Mediumwave (AM Band) DXing in Seoul, South Korea (2016): Part 1

This is a series of AM recordings taken by Chris Kadlec in 2016 from several locations around Seoul, South Korea. This is the first of two AM DX videos, focusing on skywave catches from South Korea, North Korea, and Japan. It is posted here for nonprofit educational purposes only.
Stations included: HLQH, HLKF, HLKZ, JOLK, JOIP, JOBK, JOAB, HLKG, HLKH, JOIB, HLAN, JOUB, JOBB, HLKR, JOGB, HLKI, HLKB, JOKR, HLKS, HLCL, HLAW, HLCD, HLKQ, HLCI, HLAT, HLCJ, HLAV, JOAF, JOQR, HLCW, JORB, HLKU, JOOR, HLAK, HLAA, JOUR, HLSB, JOLF, JOFR, HLAF, JOHR, JOTK, JOUF, JOSF, JOER, JOUC, HLAM, JOIF, JOWF, HLQB, HLKN, JOYR, JOZB, HLAZ, HLQZ, JOTB, JOQB, JOSB
Chris' website: www.chriskadlec.com/
Seoul AM Radio Listening Guide: www.chriskadlec.com/radio/seoul/
Map tiles by Stamen Design, under CC BY 3.0. Map data by OpenStreetMap, under CC BY SA.
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Opening music is "The Urban Jungle of Beijing" (CC BY 4.0) by TeknoAXE. www.teknoaxe.com/
For more information on AM DXing, visit my website. www.egrabow.com/dx/

[@mansurazeez2229]

Hello, Malaysian here. I love old school AM DXing when distant radio stations pop up from dusk till early morning. Good AM receivers with big internal ferrite antenna especially old ones can pull in stations hundreds or perhaps thousands of miles easily at night. Even my cheap Tecsun R-9012 could do the job using an AM loop strong enough to cover the entire AM band. A very enjoyable hobby. 👍

[@user-yn1bu1iq2q]

AM 540 kHz fm 99.9 kHz ❤ ❤❤❤❤❤ ❤ ❤❤❤❤❤

[@user-yn1bu1iq2q]

Am 540 kHz fm 99.9 MHz ❤ ❤❤❤❤❤ ❤ ❤❤❤❤❤

[@user-yn1bu1iq2q]

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[@FRLAZone2018]

Some of the Japanese stations can be heard in Philippines at night.

[@tybois74]

Dig 1332's choice in Rock, Black Sabbath's "Sweet Leaf".

[@cckadlec]

Yes, I remember recording that clip and thinking it was just going to be a 20 second clip or something but was surprised to hear Black Sabbath. The video cuts out the song on 1350 immediately following that. You could check out X Japan "Silent Jealousy" for that, which is also a pretty epic tune. I think in my whole project, those two back-to-back frequencies had the best music and were the peak of the whole band.

[@dariqaa]

These radio stations are taken from Chris Kadlec's Seoul AM Radio Listening Guide (SAMRLG). These weren't DX-ed by Egrabow. Don't ask him to DX stations from the Philippines, Russia, et cetera.

[@user-yn1bu1iq2q]

Am News fm 937 kHz Am 594 kHz Am 540 kHz 99.9 Dzwr Am fm 98.7 z radio x care 987 kHz AM 999 kHz Dzwr 99.9 ❤ ❤❤❤❤❤ ❤ ❤❤❤❤❤

[@user-yn1bu1iq2q]

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[@joeblow8593]

At 10:53 on JOSF . Here I'm thinking that they'll probably start some song in Japanese and all of a sudden there was "Sweet Leaf" by Black Sabbath...wild

[@JJVids1234]

Also the looping cough sounded like it was edited or maybe the par of the song?

[@user-yn1bu1iq2q]

girl kenny AM 783 kHz ST && kHz KATUKAD TI BASOL RAUL BERAY J H O A T D 103 kHz kHz kHz kHz kHz ❤ ❤❤❤❤❤ ❤ ❤❤❤❤❤ ❤ ❤❤❤❤❤ ❤ ❤❤❤❤❤

[@user-yn1bu1iq2q]

987 kHz 98.7 z radio x care 98.7 x care ❤ ❤❤❤❤❤ ❤ ❤❤❤❤❤ ❤ ❤❤❤❤❤

[@JoloNavarro]

Pretty excellent video!! Hope you have one for the Philippines soon enough :)

[@mfahey]

This is the best - Thank you!

