Day of the Sun - is North Korea preparing to detonate a new nuclear bomb ?
New satellite images have emerged purportedly showing how North Korea is preparing to detonate a nuclear bomb to coincide with its 'Day of the Sun' national day on Saturday.
Aerial photos taken yesterday show continued activity at the Punggye-ri Nuclear site where US officials fear a nuclear device has been installed in a tunnel ahead of another test.
It comes as the regime today warned foreign journalists to prepare for a 'big event' on Thursday and as tensions remained high after President Donald Trump sent a US Navy strike group steaming toward the Korean Peninsula.
North Korea's most important national day is on Saturday April 15 when North Korea commemorates the birth anniversary of its founding president Kim Il Sung. However, the big event may have been the grand unveiling of a sprawling housing project in Pyongyang.
North Korea A17 - summer schedule
Frequencies may adjust without notice.
Programs last 47 to 57 minutes. Data based on monitoring and on-air announcements. Special thanks to our regular International Shortwave Broadcast Guide contributor, Arnulf Piontek.
All times UTC/target areas
Voice of Korea
Arabic
1530 9890 11645 Near
& Middle East; North Africa
1730 9890 11645 Near
& Middle East; North Africa
Chinese
0330 13650 15105 Southeast
Asia
0530 7220 9445 9730 Northeast
China
0630 13650 15105 Southeast
Asia
0830 7220 9445 Northeast
China
1130 7220 9445 Northeast
China
1330 11735 13650 Southeast
Asia
2130 7235 9445 Northeast
China
2130 9875 11635 China
2230 7235 9445 Northeast
China
2230 9875 11635 China
German
1630 9425 12015 Europe
1830 9425 12015 Europe
1930 9425 12015 Europe
English
0430 7220 9445 9730 Northeast
Asia
0430 11735 13760 15180 Central
& South America
0530 13650 15105 Southeast
Asia
0630 7220 9445 9730 Northeast
Asia
1030 11710 15180 Central
& South America
1030 11735 13650 Southeast Asia
1330 9435 11710 North
America
1330 13760 15245 Western
Europe
1530 9435 11710 North
America
1530 13760 15245 Western
Europe
1630 9890 11645 Near
& Middle East; North Africa
1830 13760 15245 Western
Europe
1930 7210 11910 South
Africa
1930 9875 11635 Near
& Middle East; North Africa
2130 13760 15245 Western
Europe
French
0430 13650 15105 Southeast
Asia
0630 11735 13760 15180 Central
& South America
1130 11710 15180 Central
& South America
1130 11735 13650 Southeast
Asia
1430 9435 11710 North
America
1430 13760 15245 Western
Europe
1630 9435 11710 North
America
1630 13760 15245 Western
Europe
1830 7210 11910 South
Africa
1830 9875 11635 Near
& Middle East; North Africa
2030 13760 15245 Western
Europe
Japanese
0730 621 3250 9650 11865 Japan
0830 621 3250 9650 11865 Japan
0930 621 3250 6070 9650 11865 Japan
1030 621 3250 6070 9650 11865 Japan
1130 621 3250 6070 9650 11865 Japan
1230 621 3250 6070 9650 11865 Japan
2130 621 3250 9650 11865 Japan
2230 621 3250 9650 11865 Japan
2330 621 3250 9650 11865 Japan
KCBS Pyongyang
Korean
0330 (PBS)* 7220 9445 9730 Northeast
China
0730 (PBS)* 7220 9445 Northeast
China
0930 (KCBS) 7220 9445 Northeast
China
0930 (PBS)* 9875 11735 Far
Eastern Russia
0930 (PBS)* 13760 15245 Europe
1030 (PBS)* 7220 9445 Northeast
China
1230 (KCBS) 11710 15180 Central
& South America
1230 (KCBS) 11735 13650 Southeast Asia
1230 (PBS)* 7220 9445 Northeast
China
1330 (PBS)* 9425 12015 Europe
1430 (KCBS) 11735 13650 Southeast
Asia
1730 (KCBS) 9435 11710 North
America
1730 (KCBS) 13760 15245 Western
Europe
2030 (KCBS) 7210 11910 South
Africa
2030 (KCBS) 9425 12015 Europe
2030 (KCBS) 9875 11635 Near
& Middle East; North Africa
2330 (KCBS) 7235 9445 Northeast
China
2330 (KCBS) 9875 11635 China
2330 (KCBS) 13760 15245 Western
Europe
Russian
0730 9875 11735 Far
Eastern Russia
0730 13760 15245 Europe
0830 9875 11735 Far
Eastern Russia
0830 13760 15245 Europe
1430 9425 12015 Europe
1530 9425 12015 Europe
1730 9425 12015 Europe
Spanish
0330 11735 13760 15180 Central
& South America
0530 11735 13760 15180 Central
& South America
1930 13760 15245 Western
Europe
2230 13760 15245 Western
Europe
(Arnulf Piontek, Berlin Germany)
Website: http://www.vok.rep.kp
KCBC - Korean Central Broadcasting Station
* PBS - Pyongyang Broadcasting Station (currently inactive)
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