KCTV Closedown

Closedown of Korean Central Television, December 28 2013
Recorded from satellite Thaicom 5 at 78.5°E

[@DrSurprise]

For a repressive and totalitarian country, that song in the beginning was perhaps one of the most beautiful pieces of music I've ever heard.

[@Emiliano199810]

Certainly, the music and the voice of the singer are really beautiful!

[@horizontaalschaalbaar9470]

I'm from western Europe and I agree, some of their music is so beautiful.

[@FlagArmadaProductions]

It's the repressive and totalitarian countries that write the most beautiful pieces of music.

[@cristianedgardoweth6931]

Does anyone know the name of the song?

[@juanagosto3428]

Ikr

[@jamesbensch6]

I like how their main national TV channel is like one giant public access show

[@sophiaschier-hanson4163]

That's literally what state media are. =)

[@facuuu2809]

@@sophiaschier-hanson4163 it's great :)

[@Jake-hi9hq]

Let's admit,North Korea has a good music taste when it comes to classic music. 👌

[@protection1391]

Ngl they do

[@deletdis6173]

I c nothing but facts to be completely frank

[@MoonlightMirage]

10:50 Well hello there Windows Vista

[@francescoanastasio2021]

That looked familiar! 😂

[@protection1391]

It is

[@sam1344t5y7i98]

10:47 Windows Vista anyone?

[@Cyberjoker14]

sam1344t5y7i98 what?

[@EnT3R]

lmao

[@cikponti4879]

the wallpaper 😂

[@EllySensei]

Wow

[@channel62philippines73]

lmao XD 🤣

[@Timothy-San]

One of the most creepiest closedowns in DPRK TV History in my opinion, because when the transmission of the DPRK Flag finishes, all you see, is pure black, and pure silence.

[@ebs-TV]

and then the test card

[@halfbakedproductions7887]

That's how it was on the BBC up until 1997 as well, you know. I remember it well - GSTQ played over the main globe symbol, fade to black, a moment of silence and then a beep to keep the signal open

[@Timothy-San]

@@halfbakedproductions7887 One time in 1992, they showed a picture of Queen Elizabeth II.

[@afsaramehrin2993]

Bangladesh Television (BTV) was like this till the 90s and after the 2000s, Bangladesh Television (BTV) became a 24 hour channel 🇧🇩📺📡

[@CandyHatsuneWolff]

7:20 The martial arts statue looks like a Korean Elvis Presley.

[@retrocysper3709]

Elvis is alive and is on North Korea confirmed.

[@Touhou2006]

TV: **Shuts down** People who pay alot for TV a month: NOOOOOOOO

[@immortalluvv4950]

In DPRK no one is paying for TV

[@ethanwong1413]

Oh ok

[@sealfromthesea8453]

That first song... omg...

[@AlphaCastor]

평양은 나의 심장 Pyongyang is my heart 그 언제나 안기여 정다웁고 우리 희망 넘치는곳 A place that is always warm in its arms and overflows with our hopes 향도성이 솟아 누리에 빛나는 평양은 나의 심장 Pyongyang, where the stars that lead us rise and illuminate the world, is my heart 아 평양은 나의 심장 Ah- Pyongyang is my heart 절해고도 먼곳에 홀로 가도 이 가슴에 안고가리 Even if I go alone to an island in the middle of the sea, I will keep it in my heart 그리워 부르고 못잊어 부르는 향도성 빛나는곳 Calling because we miss, and we cannot forget, the place where the stars that lead us shine 아 평양은 나의 심장 Ah- Pyongyang is my heart 나의 운명 모두다 맡기고 내 한생 따르는 별 The star I follow all my life, entrusted with my fate 향도성이 있어 길이길이 빛날 평양은 나의 심장 Pyongyang, where will shine forever because there is a star that lead us, is my heart 아 평양은 나의 심장 Ah- Pyongyang is my heart

[@potat0424]

11:43 *_John Budhee_*

[@cjallen2]

Lots of episodes of the Kim Jong Un Show tomorrow....