[@ObjectPresents]

7:43 Music: Viva! - Bond.

[@SerranoECH]

AM radio is incredible... and without large antennas I was able to receive radios from Argentina at night

[@youtou721]

558 KBS2 is a really powerful station in Asia-Pacific, at least in Guangzhou every day when I drive before the sun rises, I can hear it from my car radio

[@misakiyoshida]

Holy shit, Sweet Leaf! Monster riff.

[@zxarchi]

Japan's radio stations are strong enough to broadcast to neighboring countries

[@user-it9qn5ju5u]

Yes, if you turn on 747 or 774 AM, it is actually strong to overlap two radio channels at once, ultimately jamming it.

[@FRANZTENDO64Philippines]

some Manila & Regional Stations alsp found in parts of Japan

[@MoustiluigiRandom]

Terribly interesting.

[@k17800]

1:21 Location Yafuso Urasoe Okinawa Transmiter from Camp Kinser 10:06 Rado Osaka OBC Was Born 1958 that was Maintenance

[@SBTKostya2008]

13:52 that's not FEBC, that's Radio Teos from Russia.

[@fungo6631]

I'm pretty sure that I read some transmitter of Radio Romania on Medium wave uses 1 MW of power.

[@user-qv4is4ju8y]

興味深い内容でした。😀

[@chocopancake4895]

this is radio osaka. now we are *off air (試験電波発射中) JOUF JOUF dooooooooo (JOTK is going off air)

[@chocopancake4895]

10:05

[@daniilnastich822]

This is OBC Radio Osaka. We are emitting test radio waves right now. JOUF.

[@stickereddisc8301]

There are a lot of jammers around that area ...

[@FRLAZone2018]

10:31 1314 kHz unknown chinese station heard during tesr broadcast went off

[@chocopancake4895]

*translation* 5:36 It is now 4:08am. It is now time for the 4am news.

[@valdenissilvadxing]

AM legal. Aonde nao tem ruido é bom fazer escutas... 73!

[@SoumosTravelbox]

Thanks for the interesting video, liked the presentation very much. - de VU2YUO

[@lpxx-ms4wt]

I had received the 1467khz HLKN in Meizhou,Guangdong Province,China just now.It is about 1533KM!The signal is very weak,and I couldn't hear the "HLKN",but I can confirm that the language is korean,and I can hear "KBS".(Excuse my poor English)

[@cckadlec]

Hi Jing Shen, maybe you can help me with some of my Chinese E-skip catches if you want! Many of them are from the Guangdong area and I have not had the time to ID all of them. -Chris Kadlec

[@lpxx-ms4wt]

cckadlec I am glad to help you,I will send an e-mail to you soon

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

Hopefully you don't get any funky jammers in your area!

[@lpxx-ms4wt]

Christopher Sobieniak But in my area(indoors or outdoors)have many jammer everyday(maybe comes from electrical equipment) .So I cannot receive the MWDX in an easy way.

[@juliegaetos6959]

To confirm, hear their IDs. They usually start with freqs, then later on "This is 'the network name' 'city of licence'" and finally their callsign.

[@Justin-Hill-1987]

All Night Nippon Radio of Japan teamed up with Nintendo in the 1980s to create a custom special edition version of Super Mario Bros. for the Famicom video game console's Disk System add-on called All Night Nippon Super Mario Bros. Learn more about it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pYG8l6SAl9CLnNk

[@joshua_gltm]

My Location is on Bogor, but on 918 kHz at 8 pm, i receive Radio Phnom Penh

[@sonlaihop3754]

7:45 - is that Vivaldi's Four Seasons? (Winter piece)

[@Devhux2011]

A dance track that samples it. Not DJ Taka (V) or Bond (Victory) - the two I can name right off.

[@lpxx-ms4wt]

In 21:20BJT(18min ago),the 1467khz was a china station,HLKN was disappeared.But now the china station is disappear,the HLKN is appear,still weak

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

I'm sure that happens when a station closer to you can be picked up while the one on the same frequency is drowned out until the other station cuts its carrier.

[@lpxx-ms4wt]

Christopher Sobieniak But the other station in 1467khz is also weak.Actually,there is no MW station in my area(local FM channels have 8,the stations are all focus on FM)

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

刘敬深 FM is pretty standard.

