Permits & Licensing · Stage 6 · Cross-sector Consents
Radio-Station Permit
무선국 개설허가
Summary
PublicRadio-station permits for site communications: a person who intends to establish a radio station must obtain authorization from the Minister of Science and ICT under Article 19 of the Radio Waves Act. The Act has no provision specific to wind-turbine interference with radar. Its Article 52 requires the Minister's approval only for structures likely to disturb radio waves within one kilometre of a radio direction finder; effects on military operations are handled through the military consultation stage.
Sources: Radio Waves Act, Article 19, Article 52.
Legal basis
Radio Waves ActArticle 19 (Establishment of radio stations after obtaining authorization)
제19조(허가를 통한 무선국 개설 등)
(1) Any person who intends to establish a radio station shall obtain authorization from the Minister of Science and ICT, as prescribed by Presidential Decree. The same shall apply when any person intends to change any matter specified by Presidential Decree, among the permitted matters:
- 1. Deleted; <Jul. 23, 2010>2. Deleted; <Jul. 23, 2010>3. Deleted. <Jul. 23, 2010>
Further text omitted.
Excerpt: paragraph (1) of each article. English text: Official KLRI English. The full articles are in the English translation of the governing law below.
Where it sits in the permit pathway
Stage 6 of 7- 1Wind Measurement2 authorizations
- 2Electricity Business License (EBL)1 authorization
- 3Environmental Assessment2 authorizations
- 4Site Investigation2 authorizations
- 5Public-Waters Use & Navigation Safety2 authorizations
- 6Cross-sector Consents5 authorizations
- 7Construction & Operation2 authorizations
Stages where risk concentrates. See the full permit pathway ›
Related entries in this tracker
| Public-Waters Occupancy Permit: Project | Stage 5 |
| Maritime Traffic Safety Audit | Stage 5 |
| Development-Activity Permit | Stage 6 |
| Military Installations Consultation | Stage 6 |
| National Heritage Impact Diagnosis | Stage 6 |
| Forest & Farmland Conversion | Stage 6 |
| Construction-Plan Authorization | Stage 7 |
| Pre-Use Inspection | Stage 7 |
| Implementation-plan approval under the Special Act (one-stop) | Special Act |
| The full permit pathway | Permits & Licensing |
English translation of the governing law Premium members
Download English translation (unofficial) · PDFKWI_EN_Radio-Waves-Act_20260102_KLRI.pdf · 132 pages
Official English translation by the Korea Legislation Research Institute (KLRI) for the Korean text in force on 2 January 2026
English translations are provided for convenience. They are unofficial; the Korean original is authoritative.