Korean Central TV
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| TV station ( state ) | |
| Program type | Specialized program (propaganda) |
| reception | Analog / digital: terrestrial , satellite |
| Image resolution | ( Entry missing ) |
| Start of transmission | March 3, 1963 |
| language | Korean |
| Seat | Pyongyang, North Korea |
| Broadcaster | KCTV |
| Intendant | Chun Li-ji |
| List of TV channels | |
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| Korean alphabet : | 조선 중앙 텔레비죤 |
| Revised Romanization : | Joseon Jung-ang Tellebijyon |
| McCune-Reischauer : | Choson Chung'ang T'ellebijyon |
Coordinates: 39 ° 2 ′ 3 " N , 125 ° 47 ′ 25" E
Korean Central Television (KCTV) 조선 중앙 텔레비죤 ( Korean Central Television ) is the only national television broadcaster in North Korea . He mainly conducts propaganda for the state leadership around the dictator Kim Jong-un and his predecessors Kim Jong-il and Kim Il-sung .
The station is operated by the State Radio and Television Committee of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (KRT) , chaired by Cha Sung-su. The station's director is Chun Li-ji. The KCTV studios are located in Pyongyang , in the Taedonggang-guyŏk (Dong Munhung-dong ) district.
history
KCTV was founded as the Pyongyang Broadcasting Network (PBN) on September 1, 1953, after the end of the Korean War. Kim Il-sung personally believed that North Korea was ripe for television coverage. With the help of the government, PBN prepared for a broadcast launch over the next eight years. PBN was renamed Central Broadcasting Television System (CBTS) in 1961 and began a testing program on September 1 of that year.
The station began broadcasting on March 3, 1963 at 7:00 p.m. KST from Pyongyang. Back then, the weekend broadcast for two hours, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The broadcast was later extended to four, and then to six hours. The sessions of the 5th Labor Conference on October 1, 1970 were broadcast live on CBTS.
The Kaesong Television Broadcasting Station (KTBS) was opened on April 1, 1971 and broadcast 5 hours on weekdays from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
The Mansudae Television Broadcasting Station (MTBS) was opened in December 1973 and sent on weekdays 4 hours from 18:00 to 22:00 and longer periods on weekends and holidays.
The Central Broadcasting Television System (CBTS) was renamed Korean Central Television (KCTV) and began at 5:00 p.m. on January 3, 1973, the first working day in North Korea. Broadcasts only took place on working days.
In the same year the first test broadcasts in color ( PAL ) began. On July 1, 1974, North Korean color television was introduced. KCTV broadcast its first live color program in preparation for the 7th Asian Games in Tehran. From September 1, 1977, color programs were broadcast all day, and from March 1, 1981, broadcasting began on national holidays.
On July 3, 2009, the Taedonggang Brewing Company ran the first commercial in the station's history. This was broadcast three times until August 29, 2009.
In 2012, the station began the first test broadcasts based on the DVB standard. Since then, imports of digital television technology have increased annually. In early 2015 it was announced that HDTV- enabled equipment had been procured and some test broadcasts were taking place.
Since December 4, 2017, the broadcast has been in HDTV format within the country's borders, and a new test image was also introduced during the broadcast breaks.
Broadcasting
KCTV broadcasts Monday to Saturday from 3:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., and on Sundays and public holidays from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. local time. (8.30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Central European Summer Time, or 2:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sundays and public holidays). Slightly longer broadcast times can only be observed on public holidays and New Year's Eve. Before the program sequence begins, a test image with background music is displayed for 30 minutes. During the time when no transmissions take place, the test image is broadcast with EBU color bars. A station logo has been displayed in the upper left corner of the picture since 2001. Until 2013, KCTV only broadcasted from 5:00 p.m. local time on weekdays.
reception
In North Korea, KCTV is broadcast analogue terrestrial in PAL format. KCTV HD was broadcast digitally and unencrypted in the DVB-S2 standard via the Thaicom 5 satellite (78.5 ° East) until February 25, 2020 . Reception in Germany was possible with a C-band LNB from a dish size of 150 cm. Due to technical problems, the program has been broadcast on the nearby Chinasat 12 since January 2020 . Reception in Germany is not possible, the satellite is below the horizon line. On Intelsat 21 at 58 ° West, reception in western Europe is possible with a dish size of 180 cm.
Broadcast content
news
For years, the news ( Poto ) of North Korean television was read by a speaker who sat in the center of a plain blue or red screen background. The messages are read out in an exuberant tone, characterized by Ri Chun-hee , similar to the way a theater actor speaks. There is hardly any reports from abroad. Particular attention is paid to the reception of Kim Il-sung's works and to the activities of pro-North Korean groups abroad. A peculiarity is that, for an unknown reason, no film recordings but only stills of the former head of state Kim Jong-il were shown, although his activities take up a large part of the reporting .
