stations.) along with [[KBS Classic FM|KBS 1FM]].

* 1988-12-24 December 1988: KBS 2FM Started Partial 24-hour Broadcast (Monday~Friday 24-hours and Saturday~Sunday 18-hours).

* 1990-05-30 May 1990: Transmission power increased ([[Transmitter power output|TPO]]:1&nbsp;kW [[Effective radiated power|ERP]]:173.5&nbsp;kW → [[Transmitter power output|TPO]]:10&nbsp;kW [[Effective radiated power|ERP]]:350&nbsp;kW)

* 1994-10-011 October 1994: 24-hour Broadcast started.

=== Cool FM Era ===

* 2002-01-011 January 2002: Commercial advertisements resume broadcast on 2FM and nationwide cross-broadcast with the Local FM network where abolished.

* 2003-10-10 October 2003: Relaunched as KBS Cool FM ({{Korean : |hangul=KBS 쿨FM |labels=no}})

* 2005-03-033 March 2005: KBS Cool FM Opened its studio to the public along with [[KBS Radio 2]].

* 2006 : Started visual radio (BORA) broadcasts on the internet.

* 2010-03-022 March 2010: KBS Moved Cool FM's radio transmitter from [[Namsan (Seoul)|Mount Namsan]] to [[Gwanaksan|Mount Gwanaksan]].

* 2016 : KBS 2FM Resumed national broadcasting of select programs through Cross-Broadcast with Local Radio 2 Stations with Park Myeong-su's Radio Show being the first show to be heard nationally.

== Accessibility ==

=== FM Radio ===

Cool FM is available terrestrially in select cities including Seoul, Incheon, Chuncheon, Wonju, Hongcheon, Hoengseong, Cheorwon, Cheonan, Asan, Yesan, Hongseong, Dangjin, Seosan, Taean, Jincheon, Eumseong and Chungju.

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== References ==

{{Reflist}}

== External links ==

* [http://www.kbs.co.kr/radio/coolfm/ KBS Cool FM Homepage]

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