The Korea Broadcasters Association said an integrated radio platform, Modio, launched a trial service on Tuesday, bringing together five broadcasters including KBS, MBC, SBS, EBS and CBS.

Modio was unveiled at the opening event of the 2026 Next-Generation Media Festival held at Seoul Dragon City on Tuesday. It is a digital integrated platform whose name carries the meanings “everyone’s radio” and “radio listened to in one place.”

It currently offers 11 channels: KBS 1 Radio, 2 Radio, Cool FM and Classic FM; MBC Standard FM and FM4U; SBS Love FM and Power FM; EBS FM; and CBS Standard FM and Music FM.

Users can listen to each channel’s live broadcasts in high quality on the app and check programming information, songs airing and playlists. It also supports channel favourites and a recent listening function.

It supports Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, allowing users to continue listening in cars to broadcasts they were playing on their smartphones.

Modio was developed through the Korea Communications Agency’s project to build and pilot-operate a K-Global audio platform. The broadcasters association and the five broadcasters participated jointly.

KCA plans to use the platform to improve convenience for listening to radio and replace illegal radio apps, while laying a foundation to secure reliable audience rating data.

It plans to run the trial through early next year before switching to a full service, and to expand offered channels and features linking with external platforms. It is currently available as a free download from the Google Play Store, and an iOS version is also planned.

Replay, visual radio, live chat and sending listener messages must be used on existing broadcaster-specific apps. Each broadcaster’s own radio app will continue to operate as it does now.

An official at the broadcasters association said, "We hope that radio, which has grown a bit more distant from listeners amid changes in the digital environment, will come closer again as a friendly friend always by their side through 'everyone’s radio.'"