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Mansudae TV now broadcasts in HD
North Korea’s Mansudae TV (만수대텔레비죤), a weekend-only channel that broadcasts cultural programming, switched to high-definition earlier this year, according to monitoring. It was the last of the country’s four over-the-air channels to adopt HD. Mansudae TV is the second oldest of the country’s currently broadcasting channels, having signed on in Pyongyang on December 4, 1983.…
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When paper beats the app
Daily NK has an interesting story from one of its sources inside North Korea about residents supposedly preferring the paper copy of the Rodong Sinmun newspaper to the app. The Rodong Sinmun is the daily newspaper of the Workers’ Party of Korea and North Korea’s newspaper of record. The Seoul-based publication reports: “North Korea’s flagship…
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How North Korean TV Comes Together for News About Kim Jong Un
In North Korea, there is nothing more important than news about Kim Jong Un or the Kim family. Something about him or the family leads the evening news every single day. If it’s not a report on him going somewhere or attending a meeting, it’s a report on how people somewhere are remembering a previous…
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North Korea Expands Satellite Distribution of Domestic TV Channels
North Korea is now distributing all four state TV channels via satellite for the first time, using Russia’s Express-103 system to expand broadcast coverage nationwide.
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North Korea’s other TV: What you don’t see on KCTV
North Korea’s other TV: What you don’t see on KCTV — the country runs three additional channels covering sport, culture, and education.
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Three Things To Read from November 2025
This month covers the fallout from foreign radio shutdowns, how North Korea’s internet connections work, and the possible arrival of spam text messages in the DPRK.
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North Korea’s first multi-channel IPTV service apparently launched
Manbang has launched North Korea’s first multi-channel IPTV service, offering 20 channels of live television across the country’s internal data network.
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The Importance of Foreign Information Access in North Korea
Dramatic cuts to foreign broadcasts targeting North Korea have raised urgent questions about how citizens will access outside information in the years ahead.
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North Korea retargets radio jamming
North Korea retargeted its radio jamming operations after South Korea’s NIS stopped its broadcasts, now focusing on civilian-run stations like KBS and Voice of Freedom.
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North Korea Has Scored a Major Victory in the Battle Against Information
A dramatic reduction in foreign radio programming broadcast into North Korea has handed the regime an unexpected win in its decades-long war on outside information.
