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…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
WRN ends Voice of Korea relays
London-based World Radio Network appears to have ended its relays of the Voice of Korea, North Korea’s international shortwave radio service. The broadcasts appeared in May and were being recorded…
KCTV Facebook page deleted, but streams live on
A Facebook page that claimed to be the official home of North’s Korea’s main national TV channel, Korean Central Television, has disappeared. The page appeared to have been around for…
Ham radio operators hope to put North Korea on the air
A group of amateur radio operators are hoping to get permission from the North Korean government for a month-long trip to the country during which they’ll set up a ham…
Live from Pyongyang, it’s KCTV on Facebook … or maybe not
On Thursday, South Korea’s Yonhap reported on a new Facebook page in the name of the Korean Central Television, North Korea’s national TV station. (Updated. See below.) Yonhap said, “North…
