Re: [IRCA] TP 16 Sep Victoria version.

[Chris Kadlec <beaglebass@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

FYI, Nick: Pyongyang Broadcasting and KCBS sometimes run parallel programming for special events or live broadcasts or live theater/cultural shows and/or political-related speeches, especially in the afternoon hours or into the evening hours (Korean time), sometimes later, such as the big New Years broadcast and other big events like the 70th anniversary celebration last week.

The rural stations, no matter what network they are listed as part of, often will broadcast Pyongyang instead of KCBS as a time-share, but 657 is the main Pyongyang Broadcasting signal and 819 is the main KCBS signal, no matter what. 855 does not stray from its listed network as it broadcasts in a more highly populated area, not a rural area like those areas east and north of Pyongyang or in the south near Pyonggang (not a typo), north of Cheorwon.

So if you ever hear any of them running parallel programming, there is a special event or something! I remember back in late 2015 when I was confirming which network each frequency was airing since a lot of info on the Internet was flat out wrong and every night I would go out at different times and listen and jot down who is parallel to who and I started finding half of them didnât match the listed network and then the next night, they would, but only half of them, etc., and it got ridiculous until I realized that they were time sharing and that whatever the schedule was, if there even was one, it was too complicated for me to figure out reliably.

So donât let it fool you. Itâs darn obvious when you hear a DPRK station usually, whatever itâs airing, and they only use certain frequencies. Iâm curious how many lately have heard any of the higher powered Pyongyang jammers, like 1467.

-Chris Kadlec
 Seoul AM Radio Listening Guide
 http://www.beaglebass.com/dx/seoul



Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2018 07:14:33 +0000
From: Nick Hall-Patch <nhp@xxxxxxxx>
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Subject: [IRCA] TP 16 Sep Victoria version.
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At some point, one has to throw in the towel, and let some of the DX get away, I'm afraid.   What a snorter of a morning.   I don't think anyone raised power, just the ionosphere letting its hair down, finally.

855 Pyongyang Bangsong; man in Korean 1301UT, snagged a N. Korean parallel later; this had 3 and one pips on the hour, sounding more sluggish than the usual NHK/KBS set.

657 Pyongyang Bangsong choral music //819 (though not listed as Pyongyang Bangsong) and 855 1318-9UT

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