Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Hot Spot DX - North Korea Attacks South Korea. Tensions High on the Peninsula

North Korea Fires at South - North Korea shoots dozens of rounds of artillery onto a populated South Korean island, military officials say, setting buildings on fire and causing injuries; South Korea returns fire and scrambles fighter jets.

Yonhap News Agency - (URGENT) N. Korea's military command vows "merciless" military strike against S Korea.

AP Press Report - N Korea fires artillery onto S Korean island, 1 dead
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101123/ap_on_re_as/as_koreas_clash
(Milcom Monitoring Post)

Fox News
North Korea shoots dozens of rounds of artillery onto a populated South Korean island near their disputed border, killing at least two people and injuring 16 others, prompting Seoul to return fire and scramble fighter jets.

U.S. Condemns North Korean Attack on South
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/11/23/condemns-north-korean-attack-south/

North Korea nuke revelations stir U.S. policy worry
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2010/11/22/north-korea-nuke-revelations-stir-policy-worry/

North Korea - B10 shortwave schedules

Effective from: 01 November 2010 - 27 March 2011

All times UTC
broadcast daily - programs last 47 to 57 minutes

Voice of Korea

Arabic
1500-1557 9990va 11545va
1700-1757 9990va 11545va

Chinese
0000-0057 13650as 15100as
0200-0257 7220as 9345as 9730as
0300-0357 13650as 15100as
0800-0857 7220as 9345as
1100-1157 7220as 9345as
1300-1357 6185as 9850as
2100-2157 7235as 9345as 9975as 11535as
2200-2257 7235as 9345as 9975as 11535as

German
1600-1657 6285eu 9325eu
1800-1857 6285eu 9325eu
1900-1957 6285eu 9325eu

English
0100-0157 7220as 9345as 9730as 11735am 13760sa 15180sa
0200-0257 13650as 15100as
0300-0357 7220as 9345as 9730as
1000-1057 6185as 6285sa 9335sa 9850as
1300-1357 7570eu 9335na 11710na 12015eu
1500-1557 7570eu 9335na 11710na 12015eu
1600-1657 9990va 11545va
1800-1857 7570eu 12015eu
1900-1957 7210af 99975va 11535va 11910af
2100-2157 7570eu 12015eu

French
0100-0157 13650as 15100as
0300-0357 11735sa 13760sa 15180sa
1100-1157 6185as 6285sa 9335sa 9850as
1400-1457 7570eu 9335na 11710na 12015eu
1600-1657 7570eu 9335na 11710na 12015eu
1800-1857 7210af 9975va 11535va 11910af
2000-2057 7570eu 12015eu

Japanese
0700-0757 3250as 7580as 9650as
0800-0857 3250as 7580as 9650as
0900-0957 3250as 6070as 7580as 9650as
1000-1057 3250as 6070as 7580as 9650as
1100-1157 3250as 6070as 7580as 9650as
1200-1257 3250as 6070as 7580as 9650as
2100-2157 3250as 7580as 9650as
2200-2257 3250as 7580as 9650as
2300-2357 3250as 7580as 9650as

Russian
0700-0757 9975eu 11735eu 13760eu 15245eu
0800-0857 9975eu 11735eu 13760eu 15245as
1400-1457 6285eu 9325eu
1500-1557 6285eu 9325eu
1700-1757 6285eu 9325eu

Spanish
0000-0057 11735sa 13760sa 15180sa
0200-0257 11735sa 13760sa 15180sa
1900-1957 7570eu 12015eu
2200-2257 7570eu 12015eu
(Arnulf Piontek, Berlin, Germany)

South Korea, KBS World - B10 English schedule

Effective: 31 October 2010 - 27 March 2011
broadcast daily, target areas as indicated

All times UTC

English
0200-0300 9580sa
0800-0900 9570as
1100-1130 DRM/Sat 9760eu
1200-1300 9650na
1300-1400 9570as
1600-1700 9640as 9515eu
1800-1900 7275eu
2200-2230 3955eu
(Gayle Van Horn, Frequency Manager/Monitoring Times)

South Korea, KBS World - B10 Non-English

Effective: 31 October 2010 - 27 March 2011
broadcast daily, target areas as indicated

Arabic
1800-1900 WRN ME/Africa
2000-2100 9430 (Sines) ME/Africa

Chinese
1130-1230 9770 SE Asia
1130-1230 6065 China
1300-1400 1170(MW),7275 Non Direction
2300-2400 9805 SE Asia
2200-2300 7275 China

French
2100-2200 3955 (Skelton) Europe
2100-2200 6165 (Issoudun) Africa (from Dec. 1)

German
2000-2100 3955 (Skelton) Europe

Indonesian
1200-1300 9570 SE Asia
1400-1500 9570 SE Asia
1900-2000 102.6 Jakarta
2200-2300 9805 SE Asia

Japanese
0100-0200 9580 Japan
0200-0300 11810 Japan
0800-0900 7275 Japan
0800-0900 6155 Japan
1000-1100 9805 Japan
1100-1300 1170(MW) Japan

Korean 1
1600-1800 7275 Europe
1700-1900 9515 Europe
0900-1100 7275 Non Direction
1600-1800 9705 Middle East/Africa

Korean 2
0300-0400 11810 S.America
0700-0800 6045(Skelton) Europe
0900-1100 9570 SE Asia
0900-1000 15160 ME/Africa
1000-1100 1170 (MW) Non Direction
1200-1300 7275 Non Direction
1400-1500 9650(Sackville) N.America

Russian
1800-1900 7235(Rampisham) Europe
2030-2100 738 Moscow

Spanish
0100-0200 11810 S.America
0200-0230 9560(Sackville) North America
0600-0700 6045(Sackville) Europe
1100-1200 11795(Sackville) South America

Vietnamese
0100-0200 9565 Southeast Asia
1030-1130 9770 Southeast Asia
1500-1600 9640 Southeast Asia
(Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi, India)