[@FRLAZone2018]

1242 is CCI with CNR

[@youtou721]

5:39 should be The time is now 4:08am, this is 4'o clock news (時刻は午前4時8分です、ここで午前4時のニュースをお伝えします)

[@user-tj2gx5xj1u]

Hongsung 540kHz?

[@thephoenixhasflown]

Any idea what station was playing Holiday by The Scorpions?

[@cckadlec]

All the information you need is in the video. Frequency, station name, country. "Holiday" is at 7:08. This is KBS 1 Radio Jinju, 1098. But 1098 is parallel to all the other KBS 1 Radio stations, AM and FM. I recorded it during their usual 70s and 80s music program that usually ran after 11pm when I left work. 1098 was just a good frequency that night. :) Thanks for listening to my recordings!

[@raistherais]

Fun fact: JOBB means "right" in Hungarian

[@FRLAZone2018]

6:36 is that 1044 from Changchun, China.

[@MinecraftRivers2311]

@FRLAZone2018 Yes, that is China Radio International in Japanese under on 1044 kHz.

[@riceshower827]

Hi, I have received the radio signal of Mauritius on AM in Macau before

[@user-yn1bu1iq2q]

AM 882 girl kenny ❤ ❤❤❤❤❤ ❤ ❤❤❤❤❤

[@user-yn1bu1iq2q]

kHz ❤ ❤❤❤❤❤ ❤ ❤❤❤❤❤

[@user-yn1bu1iq2q]

AM 954 kHz Joni Joni Raul Beray ❤ ❤❤❤❤❤ ❤ ❤❤❤❤❤

[@yoffy5902]

i have also a reciever its wideband range am,fm.sw,VHF,UHF and UFO lol.......

[@raistherais]

YO THIS GUY GETS SIGNALS FROM OUTER SPACE!!! 👽

[@EpicThe112]

Speaking of the HMxx Democratic People's Republic of Korea North Korea radio stations can you still reach them via Dxing from Kansai Region of Japan Osaka Kyoto Kobe Nara Prefecture or not? You can receive AFN Japan Yokota Kadena Yokosuka Signals long Distance Dxing

[@kevmichael2064]

I get Japan at night on 593....747....1087...1503....Kores too....on 7mhz in the 41metter band... Japan is on in the morning on 7225..... here in my area of the Pacific Ocean...Japan is my favorite DX target

[@user-yn1bu1iq2q]

AM 1198 kHz Eat Bulaga TVJ TV5 Tito Sotto Vic Sotto Joey de Leon ❤ ❤❤❤❤❤ ❤ ❤❤❤❤❤

[@user-yn1bu1iq2q]

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[@user-yn1bu1iq2q]

558 kHz Joni Joni Raul Beray Vol 4. ❤ ❤❤❤❤❤ ❤ ❤❤❤❤❤

[@NiteGrite]

10:55 why is it repeating?

[@mcmuffinman1773]

its part of the song

[@kapapitanjanjanmigel8515]

