Information Broadcasting on Portal and KM

Hello all,
We are about to implement a BI-Portal integration for information broadcasting soon. At present we are planning to integrate BI and it's BI runtime portal for information broadcasting - and our BI Portal does not have KM or TREX yet.
I would just like to confirm one issue. I've read materials but I'm still not 100% sure on this issue: does Information Broadcasting require the KM installation together with the EP?
It says on the FAQ:
In addition, using Broadcasting not only using e-mail but also with the SAP NetWeaver Portal requires the additional installation of a J2EE Server with SAP NetWeaver Portal or KM.
What I understand, do correct me if I'm wrong, is that when you publish into the Portal - it will reside on the PCD or in WebDAV (KM).
Question: is it mandatory to install KM for this scenario? Or can information broadcasting live by without KM?
I believe there are benefits on having KM - like subscriptions or have it accessible via BEx Portfolio under the business explorer role in the portal.. but I'm quite confused as to requiring to have KM installed.
Thanks in advance all.

Thanks for the prompt response.
It does appear that KM is required.. but some articles I've read did not point out it be mandatory. So overall, this one's kind of confusing -- well at least for me having no experience on BI-Portal integration.
But the SAP Note 830385 - [SAP Note 830385|https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/com.sap.km.cm.docs/oss_notes/sdn_oss_bw_bex/~form/handler%7b5f4150503d3030323030363832353030303030303031393732265f4556454e543d444953504c4159265f4e4e554d3d383330333835%7d]though it's based on SAP BW 3.5 and SAP Enterprise Portal 6.0 - it stated that:
"Knowledge Management and Collaboration must also be available on the portal because the required BW Java classes are also installed during this installation."
Anyways, thanks again. And I will leave this thread open running and hopefully someone who has implemented Information Broadcasting can shed more light on this topic.
-Jan

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