Korean Central Broadcasting Committee

Korean Central Broadcasting Committee
Chosŏn'gŭl	조선중앙방송
Hancha	朝鮮中央放送
Revised Romanization	Joseon Jung-ang Bangsong
McCune–Reischauer	Chosŏn Chung'ang Pangsong

Korean Central Broadcasting Committee (KCBC)
조선중앙방송위원회
Type	Broadcast radio and ; television
Country	North Korea
Availability	National ; International
Headquarters	Chonsung-dong, Moranbong District, Pyongyang, North Korea
Owner	State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea[citation needed]
Key people	Hwang Yong-bo (chairman)
Launch date	October 14, 1945 (radio); March 3, 1963 (television)
Picture format	1080i (HDTV)
Official website	www.gnu.rep.kp

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 broadcaster of North 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

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 are operated under the United Front Department of the Workers' Party of Korea instead.^[7] The committee is also owner and operator of the Korean Central News Agency.^[8]

Television

Korean Central Television

Radio

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

Notable anchors

Ri Chun-hee

References

^ "ABU Members". Archived from the original on 2015-03-16. Retrieved 2015-06-08.
^ ^a ^b "KWP Propaganda and Agitation Department" 2009, p. 1.
^ "DPRK State Media Seminar Held". North Korea Leadership Watch. 8 March 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
^ Worldwide Government Directory with Intergovernmental Organizations 2013. CQ Press. 2013. p. 890. ISBN 978-1-4522-9937-2.
^ "ABU Members". Abu.org.my. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
^ Ri Sung-ik (2017-01-31). "Civil servants show skills in annual games". The Pyongyang Times. Retrieved 2017-05-16.
^ "KWP Propaganda and Agitation Department" 2009, pp. 1–2.
^ "KWP Propaganda and Agitation Department" 2009, p. 2.

Works cited

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

External links

Official website

[1] "ABU Members". Archived from the original on 2015-03-16. Retrieved 2015-06-08.

[FOOTNOTE"KWP_Propaganda_and_Agitation_Department"20091-2] "KWP Propaganda and Agitation Department" 2009, p. 1.

[3] "DPRK State Media Seminar Held". North Korea Leadership Watch. 8 March 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2018.

[Press,2013-4] Worldwide Government Directory with Intergovernmental Organizations 2013. CQ Press. 2013. p. 890. ISBN 978-1-4522-9937-2.

[5] "ABU Members". Abu.org.my. Retrieved 24 February 2019.

[naen_TheP-6] Ri Sung-ik (2017-01-31). "Civil servants show skills in annual games". The Pyongyang Times. Retrieved 2017-05-16.

[FOOTNOTE"KWP_Propaganda_and_Agitation_Department"20091–2-7] "KWP Propaganda and Agitation Department" 2009, pp. 1–2.

[FOOTNOTE"KWP_Propaganda_and_Agitation_Department"20092-8] "KWP Propaganda and Agitation Department" 2009, p. 2.

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