At the time of the decision, TBC was Korea's second largest radio and television company.

[7] At the start of cable television networks in South Korea in the early 90s, KBS2 was included in the must-carry package, which initially excluded the commercial channels MBC and SBS.

In the last week of April 2024, out of ten dramas broadcast on linear (terrestrial and subscription) and OTT platforms, only two of KBS2's dramas were among the ten-most watched programs of the genre, with viewing figures lower than the ones produced by tvN, JTBC and also streaming services.

Analog network (shut down in 2012):[15] Kebit (케빗) is the channel's mascot, introduced in the summer of 2016.

Kebit represents "KBS's light" and is a space lifeform who descended to Earth.