KBS Hanminjok Radio

KBS Hanminjok Radio (Korean: KBS 한민족방송) is a South Korean anti-communist propaganda radio channel of the Korean Broadcasting System. It is the only channel that does not have FM frequency in South Korea. Until 2007 it was called as KBS Social Education Radio (Korean: KBS 사회교육방송). It has two channels, but Hanminjok 2 Radio, the second channel usually relays the same programme with Hanminjok 1 Radio.

KBS Hanminjok Radio
Broadcast areaSouth Korea, North Korea, China, Japan, Australia, Primorsky Krai
FrequencyHLCA: AM 972 kHz, SW 6015 kHz
HLSR: AM 1170 kHz
Programming
FormatPropaganda
Ownership
OwnerKBS
History
First air date
August 15, 1972 (1972-08-15)
Links
Website

Until the mid-2000's it broadcast content criticizing the North Korean system, but halted them after Inter-Korean summits. After its name was changed, the audience has been expanded not only to North Koreans but also to Hanminjok (Koreans) living in China, Japan, Taiwan and Russia.[1]

Frequency and air time

Air time Station Callsign Frequency Power Transmitter location
04:00 - 00:00 UTC Hanminjok 1 HLCA AM 972 kHz 750 kW Day, 1500 kW Night Dangjin
SW 6.015 MHz 100 kW Hwaseong
10:00 - 04:00 UTC Hanminjok 2 HLSR AM 1170 kHz 500 kW Gimje

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