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Broadcast Media Communications Commission grants conditional renewal to 17 radio stations including KBS, MBC Gyeongnam and TBS
South Korea\'s Broadcast Media Communications Commission approved conditional renewals for 17 radio stations run by three broadcasters, setting licence validity at three years. The stations include 14 operated by KBS, two by MBC Gyeongnam and TBS Traffic FM. The commission said the stations previously scored below 650 points in renewal evaluations and underwent hearings under administrative procedures. It set broadcaster-specific conditions and said it may cancel renewals if conditions are not fulfilled.
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Broadcast Media Communications Commission holds first full meeting, reauthorises 150 stations; TBS to face hearing
South Korea\'s Broadcast Media Communications Commission held its first full meeting since its launch and cleared 23 pending items. It approved reauthorisation for 150 broadcast stations, setting licence terms based on review scores, and decided that 17 stations including TBS will undergo hearings before a final decision. It also handled drafts tied to amended broadcasting laws, follow-up rules after the repeal of the handset distribution law, and subordinate rules for a transmission qualification certification system due to take effect in September.
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Science committee passes supplementary budget under Broadcast and Communications, including 4.95 billion won for TBS
South Korea’s National Assembly Science, ICT, Broadcasting and Communications Committee approved a first supplementary budget bill for 2026 that includes 4.95 billion won in operating support for Seoul’s media foundation TBS, under the jurisdiction of the Broadcast and Communications Commission. Lawmakers from the Democratic Party and Rebuilding Korea Party backed it, while Reform Party lawmaker Lee Jun-seok opposed it and seven People Power Party members did not vote.
