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Offline Ct Yankee

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Radio (KCBS?) Pyongyang shut down?
« on: January 15, 2024, 1237 UTC »
« Last Edit: January 15, 2024, 1247 UTC by Ct Yankee »
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Re: Radio (KCBS?) Pyongyang shut down?
« Reply #1 on: January 31, 2024, 1804 UTC »
As of 1/31/24 I still get VOK daily on 9435 and 11710. FWIW.

Anyway, this is a more detailed article. Thanks for bringing the story to our attention, as it prompted me to seek this one out.

https://www.38north.org/2024/01/farewell-pyongyang-broadcasting/
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Re: Radio (KCBS?) Pyongyang shut down?
« Reply #2 on: February 05, 2024, 2340 UTC »
Also Echo of Unification the DPRK propaganda station is gone as well
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Re: Radio (KCBS?) Pyongyang shut down?
« Reply #3 on: March 03, 2024, 0332 UTC »
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Re: Radio (KCBS?) Pyongyang shut down?
« Reply #4 on: May 25, 2024, 2000 UTC »
I'm not sure what is accurate or not. I continue to hear KCBS Pyongyang on 11680khz via multiple SDRs, and some VOK frequencies as well. I'm assuming what is off air is their stations aimed directly at the R.O.K?
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Re: Radio (KCBS?) Pyongyang shut down?
« Reply #5 on: May 25, 2024, 2125 UTC »
I think that's it, just the reunification ones in accordance with the new NK policy that reunification is no longer the goal...which by the way all the "experts" consider scary and menacing, but I think it's a positive step.
Big into SWDX late 70s through early 90s, then forgot about it and when I returned via SDRs it wasn't at all what I remembered, but I'll deal with it. Grumble, grumble. All SDRs acknowledged, nothing is from my own radio.