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{{short description|South Korea radio station}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name            = KBS Radio 2
| branding        = ''KBS Happy FM'' (Nickname)
| area            = [[South Korea]] - almost national
| airdate         = {{start date and age|1933}} (AM Band) <br>{{start date and age|2000}} (FM Band)
| frequency       = '''HLSA-AM:'''[[AM broadcasting|AM]] 603 [[kilohertz|kHz]] <br> '''HLSA-FM:'''[[FM broadcasting|FM]] 106.1 [[megahertz|MHz]] (Seoul)<br />97.1 MHz (Busan) [[#Other Provinces|...more]]
| format          = [[English language |English]] and [[Korean language|Korean]] [[Adult contemporary]],  [[Entertainment]], [[News]]
| owner           = [[Korean Broadcasting System|KBS]]
| sister_stations = [[KBS Radio 1]],<br>[[KBS Radio 3]],<br>[[KBS 1FM|KBS Classic FM]],<br>[[KBS 2FM|KBS Cool FM]],<br>[[KBS Hanminjok Radio]]
| website         = [https://radio.kbs.co.kr/list01.html?section_id=6561]
| webcast         = [http://onair.kbs.co.kr/?sname=onair&stype=live&ch_code=22&ch_type=radioList Listen Live]
}}

'''KBS Radio 2''' ({{Korean|hangul=KBS 2 라디오}}; also known by its nickname '''Happy FM''') is a [[K-Pop]], [[classical music]], and [[entertainment]] network of the [[Korean Broadcasting System]]. Opened in 1933 on [[AM Radio (band)|AM Radio]], the network began utilising [[FM broadcasting|FM Radio]] frequencies 67 years later for a clearer audio reception.

Radio 2 operates daily from 5:00 am to 3:00 am of the following day. National programs originate from Seoul, with regional opt-outs as well as rebroadcasts of selected [[KBS 2FM]] programs are aired across local stations operating on FM and, if applicable, AM radio.

== Stations ==
=== Seoul, Incheon, Gyeonggi Province ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Callsign !! Frequency !! Power (kW) !! Transmitter Location
|-
| HLSA-AM || AM 603&nbsp;kHz || 500&nbsp;kW || Namyang
|-
| HLSA-FM || FM 106.1&nbsp;MHz || 25&nbsp;kW || Gwanaksan
|}

=== Other Provinces ===
* Chuncheon : FM 98.7&nbsp;MHz
* Wonju : FM 100.5, 88.1&nbsp;MHz
* Gangneung : FM 102.1&nbsp;MHz, FM 106.7&nbsp;MHz, FM 103.9&nbsp;MHz
* Daejeon : FM 100.9&nbsp;MHz, FM 89.5&nbsp;MHz
* Cheongju : FM 90.9&nbsp;MHz
* Jeonju : FM 92.9&nbsp;MHz
* Gwangju : FM 95.5&nbsp;MHz
* Mokpo : FM 88.1&nbsp;MHz
* Suncheon : FM 102.7&nbsp;MHz, FM 100.9&nbsp;MHz, FM 106.7&nbsp;MHz
* Daegu : AM 558&nbsp;kHz, FM 102.3&nbsp;MHz
* Gimcheon : FM 88.9&nbsp;MHz
* Ulleung Island : FM 92.1&nbsp;MHz
* Busan : FM 97.1&nbsp;MHz, FM 99.5&nbsp;MHz
* Changwon : FM 106.1&nbsp;MHz, FM 99.7&nbsp;MHz
* Jeju : FM 91.9&nbsp;MHz, FM 89.7&nbsp;MHz, FM 92.7&nbsp;MHz

== History ==
* 1933 - Chōsen Broadcasting Corporation's Second Broadcasting ({{korean|조선방송협회 제2방송}}, JODB, 660&nbsp;kHz) started broadcasting.
* 1947 - Chōsen Broadcasting Corporation Closed. Relaunched as KBS Second broadcasting ({{korean|KBS 제2방송}}, HLSA).
* 1972 - Frequency Moved 660 to 600&nbsp;kHz.
* November 1, 1978 - Frequency Moved 600 to 603&nbsp;kHz.
* December 1, 1980 - Renamed as '''KBS Radio 2'''. along with the launch of [[KBS Radio 3]], [[KBS Cool FM|KBS 2FM]] (Now Cool FM Formerly TBC Radio), KBS Radio Seoul (Now [[SBS Love FM]] Formerly DBS) and [[KBS 1FM]] (Now Classic FM).
* July 1, 2000 - KBS 2 Radio FM repeater 106.1&nbsp;MHz Launched.
* October 20, 2003 - KBS Radio 2 Renamed as Happy FM. Reformated as an entertainment radio station for the middle aged.
* March 3, 2005 - Viewable Radio (BORA) Broadcast launched.
* April 25, 2016 - Local Radio 2 stations started cross-broadcast with KBS 2FM in order for the latter to air its selected shows nationally.

== See also ==
* [[KBS Radio 1]]
* [[EBS FM]]
* [[MBC FM4U]]
* [[Traffic Broadcasting System]]
* [[EBS 1TV]]
* [[Far East Broadcasting Company]]

{{Korean Broadcasting System}}
{{coord missing|South Korea}}

[[Category:Korean Broadcasting System radio networks|Radio 2]]
[[Category:Radio stations in South Korea]]
[[Category:Korean-language radio stations]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1980]]
[[Category:Chinese popular culture]]
[[Category:South Korean popular culture]]
[[Category:Companies of Korea under Japanese rule]]


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