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`The 16th of February ,1977, marks the 50th anniversary of the birth of boradcasting in Korea. The broadcast media are one of the greatest benefits civilization has ever rendered mankind. They simultaneously bring news, enlightenment and entertainment to people in widely scattergd areas. The first broadcasting service in the country was initiated on February 16, 1927, under the call sign JODK. From that time broadcasting in korea has made steady progress, and by 1937 a national radio netwark linking Pyong­yang, Pusan, Taegu, Kwangju, Yiri and Chongjin had been developed. Although eight local stations as well as the key station in Seoul were totally destroyed during the Korean War, the war did not arrest the advance of the media. By 1961 a television broadcasting station was in operation. This achievement was soon followed by the birth of commercial stations ­­ CBS, DBS, TBC and MBC. The inception of these networks heralded the dawn of an era for commercial broadasting. The 1970`s saw the sphere of broadcasting service transcending the national boundaries. To enable overseas listeners to keep abreast of the volatile international situation, our expanded mission included the sinificant role of introducing to the world the reality of our position as well as our history and culture. In addition, our overseas service began to conter in a positive manner the propaganda offensive from north Korea. In 1973 KBS commenced a new period as a pubic corporation with the aim if enhancing the pubic quality of broadcasting and increasing the effectiveness of broadcastng service. With this proud and successful history of broadcasting in our country, we now look forward to a future of everlasting prosperity and development. This postage stamp is hereby issued by the Ministry of Communications in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of broadcasting in Korea as well as in celebration of KBS`s inauguration of the recently completed Broadcasting Center on Yoido.`