[HCDX] North Korea Jams Overseas Private Radio Broadcasts

["Zacharias Liangas " <greekdx@xxxxxxxxx>]

North Korea Jams Overseas Private Radio Broadcasts
http://www.dailynk.com/english/read.php?cataId=nk00100&num=2865
By Namgung Min
[2007-11-05 01:39 ]   	
A study reveals that North Korea has been jamming private radio 
broadcasts from South Korea dedicated to listeners in North Korea.

Northeast Asian Broadcasting Institute, a private radio broadcasting 
institute, disclosed in the 10th issue of its monthly "Northeast Asian 
Broadcasting Study," that North Korea has been jamming most of 
South Korean radio programs which target North Korean listeners 
except "Global Korean Network" of Korean Broadcasting System 
(KBS), South Korea's premier public broadcaster.

The list of radio stations which broadcast programs dedicated to North 
Korean people comes as follows: Radio Free Asia, Voice of America, 
KBS's Global Korean Network, Free North Korea, Open Radio for North 
Korea, Far East Broadcasting Company, North Korea Mission Radio, 
Shiokaze of Japan and Radio Free Chosun.

The Institute had conducted a research on the condition of the 
reception of radio broadcasts dedicated to North Korean listeners 
through shortwave radio during the week between October 1st and 7th. 
The study found out that almost all radio broadcasts, targeting both 
North Korean listeners such as VOA and RFA and South Korean 
listeners such as Central Chosun broadcasting station and Pyongyang 
Broadcast station, experienced radio signal jamming.

Global Korean Network of Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) was the 
only program broadcasted without interference. It is a radio program 
aired on media-wave, so its frequency remains relatively stable from 
jamming. Moreover, in these days, the program greatly curtailed its 
contents specifically targeting North Korean people. Therefore, the 
institute argued that the North Korean authorities might have 
considered the program as insignificant and so ignored it.

Since the North Korean authorities continue to jam overseas private 
radio broadcasts dedicated North Korean people, it is important to 
come up with some countermeasures against the interference.

Meanwhile, the number of North Korean who listens to the foreign radio 
broadcasts has been increasing particularly among the young people. 
Many defectors said that it was KBS Liberty Radio which sounded 
clearest. They said they have also heard of the radio programs of VOA 
and Far East Broadcasting Company.

A defector, Kim Sung Chul, said, "Since 2000, the number of North 
Korean people who try to watch foreign films and listen to south Korean 
radio programs has greatly increased." He added, "People use 
electrical wiring or an antenna to get a signal. It is hard for the North 
Korean authorities to stop the people from listening to radio even if they 
try to jam foreign radio broadcasts."

Ha Tae Kyung, the head of Open Radio for North Korea said, "We need 
to use more radio frequencies to avoid North Korea's jamming 
interference. However, many private radio stations dedicated to North 
Korean listeners have financial difficulties. We really need support from 
South Korean government." 

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