A loosening of the broadcast format in the sense of a convergence with the style of western news broadcasts has recently been observed. For example, a monitor was set up in the studio on which texts, images and graphics are displayed in addition to the read messages. In addition, the moderator's conversation with the correspondent has been introduced as a typical genre of a television news program. Female news anchors no longer appear in traditional Korean clothes, but also dressed in Western clothes.
entertainment
Every year 60 films are broadcast for the first time. Otherwise, the entertainment program includes music and programs for children. There is no commercial advertising , the reason for this is North Korea's planned economy . On December 26, 2010, on the occasion of ten years of diplomatic relations with Great Britain, a western film was shown for the first time, the British football comedy Kick it like Beckham , but in a censored version (shortened from 112 to 104 minutes).
In September 2012 it was announced that KCTV had acquired broadcasting rights to the German Bundesliga and the second Bundesliga .
Program Sequence
The following is the usual program sequence on working days (Korean Standard Time):
- 2:30 p.m. Test image with instrumental music (Orchestra of the National People's Army, Wangjaesan Light Music Band and Pochonbo Electronic Ensemble)
- 15:00 Program start (national anthem, Kim-Il-sung-Lied, Kim-Jong-il-Lied and program preview)
- 15:10 Film (mostly North Korean productions are shown) or documentaries
- 17:00 news
- 17:10 headlines from the national newspapers
- 17:20 children's program
- 18:00 Documentaries (later also comedy and music, e.g. It's So Funny )
- 20:00 news
- 20:20 weather report
- 20:30 Film (mostly North Korean productions are shown), sport or series
- 22:00 Documentaries
- 22:30 late news
- 22:45 weather report
- 22:55 Program preview and farewell
- 23:00 Fade-in of EBU color bars
Music videos are often shown between programs. The documentaries are mostly 50 minutes long and show the achievements of Kim Il-sung, Kim Jong-il and Kim Jong-un.
Other channels
In addition to KCTV, there are two other television channels in North Korea:
- Korean Educational & Cultural Television based in Kaesŏng . This television station went on air in April 1971 as Kaesong TV Broadcasting and carried this name until February 1997. Programs are broadcast Monday through Saturday from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. According to the CIA , Korea TV broadcasts south and is aimed at viewers in South Korea .
- Mansudae Television was founded in December 1973 and is based in Pyongyang on Mansu Hill . Mansudae TV only broadcasts on Sundays from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and from 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
The reception of others, d. H. Foreign or South Korean broadcaster, is a criminal offense in North Korea , but is possible in border areas and in the capital Pyongyang .
Web links
- Information on the history of North Korean television from Choson Sinbo (English)
- History of North Korean TV on dprkfriendship.com.mx (English)
- Information on the CIA website on TV channels in the world
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d World Radio TV Handbook: The Directory of International Broadcasting. Volume 60/2006, p. 667.
- ^ North Korea launches beer advert . In: BBC . July 3, 2009 ( bbc.co.uk [accessed September 18, 2015]).
- ↑ The Chosun Ilbo (English Edition): Daily News from Korea - N.Korea Ends Experiment with TV Commercials. In: english.chosun.com. Retrieved September 18, 2015 .
- ↑ North Korea digital TV imports see big jump. In: North Korea Tech - 노스 코리아 테크. Retrieved September 18, 2015 .
- ↑ KCTV launches HD satellite broadcasts. In: North Korea Tech - 노스 코리아 테크. Retrieved September 18, 2015 .
- ↑ North Korea's KCTV goes widescreen, stereo in big upgrade . In: North Korea Tech - 노스 코리아 테크 . December 5, 2017 ( northkoreatech.org [accessed February 2, 2018]).
- ^ Martyn Williams: KCTV appears on Chinese satellite. February 4, 2020, accessed April 15, 2020 (American English).
- ↑ nknews: North Korea's KCTV added to fourth satellite broadcasting service | NK News. January 29, 2020, accessed April 15, 2020 (American English).
- ↑ Satbeams - World Of Satellites at your fingertips. Retrieved April 15, 2020 .
- ↑ Junho Kim: Recent changes in North Korean Central TV ( Memento of the original from June 9, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. to: journalism.berkeley.edu of October 24, 2005 (English).
- ↑ North Korea bends it like Beckham in UK film first , BBC News on December 30, 2010 (accessed August 22, 2012).
- ↑ Chong Tese as train number: Bundesliga in North Korea , Die Welt on September 11, 2012 (accessed on September 14, 2012).
