Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Voice of Korea - A09 Multilingual schedules

Effective: 29 March - 25 October 2009
broadcast daily unless otherwise indicated
Target areas as indicated

Voice of Korea, Pyongyang, DPR Korea (North), will start its A09 Summer Schedule on Sunday, 29 March 2009, 07:00 UTC. Announcements so far suggest that it will be exactly the same schedule as last year's. This year, however, will be the first time ever to completely synchronise the frequency change date with the international community. Up to now they usually have changed frequencies twice a year on the first Mondays of May and November. Last year they just missed out one day when they effected the changes on Monday, October 27

Schedule subject to change at short notice. Programs last 47 to 57 minutes*.*Data based on announcements and schedules of the Voice of Korea and own monitoring.
All times UTC
Arabic
15:00 9990 11545 Near & Middle East; North Africa
17:00 9990 11545 Near & Middle East; North Africa

Chinese
00:00 13650 15100 Southeast Asia
02:00 7140 9345 9730 Northeast China
03:00 13650 15100 Southeast Asia
08:00 7140 9345 Northeast China
11:00 7140 9345 Northeast China
13:00 11735 13650 Southeast Asia
21:00 7180 9345 Northeast China
21:00 9975 11535 China
22:00 7180 9345 Northeast China
22:00 9975 11535 China

German
16:00 9325 12015 Europe
18:00 9325 12015 Europe
19:00 9325 12015 Europe

French
01:00 13650 15100 Southeast Asia
03:00 11735 13760 15180 Central & South America
11:00 11710 15180 Central & South America
11:00 11735 13650 Southeast Asia
14:00 13760 15245 Western Europe
14:00 9335 11710 North America16:00 13760 15245 Western Europe
16:00 9335 11710 North America
18:00 7100 11910 South Africa
18:00 9975 11535 Near & Middle East; North Africa
20:00 13760 15245 Western Europe

Japanese
07:00 621 3250 9650 11865 Japan
08:00 621 3250 9650 11865 Japan
09:00 621 3250 6070 9650 11865 Japan
10:00 621 3250 6070 9650 11865 Japan
11:00 621 3250 6070 9650 11865 Japan
12:00 621 3250 6070 9650 11865 Japan
21:00 621 3250 9650 11865 Japan
22:00 621 3250 9650 11865 Japan
23:00 621 3250 9650 11865 Japan

Korean
00:00 (PBS) 7140 9345 9730 Northeast China
07:00 (PBS) 7140 9345 Northeast China
09:00 (KCBS) 7140 9345 Northeast China
09:00 (PBS) 13760 15245 Europe
09:00 (PBS) 9975 11735 Far Eastern Russia
10:00 (PBS) 7140 9345 Northeast China
12:00 (KCBS) 11710 15180 Central & South America
12:00 (KCBS) 11735 13650 Southeast Asia
12:00 (PBS) 7140 9345 Northeast China
13:00 (PBS) 9325 12015 Europe
14:00 (KCBS) 11735 13650 Southeast Asia
17:00 (KCBS) 13760 15245 Western Europe
17:00 (KCBS) 9335 11710 North America
20:00 (KCBS) 7100 11910 South Africa
20:00 (KCBS) 9325 12015 Europe
20:00 (KCBS) 9975 11535 Near & Middle East; North Africa
23:00 (KCBS) 7180 9345 Northeast China
23:00 (KCBS) 13760 15245 Western Europe
23:00 (KCBS) 9975 11535 China

Russian
07:00 13760 15245 Europe
07:00 9975 11735 Far Eastern Russia
08:00 13760 15245 Europe
08:00 9975 11735 Far Eastern Russia
14:00 9325 12015 Europe
15:00 9325 12015 Europe17:00 9325 12015 Europe

Spanish
00:00 11735 13760 15180 Central & South America
02:00 11735 13760 15180 Central & South America
19:00 13760 15245 Western Europe
22:00 13760 15245 Western Europe

Data based on announcements and schedules of the Voice of Korea and own
monitoring.
KCBS = Korean Central Broadcasting Station (Choson Jungang Pangsong)
PBS = Pyongyang Broadcasting Station (Pyongyang Pangsong)
(Arnulf Piontek, Berlin, Germany/HCDX)