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List of radio stations in North Korea

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The list of radio stations in North Korea lists all the national and regional radio stations in North Korea.

Radio is the most commonly used broadcast media in North Korea. All stations are subject to the strict control of the government and carry no advertising. Some of the transmitters carry regional programmes in the afternoons, but usually relay the central programme from Pyongyang.

There are five North Korean radio networks:

  • Korean Central Broadcasting Station: the main domestic full service radio network, primarily broadcast on mediumwave with some FM and shortwave transmitters[1]
  • Pyongyang FM Broadcasting Station [ko]: FM-only, domestic music network
  • Pyongyang Broadcasting Station [ko]: an "all-Korea" service primarily aimed at South Koreans and ethnic Koreans in China and Japan, broadcast on mediumwave and widely available on FM and shortwave. Closed in January 2024.
  • Echo of Unification / Tongil Voice: Propaganda station beamed to South Korea, Shortwave and FM frequencies close to the DMZ. Closed in January 2024.
  • Voice of Korea, a multi-lingual shortwave broadcaster aimed at audiences worldwide, also available on mediumwave in the Pyongyang area[2]
  • Noise jamming: blocking South Korean and other Korean language foreign broadcasts

Korean Central Broadcasting Station

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Mediumwave

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  • 702 kHz, Chongjin (50 kW)
  • 720 kHz, Kanggye (500 kW)
  • 765 kHz, Hyesan (50 kW) (DRM tests, irregular)
  • 810 kHz, Kaesong (50 kW)
  • 819 kHz, Pyongyang (500 kW) (Shared with DRM tests)
  • 873 kHz, Sinuiju (250 kW)
  • 882 kHz, Wonsan (250 kW) (Sahred with DRM tests)
  • 927 kHz, Sariwon (50 kW) (Shared with DRM tests, irregular)
  • 999 kHz, Hamhung (250 kW)(Shared with DRM tests)
  • 1080 kHz, Haeju (1500 kW)(inactive)

Shortwave

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  • 2350 kHz, Sariwon (5 kW) (inactive)
  • 2850 kHz, Pyongyang (50 kW) (Moved to 3250 in May 2020)
  • 3205 kHz, Pyongyang (100 kW) (DRM tests)
  • 3220 kHz, Hamhung (5 kW) (inactive)
  • 3250 kHz, Pyongyang (100kW - Ex 2850)
  • 3920 kHz, Hyesan (5 kW) (irregular)
  • 3959 kHz, Kanggye (5 kW) (irregular)
  • 3978 kHz, Chongjin (5 kW) (inactive)
  • 3985 kHz, Chongjin (10 kW) (irregular, bad modulation, drifting, probably for Jamming)
  • 6100 kHz, Kanggye (250 kW)
  • 6140 kHz, Pyongyang (250 kW) (DRM tests)
  • 9665 kHz, Kanggye (50 kW) (inactive)
  • 11680 kHz, Kanggye (50 kW)

FM

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  • 106.5 MHz, Pyongyang (50 kW)
  • 102.3 MHz, Kaesong (10 kW)
  • 102.6 MHz, Unknown location. Heard by Japanese DX'ers recently.

Pyongyang Broadcasting Station (Defunct)

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Mediumwave

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  • 621 kHz, Chongjin (500 kW) Shared with Voice of Korea Japanese service
  • 657 kHz, Pyongyang (1500 kW)
  • 801 kHz, Kimchaek (500 kW) (drifting)
  • 855 kHz, Sangwon (1000 kW)
  • 1053 kHz, Haeju (1000 kW) (inactive)

Shortwave

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  • 3320 kHz, Pyongyang (50 kW) (inactive or closed*)
  • 4557 kHz, Pyongyang (50 kW)
  • Kanggye (50 kW) (sometimes irregular due power cuts, replaced 6400 kHz since March 23 2021, possibly inactive*)

(*Note: Shortwave Info's page on Pyongyang Broadcast System only shows only the 4557 kHz (P'yongyang) service to be active)

FM

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  • 91.1 MHz, Kangson (0.19 kW/190 W)
  • 96.7 MHz, Pyongyang (50 kW)
  • 98.5 MHz, Pyongyang (50 kW)
  • 104.5 MHz, Pyongsong (2 kW)
  • 103.5 MHz, Pyongyang (50 kW)
  • 106.5 MHz, Pyongyang (50 kW) (Now carries KCBS according reports)
  • 92.9 MHz, Wonsan (5 kW)
  • 89.2, 91.2, 93.3, 93.9, 94.5, 96.7, 97.3, 97.7, 98.1, 99.6 and 101.8 MHz, Unknown locations countrywide.

