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Voice of Korea schedule for winter 2013/2014
Voice of Korea will switch to its winter 2013/2014 shortwave broadcasting schedule from October 27, 2013. The broadcasts follow the same basic line-up each day. :00 Opening signal, station identification: “This is Voice of Korea” :01 National Anthem :03 Song of General Kim Il Sung :06 Song of General Kim Jong Il :09 News, editorials…
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UK’s Channel 4 showing North Korea’s evening TV news
As part of a season of programs and reports on North Korea, the U.K.’s Channel 4 is showing the main evening news from Korea Central Television with English translation. The news bulletins are being carried on Channel 4’s website under the banner “North Korea Uncovered” and begin with the news from October 14. “North Korea…
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Associated Press names new Pyongyang bureau chief
The Associated Press has named Eric Talmadge as the new chief of its Pyongyang bureau. Talmadge was previously a news editor for the AP in Tokyo and also wrote on regional military and security issues. He is a long-time Asia correspondent for the New York-based newswire. Most recently, he accompanied AP President and CEO Gary…
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AP president concludes latest visit to Pyongyang
The president and CEO of the Associated Press, Gary Pruitt, just concluded a four-day visit to Pyongyang during which he toured the city and sat down for an interview with Kim Yong Nam, president of the country’s parliament. The visit was the first reported trip to North Korea for Pruitt, who took over as CEO…
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Pyongyang gets 3D movies
Could North Korea be on the cusp of a 3D movie boom? A movie theater capable of showing 3D motion pictures has been built at Pyongyang’s Rungna People’s Pleasure Park, according to a weekend report by the state-run Korea Central News Agency. The theater, which also includes video game rooms, was inspected recently by Kim…
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Minju Joson criticizes U.S. spy satellite launch
North Korea’s Minju Joson (민주조선) newspaper on Saturday criticized the recent launch of a new spy satellite by the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office, according to a report on the state-run Korea Central News Agency. The classified satellite, called NROL-65, was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on August 28 into an orbit that…
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WRN adds satellite-fed Voice of Korea broadcasts
High-quality recordings of Voice of Korea programs are now available on-demand via the London-based World Radio Network. Voice of Korea is North Korea’s international radio broadcaster. WRN, which rebroadcasts international radio stations, previously experimented with offering Voice of Korea shortwave programs, but the quality of the reception was poor and the service ended a few…
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Some North Korean external radio, jamming reportedly off air
Numerous broadcasts of North Korea’s external radio service and some of the country’s jamming of foreign radio stations has been off air in the last few days, according to several reports. Voice of Korea, which broadcasts in several languages on shortwave to audiences outside of the country, missed many of its scheduled transmissions on July…
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South Korea’s jamming of North Korean radio
North Korea’s attempts to block the flow of information from the outside world to its people are well know and well documented, but much less known is South Korea’s attempts to keep its citizens from having unrestricted access to media from North Korea. The country’s national Internet firewall makes it fairly easy to keep curious…
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Ham radio operators to refine DPRK plans
Two ham radio operators hoping to get permission to set up a temporary amateur radio station in North Korea have returned from a trip to the country and have plans to visit again. Paul Ewing (N6PSE) and David Flack (AH6HY) of the “Intrepid DX” group wrote that they will refine their proposal and “continue to…
