Monday, October 28, 2013

UPDATED VERSION - North Korean B13 Winter Schedules


North Korea - B13 Updated Version - from previous post on 24 October 2013

On Sunday, 27 October 2013, 03:00 UTC, Voice of Korea, the official external broadcasting service of the DPR Korea (North) from Pyongyang, introduced the B13 winter schedule.

I have monitored additional changes to my previously published schedules The most outstanding change is that Pyongyang Pangsong (Pyongyang Broadcasting Station - PBS) is no longer available via Voice of Korea's shortwave transmitters since the station has started its own website www.gnu.rep.kp

Another change is that on 3250 kHz only Pyongyang Pangsong and the Japanese broadcasts of Voice of Korea are on the air. No other foreign language program scan be heard anymore.

Voice of Korea is anxious to get reception reports and letters from their listeners. Please send them to:

Voice of Korea
Pyongyang
DPR Korea (North)

email: VOK@star-co.net.kp
website: www.vok.rep.kp/CBC/english.php

Arnulf Piontek
Berlin

Schedule subject to change at short notice. All programs are 47 to 57 minutes.

Updated B-13 transmission schedule for Voice of Korea, Pyongyang, DPR Korea valid from Sunday, 27 October Juche 102 (2013), 0300 UTC. Last modified: 27 October Juche 102 (2013), Version: 2

All times UTC

Arabic
1500 9890 11645 Near & Middle East, North Africa
1700 9890 11645 Near & Middle East, North Africa

Chinese
0300 13650 15105 Southeast Asia
0500 7220 9445 9730 Northeast China
0600 13650 15105 Southeast Asia
0800 7220 9445 Northeast China
1100 7220 9445 China
1300 6185 9850 Southeast Asia
2100 7235 9445 Northeast China
2100 9875 11635 China
2200 7235 9445 Northeast China
2200 9875 11635 China

German
1600 6170 9425 Europe
1800 6170 9425 Europe
1900 6170 9425 Europe

English
0400 7220 9445 9730 Northeast Asia
0400 11735 13760 15180 Central & South America
0500 13650 15105 Southeast Asia
0600 7220 9445 9730 Northeast Asia
1000 6170 9435 Central & South America
1000 6185 9850 Southeast Asia
1300 7570 12015 Western Europe
1300 9435 11710 North America
1500 7570 12015 Western Europe
1500 9435 11710 North America
1600 9890 11645 Near & Middle East, North Africa
1800 7570 12015 Western Europe
1900 7210 11910 Southern Africa
1900 9875 11635 Near & Middle East, North Africa
2100 7570 12015 Western Europe

French
0400 13650 15105 Southeast Asia
0600 11735 13760 15180 Central & South America
1100 6170 9435 Central & South America
1100 6185 9850 Southeast Asia
1400 7570 12015 Western Europe
1400 9435 11710 North America
1600 7570 12015 Western Europe
1600 9435 11710 North America
1800 7210 11910 Southern Africa
1800 9875 11635 Near & Middle East, North Africa
2000 7570 12015 Western Europe

Japanese
0700 621 3250 7580 9650 Japan
0800 621 3250 7580 9650 Japan
0900 621 3250 6070 7580 9650 Japan
1000 621 3250 6070 7580 9650 Japan
1100 621 3250 6070 7580 9650 Japan
1200 621 3250 6070 7580 9650 Japan
2100 621 3250 7580 9650 Japan
2200 621 3250 7580 9650 Japan
2300 621 3250 7580 9650 Japan

Korean
0300 (PBS)* *7220 *9445 *9730 Northeast China*
0700 (PBS)* *7220 *9445 Northeast China*
0900 (KCBS) 7220 9445 Northeast China

0900 (PBS)* *13760 *15245 Europe*
0900 (PBS)* *9875 *11735 Far Eastern Russia*
1000 (PBS)* *7220 *9445 Northeast China*
1200 (KCBS) 6170 9435 Central & South America
1200 (KCBS) 6185 9850 Southeast Asia
1200 (PBS)* *7220 *9445 Northeast China*
1300 (PBS)* *6170 *9425 Europe*
1400 (KCBS) 6185 9850 Southeast Asia
1700 (KCBS) 7570 12015 Western Europe
1700 (KCBS) 9435 11710 North America
2000 (KCBS) 7210 11910 Southern Africa
2000 (KCBS) 6170 9425 Europe
2000 (KCBS) 9875 11635 Near & Middle East, North Africa
2300 (KCBS) 7235 9445 Northeast China
2300 (KCBS) 7570 12015 Western Europe
2300 (KCBS) 9875 11635 China

Russian
0700 13760 15245 Europe
0700 9875 11735 Far Eastern Russia
0800 13760 15245 Europe
0800 9875 11735 Far Eastern Russia
1400 6170 9425 Europe
1500 6170 9425 Europe
1700 6170 9425 Europe

Spanish
0300 11735 13760 15180 Central & South America
0500 11735 13760 15180 Central & South America
1900 7570 12015 Western Europe
2200 7570 12015 Western Europe


Data based on announcements and schedules of the Voice of Korea and own monitoring.

Changes to the same broadcasting period last year are highlighted in red.
KCBS = Korean Central Broadcasting Station (Choson Jungang Pangsong)
PBS*  = Pyongyang Broadcasting Station (Pyongyang Pangsong) inactive
(Compiled by Arnulf Piontek, Berlin, Germany)