Programming
Unlike most international broadcasters, "Voice of Korea" does not broadcast an interval signal in the minutes leading up to the start of the transmission. It instead starts broadcasting the interval signal (the first few notes of the "Song of General Kim Il-sung") on the hour. This is interspersed by the station identification and is followed by the North Korean national anthem. On or around important state anniversaries (birth anniversaries of Kim Il-sung or Kim Jong-il, or the anniversary of the founding of the DPRK), this is often followed by the "Song of General Kim Il-sung" and the "Song of General Kim Jong-il".
A news bulletin is then broadcast, with all items from the Korean Central News Agency. If there are stories related in any way to Kim Il-sung or Kim Jong-il, these will always top the bulletin. Apart from this, VOK broadcasts generally consist of stories about the lives and achievements of Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il, praise for the Kims and the DPRK from foreigners, programmes about Korean culture, history, music, etc.
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