[@ahmadfirdaus4183]

2013 and they're looks like came out straight from the early 90s

[@retrocysper3709]

They were left behind lol

[@bobloi527]

I would say 70s....Shit they're so behind everyone

[@derserthefoxxo3873]

You can blame the international embargo for that. My thoughts on the DPRK aside, it isn't exactly easy to obtain high quality technology when your most vital trading partner has been defunct for the past three decades.

[@hanbyol19]

​@@bobloi527 No, it's everyone behind them since we still have capitalism and they don't.

[@рдыо]

~j u c h e w a v e~

[@immortalluvv4950]

так эстетично что я сам себя нахуй расстрелял 😍

[@theonlycaamz]

he

[@cr4n83rry3]

I at 7am: sleep My phone: 13:30

[@Cyberjoker14]

lyrics of ending song thats it our hopeful place ERI gy sho is ending pyonyang is my god yang yang pyongyang is my heart go alone in the distant highlands i hold this in my chest missed and missed a shining spot oh pyonyang is my heart my fate is all hanshin followed the star bird our great leader and all the freindship we have for our home we shall pray for our leader

[@shekotechie]

Kamsa bunida, comerade!

[@retrocysper3709]

Creepy lyrics.

[@weomxd]

@@Herehandle he made typo, these are lyrics to the song at beginning :)

[@Random212312]

SIMIDAAAAA

[@channel62philippines73]

That sounds like everyday Korean term to me 🤣

[@onzaday]

Channel 62 Philippines its how you end a sentence in Korea, it’s like ‘.’ But a word

[@channel62philippines73]

@@onzaday Oh, okay... I get it now lol

[@kbye2321]

​​@@onzaday Well, I think it might be the more like the verb "to be" than a period.

[@OneBiker98]

10:50 why is there a Windows Vista wallpaper there?

[@cheesebusiness]

Microsoft stole this picture from Kim Jon Un

[@TitanBigX]

Jokes a side. This music is dope

[@emiliobello2538]

Love the scenery

[@HanzEf]

I don't charge my phone at night My phone 6AM: 13:30

[@hanbyol19]

Been there in 2015. Wonderful memories...❤

[@PhilippinesCountryball171]

I don't know who's this woman iS before closedown

[@thatonecountryballanimator]

wait what 💀

[@deletdis6173]

​@sovietunion674U must agree with that pfp n username fren 😆

[@anonymous-sus406]

7:50 seems like they put some random animal images in the background, and last time i checked, they dont got elephants in neither Koreas

[@anonymous-sus406]

@James Mcorgan no, are you?

[@MrIveyIsBonkers]

Well, the program title is "Animals around the world" so it'd make sense.

[@retrocysper3709]

15:03 Channel: Signed Off. Logo: Still there.

[@androidandpctechtips7525]

Takes some time since the end of the anthem to the swtching to the testcard. The logo is added on top of the video

[@ganeshrevanthbalasubramani7834]

Powerpoint presentations. But why ?

[@lightypsy1234]

Kctv: bye for now tomorow you will see the same propaganda as today

[@francescoanastasio2021]

Yeah not like our western TV networks 😂 oh, wait a minute...

[@RavenholmZombie]

@@francescoanastasio2021 At least we can change the channel to something else. In North Korea, all they have is KCNA and nothing else.

[@francescoanastasio2021]

@@RavenholmZombie that's not much more you realize... I don't think our forefathers died on battle just to have a few more channels on tv: they fought for freedom. And information is not free in most western countries, US included

[@francescoanastasio2021]

@@RavenholmZombie kin Jong un could have 5000 news agencies in North Korea if he wanted to. But they would be unuseful, as there is no freedom of speech in the first place. It's a whole different conception of state, politics and even life.

[@YugoslavianMoroccain]

​@@RavenholmZombie North Korea have 4 channel

[@дурачок]

They are closing at 10:40 PM!!!! In Pyongyang time

[@matejnosal3937]

Perfect for good sleep

[@anshagrawal6289]

Their music is probably called 'Juche pop'

[@vortexeer]

That girl paused too long, KILL EM! 13:18

[@mariners5161]

그놈의 경애하는 최고사령관 동지 문구만 빼도 방송시간 반은 줄겠네 ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

[@redboxxopgod]

ㄹㅇㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

[@redcar9949]

Next week on the Kim Jong Show...

