North Korea’s external shortwave radio broadcaster, Voice of Korea, joins many of the world’s international broadcasters in switching to a summer frequency schedule on Sunday, March 30.
Shortwave broadcasts change frequencies numerous times during the day to take advantage of atmospheric conditions that help their broadcasts can reach the intended targets. For this reason, it’s important to know when and where a station will appear.
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 (approx 15 minutes, but can be extended to full broadcast), followed by music
:30 Reminiscences of Great Leader President Kim Il Sung
:40 Music and features
:50 Editorial, special message (occasional)
:55 Frequency information
:57 Close
The Voice of Korea has traditionally refreshed these programs, including the news, once a day during the daytime in Korea.
The news output follows closely the text of English-language stories from KCNA with minor editing. It’s generally a day behind the news being put out on the domestic service in Korean.
The schedule is expected to remain current until late October 2014.
Many of the news items can be found on The Voice of Korea’s website. The station also broadcasts in French, Spanish, Arabic, German, Chinese, Japanese and Russian.
The full schedule for Voice of Korea is listed below and comes courtesy of Arnulf Piontek in Berlin.
The schedule shows the time in GMT (UTC), the language, the frequencies in kilohertz (kHz) and the target area of the broadcast. Korean-language programs are from the domestic Korea Central Broadcasting Station (KCBS).
First the schedule sorted by time, then by language.
All times are in UTC (GMT) and all frequencies in kilohertz.
0300 in Chinese on 13650, 15105 to Southeast Asia 0300 in Spanish on 11735, 13760, 15180 to Central & South America 0400 in English on 7220, 9445, 9730 to Northeast Asia 0400 in English on 11735, 13760, 15180 to Central & South America 0400 in French on 13650, 15105 to Southeast Asia 0500 in Chinese on 7220, 9445, 9730 to Northeast China 0500 in English on 13650, 15105 to Southeast Asia 0500 in Spanish on 11735, 13760, 15180 to Central & South America 0600 in Chinese on 13650, 15105 to Southeast Asia 0600 in English on 7220, 9445, 9730 to Northeast Asia 0600 in French on 11735, 13760, 15180 to Central & South America 0700 in Japanese on 621, 3250, 9650, 11865 to Japan 0700 in Russian on 9875, 11735 to Far East 0700 in Russian on 13760, 15245 to Europe 0800 in Chinese on 7220, 9445 to Northeast China 0800 in Japanese on 621, 3250, 9650, 11865 to Japan 0800 in Russian on 9875, 11735 to Far East 0800 in Russian on 13760, 15245 to Europe 0900 in Japanese on 621, 3250, 6070, 9650, 11865 to Japan 0900 in Korean on 7220, 9445 to Northeast China 1000 in English on 11710, 15180 to Central & South America 1000 in English on 11735, 13650 to Southeast Asia 1000 in Japanese on 621, 3250, 6070, 9650, 11865 to Japan 1100 in Chinese on 7220, 9445 to China 1100 in French on 11710, 15180 to Central & South America 1100 in French on 11735, 13650 to Southeast Asia 1100 in Japanese on 621, 3250, 6070, 9650, 11865 to Japan 1200 in Japanese on 621, 3250, 6070, 9650, 11865 to Japan 1200 in Korean on 11710, 15180 to Central & South America 1200 in Korean on 11735, 13650 to Southeast Asia 1300 in Chinese on 11735, 13650 to Southeast Asia 1300 in English 9435, 11710 to North America 1300 in English on 13760, 15245 to Western Europe 1400 in French on 9435, 11710 to North America 1400 in French on 13760, 15245 to Western Europe 1400 in Korean on 11735, 13650 to Southeast Asia 1400 in Russian on 3250, 9425, 12015 to Europe 1500 in Arabic on 9890, 11645 to Near & Middle East; North Africa 1500 in English on 9435, 11710 to North America 1500 in English on 13760, 15245 to Western Europe 1500 in Russian on 3250, 9425, 12015 to Europe 1600 in English on 9890, 11645 to Near & Middle East; North Africa 1600 in French on 9435, 11710 to North America 1600 in French on 13760, 15245 to Western Europe 1600 in German on 3250, 9425, 12015 to Europe 1700 in Arabic on 9890, 11645 to Near & Middle East; North Africa 1700 in Korean on 9435, 11710 to North America 1700 in Korean on 13760, 15245 to Western Europe 1700 in Russian on 3250, 9425, 12015 to Europe 1800 in English on 13760, 15245 to Western Europe 1800 in French on 7210, 11910 to Southern Africa 1800 in French on 9875, 11635 to Near & Middle East; North Africa 1800 in German on 3250, 9425, 12015 to Europe 1900 in English on 7210, 11910 to Southern Africa 1900 in English on 9875, 11635 to Near & Middle East; North Africa 1900 in German on 3250, 9425, 12015 to Europe 1900 in Spanish on 13760, 15245 to Western Europe 2000 in French on 13760, 15245 to Western Europe 