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Korean Central Broadcasting Committee

The Radio and Television Broadcasting Committee of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea^[1] (Korean: 조선중앙방송위원회; Hancha: 朝鮮中央放送委員會; RR: Joseon Jungang Bangsong Wiwonhoe; MR: Chosŏn Chungang Pangsong Wiwŏnhoe), also known as the Korean Central Broadcasting Committee and Korean Central Broadcasting (Korean: 조선중앙방송; Hancha: 朝鮮中央放送; RR: Joseon Jungang Bangsong; MR: Chosŏn Chungang Pangsong), is a state-owned broadcasterofNorth Korea.

The committee is under the Cabinet of North Korea, but its personnel is chosen and appointed by the Propaganda and Agitation Department (PAD) of the Workers' Party of Korea. The PAD also assigns tasks to the committee.^[2] Hwang Yong-bo is the chairman of the committee.^[3]

The committee is base in Chonsung-dong, Moranbong District, Pyongyang.^[4] It is a member of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union.^[5] The committee has a sports team in the annual Paektusan Prize Games of Civil Servants.^[6]

Services[edit]

All three major television stations and 200 radio stations are controlled by the committee.^[2] Only the Pyongyang FM Broadcasting Station, Pyongyang Broadcasting Station, and the Voice of National Salvation under the United Front Department of the Workers' Party of Korea instead.^[7] The committee also controls the Korean Central News Agency.^[8]

Television[edit]

• Korean Central Television

Radio[edit]

• Korean Central Broadcasting Station (domestic radio network)
• Third Broadcast (cable radio network used for sensitive public announcements)
• Voice of Korea

Notable anchors[edit]

• Ri Chun-hee

See also[edit]

• Korea Communications Commission
• Censorship in North Korea
• Media of North Korea
• Telecommunications in North Korea
• Radio jamming in Korea
• Television in North Korea

References[edit]

Works cited[edit]

• "KWP Propaganda and Agitation Department" (PDF). North Korea Leadership Watch. November 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2018.

Further reading[edit]

• Kim Jong-il (July 30, 1967). On a Few Problems Arising in the Work of Broadcasting: A Talk to the Chairman of the Radio and TV Broadcasting Committee of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 24, 2019. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
• — (June 14, 1971). On Improving the Work of the Radio and Television Broadcasting Committee: Talk to the Chairman of the Radio and Television Broadcasting Committee of the DPRK (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 24, 2019. Retrieved May 16, 2017.

External links[edit]

• Official website