Korean Central Television

Korean Central Television (KCTV; Chosŏn'gŭl: 조선중앙텔레비죤; MR: Chosŏn Chungang T'ellebijyon; RR: Joseon Jungang Tellebijyon) is a television service operated by Korean Central Broadcasting Committee, a state-owned broadcaster in North Korea. KCTV is the only official source of television news for North Koreans.

History

KCTV was established on 1 September 1953 as Pyongyang Broadcasting Network after the Korean War ended. Kim Il-sung personally envisioned that the time was ripe for television broadcasting in the DPRK, but this was not yet to happen. Thus, the PBN began an 8-year period of preparation for commencement of television broadcasts, with the help of the national government.

PBN was renamed as Central Broadcasting Television System in 1961, and conducted on 1 September the same year its first test broadcasts.

CBTS officially began operations on 3 March 1963 at 19:00 (7:00 pm) KST based in Pyongyang, broadcasting 2-hours between 19:00 (7:00 pm) until 21:00 (9:00 pm) KST on weekdays only, and then expanding to 4 and later 6 hours.

Central Television

Central Television may refer to: