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Offline Ron - Calif.

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« on: February 24, 2023, 0202 UTC »
KOREA SOUTH  now back on alternate frequency 5920, Voice of Freedom, tuned in at 0735 UT to hear a prominent
VOF open carrier; *0753 UT, on Feb 23; intro music, gong rung three times; Voice of Freedom ID; Republic of
Korea choral National Anthem; VOF FM frequency announcement; VOF singing station jingle; 0500 PM KST
announcement; time pips.

0800-0900 "Hamkke tteonaneun eum-ag-yeohaeng" (Let's go music together)
0900-0910  SA and "Bodo gwangjang" (News plaza) [My four minute audio file is
at https://app.box.com/s/fg0q0oe2jb0xmwrhk1309vv4crz7qyqc ]
0910-0915 "Nalssi Jeonmangdae" (Weather Observatory)
0915-0920 "Ma-eum-e swimpyo" (Resting heart)
0920-0930 “Kkumkkuneun cheongchungeug“ (Dreaming youth drama) [My four minute audio file
is at https://app.box.com/s/oaz2xgdniux1ndpj41griruj8fo64yj9 ]
0930-1000 "Hanminjog tong-illo milaelo"  (Korean people, to unity, to the future)
1000-1050 "Maeil geudaewa" (Everyday with you)

VOF ex: 6045 still had strong N. Korea jamming today.

Echo of Hope - VOH, 4885 // 6250 // 9100 kHz., on Feb 23 (Thursday) continues to make no frequency changes
since about Jan 12; today at 0737 UT, the EBS TV audio feed for the English language lesson ("Wang cho bo
yeong-eo" - Beginner's English); "I don't like exercising. I like snowboarding. Do you have the time? Do
you have time next weekend?" On 9100, N. Korea jamming started at *0743.

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Re: Korea
« Reply #1 on: February 24, 2023, 2141 UTC »
KOREA SOUTH. 

5920, Voice of Freedom, 1215 UT, on Feb 24; "Ingwon baloalgi" (Getting to know human rights); drama and music;
no jamming. My seven minute audio - https://app.box.com/s/i9ettu9mgrgm9by2wsnarwa0djmztpgp .
 
Feb 24 - Echo of Hope - VOH, remains the same on 3985 // 4885 // 5995 // 6250 // 6350 // 9100, at 1245 UT.
VOP, remains the same on 3480 // 3910 // 3930 // 4450 // 4560 // 6520 // 6600, at 1247 UT.

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Re: Korea
« Reply #2 on: March 05, 2023, 0033 UTC »
KOREA SOUTH. Echo of Hope - VOH, 3985 // 4885 // 5995 // 6250 // 6350 // 9100, at 1136 UT, March 4 (Saturday);
the weekend only program of the English language lesson with the continued reading of a portion of Chapter
12 of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," along with lengthy explanations in Korean; as usual 9100 with
very good reception (not jammed). Has been about seven weeks now since VOH last changed any frequencies!

Voice of the People remains with their long standing unchanged frequencies on 3480 // 3910 // 3930 // 4450
// 4560 // 6520 // 6600, at 1105, March 4.

Voice of Freedom, on 5920 kHz., on March 4, with fairly good reception:

1115 UT - "Dodbogilo boneun sesang" (The world through a magnifying glasses)
1130 - "Aneun geos-i him-ida" (Knowing is power)
1200 -  The usual single tone; then "Jayu-e solibangsong-eseo bam 9 (ahob) sileul allyeodeulibnida" (In English -
Voice of Freedom has announced 9pm); nice singing station jingle - "jinsil-e soli, huimang-e soli, jayu-e soli bangsong!"
(Voice of Truth, Voice of Hope, Voice of Freedom broadcast); then the "Bodo gwangjang" (News Plaza) segment.