Showing posts with label KBS ENGLISH SERVICE. Show all posts
Showing posts with label KBS ENGLISH SERVICE. Show all posts

Saturday, February 07, 2026

KBS WORLD Radio is Hiring Editor/Anchor

KBS WORLD Radio is Hiring Editor/Anchor

KBS WORLD Radio English Service is looking for an editor/anchor. This full-time job mainly consists of copy-editing news and other longer form scripts and anchoring segments and/or shows for KBS WORLD Radio programs, including KBS WORLD Radio News.

Position: Anchor/Copy Editor

Application Deadline: Feb .15, 2026 (Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis)
Please send a cover letter, resume and portfolio or work (writing, audio recordings, video clips etc.) with the subject line "KBS WORLD RADIO NEWS FEATURES EDITOR APPLICATION (Your name)" to kbsenglishnews@kbs.co.kr

Job Description

- Copy-editing news and other program scripts, voice-overs for daily and weekly programs
- Writing and presenting segments for daily and weekly programs
- Booking guests for various segments
- Engaging with listeners through social media, email, etc
- Assist news and features teams with various tasks as requested

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will be highly organized, detail-oriented and have strong time-management skills they can apply independently and industriously. They will be a sharp and driven native English speaker with impeccable knowledge of prose, grammar and composition. They must be equipped with a versatile on-air radio voice and personality.

A candidate must meet one of the following requirements:

1) A graduate degree in a relevant field
2) An undergraduate degree in a relevant field with at least a year of career experience in a related area
3) More than five years of work experience in a related area

Applicants are required to apostille their original academic degree (diploma) and work experience (certificate of employment or employment verification letter), and submit those documents along with their resume, cover letter and other supporting materials.

Applicants who hold a bachelor's, master's or PhD degree from a Korean university are not required to apostille their degree certificates. Proof of work experience issued by Korean employers do not have to be apostilled.

Visa/Work Permit

Applicants are responsible for obtaining the relevant visa/work permit. Failing to obtain a proper work permit on time could lead to cancellation of the job offer.

Select applicants, who do not possess a degree from a Korean university or proof of employment within Korea, will be required to submit the aforementioned apostilled documents, as well as copies translated into Korean to the Korea Immigration Service of the Ministry of Justice in order to obtain the relevant visa/work permit under the E-7 announcer category. (No other job categories are available for the current vacancies.)

Please contact the South Korean MOJ immigration hotline for details.

What we offer

A salary of approximately 44,000,000 KRW per year including severance pay. Additional benefits include 15 paid vacation days, a 500,000 KRW resettlement allowance and round-trip airfare (if relocating to South Korea from another country).

Details of Employment

40+ hours a week (Mon~Fri), Occasional weekends and holidays. Renewable one-year contract. Exact starting date negotiable.

Please send a cover letter, resume and portfolio or work (writing, audio recordings, video clips etc.) with the subject line "KBS WORLD RADIO NEWS FEATURES EDITOR APPLICATION (Your name)" to kbsenglishnews@kbs.co.kr

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Due to a high volume of applications, we are unable to respond to individual inquiries.

(Source:  KBS WORLD Radio)

Wednesday, December 27, 2023

Ageing problem of the transmitters in Kimjae site (Korea)

Japanese Service of KBS World Radio announced on December 26 2023 on their HP (https://world.kbs.co.kr/service/about_notice_view.htm?lang=j&no=45421 ) that they will change the time and frequencies on January 1 2024, due to the aging problem of the transmitters. 7275kHz at 0800-0900UT will be no longer used, 9580kHz at 0100-0200UT will be replaced by 11810kHz, will add new transmission at 0900-1000 on 6155kHz instead.

The whole schedule will be the following. Transmitter site: Kimjae.

0900-0900 6155 100kW (no longer on 7275 250kW ) to East Asia
0900-1000 6155 100kW (newly added) to East Asia
1100-1200 1170 500kW (unchanged) to East Asia
0100-0200 11810 250kW 81deg (replacing 9580 250kW 81deg) to East Asia
0200-0300 11810 250kW 81deg (unchanged) to East Asia and Latin America
 
According to transmitter.be, in Kimjae transmitter site there are 4 250kW and 4 100kW SW transmitters. 3 250kW and 3 100kW SW transmitters were installed in 1970-80's. Other 1 250kW and 1 100kW transmitters in 1990's.
 
7275kHz is also used for 0900-1000 1100-1200 Korean to East Asia/South East Asia, 9580kHz for 0200-0300 English (81deg for Latin America). There may be also some affection to these services.
 
(Takahito Akabayashi, Tokyo, Japan via World of Radio List)

KBS English Service Changes :

Due to a technical issue, KBS WORLD Radio's English Service will make an inevitable adjustment in the shortwave frequency and time as follows as of January 1, 2024. Please send your listener feedback to English Service via email, snail mail, website and social media as always. Thank you.

Current    
Frequency (kHz) : 9580  9570
Time (UTC) :  02:00-03:00
Target Area South America

Wef January 1st, 2024 :

Frequency (kHz) : 9570
Time (UTC) :   11:00-12:00
Target Area :  Southeast Asia

(Alokesh Gupta)

Saturday, August 19, 2017

KBS World Radio English Service test transmissions

KBS World Radio English Service will carry out test transmission from August 21st to 24th, 2017. Please tune into the following frequencies and send your reception reports. Your feedback will help greatly in choosing the best frequency option. Thank you !

Target Area  Time (UTC)              Frequency (㎑)  Date
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Europe              1500 - 1600 UTC   9515 kHz  August 21 - 23
Southeast Asia  0800 - 1030 UTC   9770 kHz  August 21 - 23
India                 1400 - 1700 UTC   9835 kHz  August 21 - 22
India                 1400 - 1700 UTC   9785 kHz  August 23 - 24

Reception reports can be submitted online at :