NEWS: R Pyongyang

["Sonny M. Ashimori" <sonny@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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NORTH KOREA

Radio Pyongyang made a major change of times and frequencies on Aug. 4.
Each transmission now lasts 57-58 min. (formerly 50 min.). Broadcasts begin
and end without the national anthem, except in Korean. Korean broadcasts
begin with the anthem but end without it. Some exceptions were observed on
all the days I monitored, e.g. KK from 1400 on Aug. 6 was only 50 min. long
and ended with the anthem.

The feeder on 3560 kHz came back on last Saturday after a week's absence.

Also on Aug. 4, the station's official name in Korean, Chinese, and
Japanese was changed to Radio Pyongyang. Until last week it was Korean
Central Broadcasting Station. In all the other languages the same change
took effect in 1982.

Here is a partial schedule monitored in Japan Aug. 5-7. Audible frequencies
only. I will be back with a more complete report next week.

0000-0100   EE   11845, 13650, 15230 kHz
0700-1000   JJ   621, 3250, 6070, 7580, 9650 kHz
0800-0900   KK   6125, 7200, 9345 kHz
0800-0900   RR   6575, 9975, 11740 kHz
0900-1000   CC   6125, 7200, 9345 kHz
0900-1000   RR   6575, 9975, 11740 kHz
1100-1200   EE    3560, 9640, 9975, 11335, 13650, 15230 kHz
1100-1200   CC   6125, 7200, 9345 kHz
1100-1400   JJ   621, 3250, 4405, 6070, 6520, 7580 kHz
1200-1300   KK   6125, 7200, 9345 kHz
1200-1300   FF   3560, 9975, 13650 kHz
1300-1400   CC   6125, 7200, 9345 kHz
1300-1400   SS   3560, 9975, 13650 kHz
1400-1500   KK   3560, 9640, 9975, 11335, 13650 kHz
1500-1600   FF   6575, 9345 kHz
1500-1600   AR   4405, 6520, 9600 kHz
1500-1600   EE   3560, 9640, 9975, 11335, 11735, 13650 kHz
1600-1700   KK   3560, 4405, 6520, 6575, 9345, 9600, 9640, 9975, 11335,
11735 kHz
1700-1800   SS   6575, 9345 kHz
1700-1800   RR   3560, 9325 kHz
1700-1800   RR   6520, 9600, 9975 kHz (not //3560, 9325! -- Aug. 5)
1800-1900   EE   6575, 9345, 11700, 13760 kHz
1900-2000   EE   6520, 9600, 9975 kHz
2100-2200   EE   6575, 9345, 11700, 13760 kHz
2300-0000   EE   11335, 11700, 13760, 15130 kHz
2300-0100   JJ   621, 3250, 7580, 9650 kHz

Radio Pyongyang's recent changes have also affected the transmission times
of the Korean Centran Broadcasting Station (HS) and Pyongyang Broadcasting
Station. KCBS on 6100 shares the transmitter with Radio Pyongyang's JJ
service on 6070 kHz. Pyongyang Broadcasting Station on 3250 kHz is
interrupted to carry Radio Pyongyang's JJ service three times daily. I will
report more about these next week.

Sonny

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