2000 in Korean on 7210, 11910 to Southern Africa 2000 in Korean on 3250, 9425 12015 to Europe 2000 in Korean on 9875, 11635 to Near & Middle East; North Africa 2100 in Chinese on 7235, 9445 to Northeast China 2100 in Chinese on 9875, 11635 to China 2100 in English on 13760, 15245 to Western Europe 2100 in Japanese on 621, 3250, 9650, 11865 to Japan 2200 in Chinese on 7235, 9445 to Northeast China 2200 in Chinese on 9875, 11635 to China 2200 in Japanese on 621, 3250, 9650, 11865 to Japan 2200 in Spanish on 13760, 15245 to Western Europe 2300 in Japanese on 621, 3250, 9650, 11865 to Japan 2300 in Korean on 7235, 9445 to Northeast China 2300 in Korean on 9875, 11635 to China 2300 in Korean on 13760, 15245 to Western Europe
Arabic 1500 on 9890, 11645 to Near & Middle East; North Africa 1700 on 9890, 11645 to Near & Middle East; North Africa Chinese 0300 on 13650, 15105 to Southeast Asia 0500 on 7220, 9445, 9730 to Northeast China 0600 on 13650, 15105 to Southeast Asia 0800 on 7220, 9445 to Northeast China 1100 on 7220, 9445 to Northeast China 1300 on 11735, 13650 to Southeast Asia 2100 on 7235, 9445 to Northeast China 2100 on 9875, 11635 to China 2200 on 7235, 9445 to Northeast China 2200 on 9875, 11635 to China German 1600 on 3250, 9425, 12015 to Europe 1800 on 3250, 9425, 12015 to Europe 1900 on 3250, 9425, 12015 to Europe English 0400 on 7220, 9445, 9730 to Northeast Asia 0400 on 11735, 13760, 15180 to Central & South America 0500 on 13650, 15105 to Southeast Asia 0600 on 7220, 9445, 9730 to Northeast Asia 1000 on 11710, 15180 to Central & South America 1000 on 11735, 13650 to Southeast Asia 1300 on 13760, 15245 to Western Europe 1300 on 9435, 11710 to North America 1500 on 13760, 15245 to Western Europe 1500 on 9435, 11710 to North America 1600 on 9890, 11645 to Near & Middle East; North Africa 1800 on 13760, 15245 to Western Europe 1900 on 7210, 11910 to South Africa 1900 on 9875, 11635 to Near & Middle East; North Africa 2100 on 13760, 15245 to Western Europe French 0400 on 13650, 15105 to Southeast Asia 0600 on 11735, 13760 15180 to Central & South America 1100 on 11710, 15180 to Central & South America 1100 on 11735, 13650 to Southeast Asia 1400 on 13760, 15245 to Western Europe 1400 on 9435, 11710 to North America 1600 on 13760, 15245 to Western Europe 1600 on 9435, 11710 to North America 1800 on 7210, 11910 to South Africa 1800 on 9875, 11635 to Near & Middle East; North Africa 2000 on 13760, 15245 to Western Europe Japanese 0700 on 621, 3250, 9650, 11865 to Japan 0800 on 621, 3250, 9650, 11865 to Japan 0900 on 621, 3250, 6070, 9650, 11865 to Japan 1000 on 621, 3250, 6070, 9650, 11865 to Japan 1100 on 621, 3250, 6070, 9650, 11865 to Japan 1200 on 621, 3250, 6070, 9650, 11865 to Japan 2100 on 621, 3250, 9650, 11865 to Japan 2200 on 621, 3250, 9650, 11865 to Japan 2300 on 621, 3250, 9650, 11865 to Japan Korean 0900 on 7220 9445 to Northeast China 1200 on 11710 15180 to Central & South America 1200 on 11735 13650 to Southeast Asia 1400 on 11735 13650 to Southeast Asia 1700 on 13760 15245 to Western Europe 1700 on 9435 11710 to North America 2000 on 7210 11910 to South Africa 2000 on 9425 12015 to Europe 2000 on 9875 11635 to Near & Middle East; North Africa 2300 on 7235 9445 to Northeast China 2300 on 13760 15245 to Western Europe 2300 on 9875 11635 to China Russian 0700 on 13760 15245 to Europe 0700 on 9875 11735 to Far Eastern Russia 0800 on 13760 15245 to Europe 0800 on 9875 11735 to Far Eastern Russia 1400 on 3250 9425 12015 to Europe 1500 on 3250 9425 12015 to Europe 1700 on 3250 9425 12015 to Europe Spanish 0300 on 11735 13760 15180 to Central & South America 0500 on 11735 13760 15180 to Central & South America 1900 on 13760 15245 to Western Europe 2200 on 13760 15245 to Western Europe
Signal report.
I just finished listening to your broadcast and thought to send a shortwave report using the SINPO method.
I live in Cebu, Philippines as was excited to hear your station.
The broadcast was weak down here and the voice was mostly unintelligible, but the music sounded much better.
SINPO = 24432
radio Yaesu ft 897D
antenna long wife, 60 feet
QTH Cebu, Philippines
date Nov 12, 2014
time 0510-0555 Z
freq 15105 KHZ
I tried the 18650 KHZ freq but it was just too weak.
Thank you for your station and the broadcast.
sincerely
clyde bennish
NL7VH
I am from Vancouver,Canada and I was glad to hear that some international women have come to the DPRK.It is hard to get the truth about the DPRK here in Canada.It is only by getting in contact with the DPRK that people here can get the real news about that country.I hope more people goes to the DPRK and sees things for themselves so that they can counter the lies that comes from the media in Canada and the USA.