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___MASK36___ ( KBS ) is the national public broadcaster of South Korea . It was founded in 1927 , and operates radio , television and online services , being one of the biggest South Korean television networks . ___MASK39___ is the premier channel of the ___MASK36___ , previously known as KBS Television / KBS Channel 9 until the launch of KBS2 in 1980 , is the oldest TV channel in South Korea and was the successor to HLKZ - TV ( or Daehan Bangsong ), Korea ' s first TV channel . It is also the only commercial - free free - to - air television channel in the country . ___MASK39___ is similar to BBC Two in the United Kingdom and PBS in the United States . ___MASK17___ is the second television channel operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation ( BBC ) in the United Kingdom , Isle of Man and Channel Islands . It covers a wide range of subject matter , but tending towards more " highbrow " programmes than the more mainstream and popular ___MASK40___ . Like the BBC ' s other domestic TV and radio channels , it is funded by the television licence , and is therefore commercial - free . It is a comparatively well - funded public service network , regularly attaining a much higher audience share than most public service networks worldwide . Like Land And Sky ( Hangul :   ; RR : Haneul Mankeum Ddang Mankeum ; also known as As Much as Heaven and Earth ) is a 2007 South Korean television series starring Park Hae - jin , Han Hyo - joo , Lee Joo - hyun , Kang Jung - hwa , and Hong Soo - ah . It aired on ___MASK39___ from January 15 to August 31 , 2007 on Mondays to Fridays at 20 : 25 for 165 episodes . The daily drama was a hit , maintaining an average viewership rating of 30 % throughout its nine - month run . Its peak viewership rating of 36 . 1 % ( on episode 164 ) made it the third highest - rated Korean drama of 2007 .