3.2K views · 165 reactions | KBS (Korean Broadcasting System), the major public broadcasting company that houses KBS WORLD, is celebrating its 50th anniversary today! KBS WORLD will continue to be a vessel for Korean media, to the international fanbase. Thank you for following along! https://about.kbs.co.kr/eng/ | KBS WORLD | Facebook

In June 1983, the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) launched a live television special called Finding Dispersed Families, designed to reconnect loved ones separated by the Korean War. Initially intended as a one-time, 45-minute segment, the overwhelming public response—over 1,000 applications on the first day alone—prompted KBS to extend the broadcast. The program ultimately ran for 183 consecutive days, concluding on November 14, 1983! By the end of the campaign, more than 100,000 applications h