Pyeonghwa Radio Station (‘Pyeonghwa’ means ‘Peace’ in Korean) in Korea Fr. Peter Kim Young-chun, chief director of Peace Radio Station

1. Mission of Peace Radio Good News Good News To spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the teachings of the Church To spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the teachings of the Church Two goals Two goals 1) Non-Catholics: to convey the Catholic messages 1) Non-Catholics: to convey the Catholic messages 2) Catholics: to reeducate through a variety of programs 2) Catholics: to reeducate through a variety of programs Bright World Bright World To promote the common good in the areas of Justice, Peace, and Charity that flows from the Catholic spirit. To promote the common good in the areas of Justice, Peace, and Charity that flows from the Catholic spirit.

2. Programs of Peace Radio 4 main sections of contents 4 main sections of contents 1) Catholic oriented contents 1) Catholic oriented contents 2) General educational programs 2) General educational programs 3) Music programs 3) Music programs 4) News 4) News On Sundays On Sundays around 70% of all contents are evangelical programs around 70% of all contents are evangelical programs (ex. Sunday Mass, liturgical music, catechism, lecture on the scripture, Catholic news, and so on) (ex. Sunday Mass, liturgical music, catechism, lecture on the scripture, Catholic news, and so on)

Table 1. The numbers of programs and percentages for each section (June 2008) CatholicorientedcontentsGeneraleducationalcontentsMusicorientedcontentsNews(Church,society)Total Numbers of ofprograms Minutes (21 hours a day) 3,7601,5252, ,820 Percentages42.6%17.3%29.8%10.3%100.0%

3. Local Peace Radio Stations Peace Radio Station (Main): Seoul Archdiocese Peace Radio Station (Main): Seoul Archdiocese 4 Local Peace Radio Stations 4 Local Peace Radio Stations 1) Kwangju : Kwangju Archdiocese 1) Kwangju : Kwangju Archdiocese 2) Daegu : Daegu Archdiocese 2) Daegu : Daegu Archdiocese 3) Pusan : Pusan diocese 3) Pusan : Pusan diocese 4) Daejeon : Daejeon diocese 4) Daejeon : Daejeon diocese Relay the programs of Peace Radio Relay the programs of Peace Radio Broadcast their own programs Broadcast their own programs

Table 2. Summary table of main and 4 other local Peace Radio Stations (June 2008) NameOwnershipInauguration day Percentages of local programs (per 8,820 minutes a week) Personnel Peace Radio (Main) Archdiocese of Seoul April 15, 1990N/A38 Kwangju Peace Radio Archdiocese of Kwangju June 2, 19961,225 minutes (13.9%)17 Daegu Peace Radio Archdiocese of Daegu September 9, 19961,990 minutes (22.6%)11 Pusan Peace Radio Diocese of Pusan May 3, 20002,052 minutes (22.8%)17 Daejeon Peace Radio Diocese of Daejeon December 1, minutes (4.4%)6

4. Characteristics of Peace Radio Station in Korea where Catholics are a minority 3 main Religions and Radio Stations 3 main Religions and Radio Stations 1) Buddhism (22.8%): one Radio Station since ) Buddhism (22.8%): one Radio Station since ) Protestantism (18.3%): two Radio Stations by the associated protestant denominations, since 1954 and 1956 respectively 2) Protestantism (18.3%): two Radio Stations by the associated protestant denominations, since 1954 and 1956 respectively 3) Catholic (10.9%): one Radio Station since ) Catholic (10.9%): one Radio Station since 1990 Competition among religions is very severe Competition among religions is very severe Strategies in the multi-religious context Strategies in the multi-religious context respect other religions respect other religions reach the general audience without being too straight, but imply the virtue of Catholicism within contents reach the general audience without being too straight, but imply the virtue of Catholicism within contents