Pyongyang FM Broadcasting Station

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Frequency Location Transmitter strength Notes
FM
90.1 MHz Pyongsong 2 kW
92.5 MHz Kaesong 100 kW Shared with Korean Central Radio, Pyongyang Broadcasting Station, (Inactive)
92.8 MHz Yonan 10 kW Shared with Korean Central Radio, Pyongyang Broadcasting Station, (Inactive)
93.3 MHz Kanggye 5 kW
93.6 MHz Kaesong 10 kW Shared with Korean Central Radio, Pyongyang Broadcasting Station, (Inactive)
93.8 MHz Hyesan 2 kW
95.1 MHz Wonsan 5 kW
97.8 MHz Haeju 100 kW Shared with Korean Central Radio, Pyongyang Broadcasting Station, Echo of Unification, (Inactive)
101.3 MHz Sinuiju 10 kW
102.1 MHz Kim Chaek 1 kW
103.0 MHz Sariwon 2 kW
103.7 MHz Haeju 100 kW Shared with Korean Central Radio, Pyongyang Broadcasting Station, (Inactive)
105.2 MHz Pyongyang 100 kW
105.5 MHz Chongjin 10 kW
106.0 MHz Hamhung 20 kW
107.2 MHz Nampo 2 kW

Echo of Unification (Beamed to South Korea, defunct in early 2024)

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Frequency Location Transmitter power (kW)
FM
89.4 MHz Pyongyang 100 kW
97.0 MHz Chorwon 100 kW
97.8 MHz Haeju 100 kW
Shortwave (SW)
3945 kHz Pyongyang 100 kW
3970 kHz Chongjin 5 kW
5905 kHz Pyongyang 100 kW

Voice of Korea

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Mediumwave

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  • 621 kHz, Chongjin (500 kW) - seems like inactive, checked via japanase SDR's
  • 1368 kHz, Pyongyang - seems like inactive since years

Shortwave

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  • 3560 kHz, Kujang (15 kW) (DRM tests, shared with KCBS and PBS, irregular)
  • 6070 kHz, Kanggye (250 kW)
  • 6170 kHz, Kujang (200 kW) (During winter)
  • 6185 kHz, Kujang (200 kW)
  • 7210 kHz, Kujang (200 kW)
  • 7220 kHz, Kujang (200 kW)
  • 7235 kHz, Kujang (200 kW)
  • 7570 kHz, Kujang (200 kW) (During winter)
  • 7580 kHz, Kujang (200 kW)
  • 9425 kHz, Kujang (200 kW)
  • 9435 kHz, Kujang (200 kW)
  • 9445 kHz, Kujang (200 kW)
  • 9650 kHz, Kujang (200 kW)
  • 9730 kHz, Kujang (200 kW)
  • 9850 kHz, Kujang (200 kW)
  • 9875 kHz, Kujang (200 kW)
  • 9890 kHz, Kujang (200 kW)
  • 11635 kHz, Kujang (200 kW)
  • 11645 kHz, Kujang (200 kW)
  • 11710 kHz, Kujang (200 kW)
  • 11735 kHz, Kujang (200 kW)
  • 11865 kHz, Kujang (200 kW)
  • 11910 kHz, Kujang (200 kW)
  • 12015 kHz, Kujang (200 kW)
  • 13650 kHz, Kujang (200 kW)
  • 13760 kHz, Kujang (200 kW)
  • 15105 kHz, Kujang (200 kW)
  • 15180 kHz, Kujang (200 kW)
  • 15245 kHz, Kujang (200 kW)

Noise jammer (blocking foreign broadcasts)

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Strong, helicopter, boat engine-like "whooshing" noise. Use SDRs in Asia to locate them.

The whooshing noise often can be heard under Voice of Korea - the jammer is at the same site.

The swinging tone on 4450 kHz is often under KCBS Sinuiju on 873 kHz - the jammer is at the same site.

Shortwave:

  • 3480 kHz, Wonsan (beeping, whistling tone)
  • 3910 kHz, Kujang (200 kW)
  • 3910 kHz, unknown location (beeping tone, to fill "dead-zone")
  • 3930 kHz, Kujang (200 kW)
  • 3930 kHz, unknown location (beeping tone, to fill "dead-zone")
  • 3985 kHz, Kujang (200 kW)
  • 3985 kHz, unknown location (whistling tone, to fill "dead-zone")
  • 4450 kHz, Sinuiju (Swinging carrier, to fill "dead-zone")
  • 4450 kHz, Kujang (200 kW)
  • 4885 kHz, Kujang (200 kW)
  • 5920 kHz, unknown location (beeping tones)
  • 5995 kHz, Kujang (200 kW)
  • 6015 kHz, Kujang (200 kW)
  • 6015 kHz, unknown location (beeping tone, to fill "dead-zone")
  • 5920/6045 kHz, Kujang (200 kW)
  • 6250 kHz, Kujang (200 kW)
  • 6350 kHz, Kujang (200 kW)
  • 6520 kHz, Kujang (200 kW)
  • 6520 kHz, unknown location (beeping tone, to fill "dead-zone")
  • 6600 kHz, Kujang (200 kW)
  • 6600 kHz, unknown location (beeping tone, to fill "dead-zone")
  • 7275 kHz, Kanggye
  • 7355 kHz, Haeju
  • 7720 kHz, unknown location (whistling tone)
  • + various frequencies on various times from various locations, depending the Korean schedule of the blocked station.

Medium Wave:

FM

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Williams, Martyn (2010-11-03). "Korean Central Broadcasting Station". North Korea Tech - 노스코리아테크. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
  2. ^ Williams, Martyn (2014-03-27). "Voice of Korea mid-2014 schedule". North Korea Tech - 노스코리아테크. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
  3. ^ South Korea’s KFN Radio
  4. ^ South Korea’s radio
  5. ^ South Korea CPBC FM
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