Korean Central Television

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Korean Central Television is North Korea’s main state-run television broadcaster, known for tightly controlled news, propaganda, and cultural programming.

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Korean Central Television canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf state media
television channel
television network
alsoKnownAs Chosŏn Chungang T’ellebijyon NERFINISHED
KCTV NERFINISHED
조선중앙텔레비죤 NERFINISHED
broadcastArea North Korea NERFINISHED
parts of East Asia
via satellite internationally
broadcastSchedule primarily evening hours
broadcastStandard PAL
contentType children’s programs
cultural programming
documentaries
leader speeches
military parades
music performances
news programs
political propaganda
revolutionary operas
sports coverage
controlledBy Government of North Korea NERFINISHED
Workers’ Party of Korea NERFINISHED
country North Korea
distribution analog terrestrial broadcast in North Korea
digital satellite broadcast
limited online rebroadcasts outside North Korea
headquartersLocation Pyongyang NERFINISHED
ideology Juche NERFINISHED
Songun NERFINISHED
inception 1963
language Korean
launchDate 1963-09-03
networkType satellite television
terrestrial television
newsStyle highly scripted
personality cult focused
notableProgram 8 p.m. evening news bulletin
operatedBy Korean Central Broadcasting Committee NERFINISHED
owner Korean Central Broadcasting Committee NERFINISHED
Korean Central Broadcasting Committee of the DPRK NERFINISHED
politicalAlignment pro-Workers’ Party of Korea
pro-government
primaryRole official news broadcaster of the DPRK government
state propaganda outlet
regulatesInformation yes
subjectOf international media monitoring
targetAudience North Korean population
overseas Koreans sympathetic to DPRK
usesScript Chosŏn’gŭl NERFINISHED

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North Korean media hasComponent Korean Central Television
Mangyongdae Prize Sports Games mediaCoverage Korean Central Television