558 HLQH Pohang,ROK KBS 2 567 HLKF Gimje,ROK KBS 1 576 HLKZ Suncheon,ROK KBS 3 612 JOUK Fukuoka,JP NHK Radio 1 621 HMxx Chongjin,DPRK PB 639 JOIP Oita,JP NHK Radio 1 648 JOxx Camp Kinser,JP AFN 666 JOBK Osaka,JP NHK Radio 1 693 JOAB Tokyo,JP NHK Radio 2 720 HMxx Kanggye,DPRK KCBS/PB 729 HMxx Sepo,DPRK PB 738 HLKG Daegu,ROK KBS 1 747 HLKH Gwangju,ROK KBS 1 747 JOIB Sapporo,JP NHK Radio 2 774 HLAN Chuncheon,ROK MBC 774 JOUB Akita,JP NHK Radio 2 801 HMxx Kikchaek,DPRK PB 828 JOBB Osaka,JP NHK Radio 2 864 HLKR Gangneung,ROK KBS 1 873 HMxx Sinuiju,DPRK KCBS/PB 873 JOGB Kumamoto,JP NHK Radio 2 882 HLKI Daejeon,ROK KBS 1 891 HLKB Busan,ROK KBS 1 954 JOKR Tokyo,JP TBS Radio 963 HLKS Jeju,ROK KBS 1 999 HLCL Gwangju,ROK CBS 999 HMxx Hanhung,DPRK KCBS 1017 HLAW Andong,ROK MBC 1044 HLCD Chungju,ROK KBS 1 1044 HLCI Gangneung,ROK KBS 1 1062 HLKQ Cheongju,ROK KBS 1 1080 HLxx Daegu,ROK AFN 1080 HLAT Yeosu,ROK MBC 1098 HLCJ Jinju,ROK KBS 1 1107 HLAV Pohang,ROK MBC 1116 JOAF Matsuyama,JP RNBNB 1134 JOQR Tokyo,JP NCB 1152 HLCW Wonju,ROK KBS 1 1152 JORB Kochi,JP NHK Radio 2 1161 HLKU Busan,ROK MBC 1179 JOOR Osaka,JP MBSMB 1215 HLAK Jinju,ROK MBC 1224 HLAA Gwangju,ROK KBS 3 1233 JOUR Nagasaki,JP NBCNB 1242 HLSB Wonju,ROK MBC 1242 JOLF Tokyo,JP NBS 1278 JOFR Fukuoka,JP RKBMB 1287 HLAF Gangneung,ROK MBC 1287 JOHR Sapporo,JP HHBC Radio 1296 JOTK Izumo,JP NHK Radio 1 1314 JOUF Osaka,JP ROOBC 1332 JOSF Nagoya,JP TR 1350 JOER Hiroshima,JP RCCB 1377 JOUC Hofu,JP NHK Radio 2 1386 HLAM Mokpo,ROK MBC 1413 JOIF Fukuoka,JP KBCKA 1440 HLxx Daegu,ROK AFN 1440 JOWF Sapporo,JP STV Radio 1449 HLQB Ulsan,ROK KBS 1 1467 HLKN Mokpo,ROK KBS 1 1494 JOYR Okayama,JP RSKSB 1512 JOZB Matsuyama,JP NHK Radio 2 1566 HLAZ Jeju,ROK FEBC 1575 JOxx Iwakuni,JP AFN 1584 HLQZ Geumsan,ROK KBS 1 1593 JOTB Izumo,JP NHK Radio 2 1593 JOQB Niigata,JP NHK Radio 2 1602 JOSB Kitakyuahu,JP NHK Radio 2

[@kaiokendo]

jammers are scary

[@Justin-Hill-1987]

Pewpewpewpewpew!...

[@randomfish2054]

Wut?

[@user-it9qn5ju5u]

​@@randomfish2054 What fury?

[@randomfish2054]

@@user-it9qn5ju5u what

[@user-it9qn5ju5u]

@@randomfish2054 Yeah, KZbin now has an option to translate so, I said what fury?

[@JJVids1234]

Why does it sound like a video game in space? 13:25

[@theraffypascual]

14:22 DJ Snake's "You Know You Like It".

[@user-yn1bu1iq2q]

AM 540 kHz Raul Beray Vol 4 ❤ ❤❤❤❤❤ ❤ ❤❤❤❤❤

[@user-yn1bu1iq2q]

AM 1987 Gma ❤ ❤❤❤❤❤ ❤ ❤❤❤❤❤

[@user-yn1bu1iq2q]

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[@FRLAZone2018]

1494 joyr ketsumeishi reggae music

[@FRLAZone2018]

music we heard is already mentioned. it's named is Hajimarinoaizu

[@aink9106]

KBS KBS 1 HLKH 2:43 747 AM HLCD&HLCI 6:24 1044 AM&92.1 FM

[@user-yn1bu1iq2q]

AM 540 kHz DZWT 540 DZWR 99.9 ❤ ❤❤❤❤❤ ❤ ❤❤❤❤❤

[@user-yn1bu1iq2q]

FM 99.9 MHz Am 540 kHz ❤ ❤❤❤❤❤ ❤ ❤❤❤❤❤

[@user-yn1bu1iq2q]

FM 98.7 MHz AM 987 kHz ❤ ❤❤❤❤❤ ❤ ❤❤❤❤❤

[@alicjaklonowska9568]

😈

[@ernawulandari3969]

OBC ラジオ大阪 試験放送 JOUF JOUF 10:06

[@user-yn1bu1iq2q]

AM 1978 kHz Iskul Bukol Television Tito Vic Joey's kHz ❤ ❤❤❤❤❤ ❤ ❤❤❤❤❤

[@user-yn1bu1iq2q]

AM 540 kHz MY BIG BOSSING Heart Of Asia Tagalog Dubbed ❤ ❤❤❤❤❤ ❤ ❤❤❤❤❤

[@alicjaklonowska9568]

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