[@md.mostafizurrahmanshovon1596]

I dont understand why I am seeing this,why it seems beautiful to me?what a music,just wow ❤Although I dont understand anything at all...

[@PeterFordAnimate1]

13:21 Our Shining Country

[@gustankenneth6729]

Why does the song reminds me of another piece from Mozart "Lacrimosa"

[@Nyng_Yun]

Pyongyang is my heart xD

[@iamthestig1]

How do you access the satellite to receive N Korean TV? Do you need any specialist equipment?

[@dimasanandadian]

Anda bisa menontonnya melalui KCNA namun dengan kualitas 4.3 SDTV Jika Anda Ingin menonton dengan kualitas 16.9 HD anda bisa menggunakan parabola

[@landoftheascendingdragon]

There’s a website that did some magic and you can actually watch their news live.

[@tilsgee]

@@dimasanandadian iya. Tapi frekuensi berapa?

[@dimasanandadian]

@@tilsgee cari aja di lyngsat

[@Ukrainelainer]

@@landoftheascendingdragon Do you have a link to this site?

[@albertopachaly1241]

Far cry: Real life

[@hkyvyuzuart664]

this is a genre of media now - ✨ juchecore ✨

[@merlinthemsagent1903]

10:48 Windows Vista wallpaper

[@anonymous-sus406]

And where and how did someone outside of North Korea get this footage?

[@dorukayhanwastaken]

IIRC this channel gets all its videos from satellite feeds. (I just checked and that's the case at least for this video. It says "recorded from satellite Thaicom 5 at 78.5° E" in the description.)

[@ongmathias394]

What's the music on 13:35?

[@onzaday]

Our Shining Flag

[@rollax5762]

The song is 「빛나는 조국」(EN) Brilliant Fatherland. kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3aaoKakrsiYe80 kzbin.info/www/bejne/gXXFmoOig5eHors

[@emateiblin5409]

By the name of your channel you should upload more Fox and CNN.

[@hilmyhh2958]

Idk why im here

[@riovoneinzbern8849]

same

[@josephpickard3108]

Anyone else notice that Japan wasn't on any of the backdrop maps?

[@lamepiemujer1012]

The music at the beginning seems to be a "fast" version of " music to watch north korean juche girls go by"

[@t_aikutsu]

10:49 oh hello Windows Vista

[@Mii.2.0]

North Korea hates America, but has a Microsoft wallpaper?

[@retrocysper3709]

@@Mii.2.0 That's weirdly odd lol

[@Mii.2.0]

@@retrocysper3709 Or oddly weird. Lol. Laugh out loud. 😆

[@PeterFordAnimate1]

6:17 Now, here's the following schedule for tommorrow.

[@jackjin1183]

See 2x speed

[@TurkmenistanRepublic]

Why's this looking like Altyn Asyr channel's closedown tho?

[@MomMom4Cubs]

No Japan, but the empty and squandered Ryongyung (sp?) tower is prominently displayed. That's NK for you!

[@tedr7028]

Can somebody send me a YT link for that first song

[@antonov621]

Search “My heart, Pyongyang”

[@ncmariofan3605]

16:18 That's it? That's the lost episode? That was just a bunch of cheap walk cycles!

[@bryanpalma9786]

Hawdy SpongeBober fan

[@محمدمحمود-ر8ف8ف]

Potty the parrot: What a Rip!

[@KSBN-CCB]

​@@محمدمحمود-ر8ف8فSpongeBob betrayed us!

[@staryw7667]

10:54 Windows Vista wallpaper

[@wilsonanderson1415]

2:22 wait what

[@GamingGod72]

And what is the song played at this moment? 13:30

[@TheOfficialSJCProductions]

our shining country

[@lisastarlove7429]

13:14

[@philosophical_anarchist]

any single North Korean Girl here ?????

[@carlosmagalhaes7109]

@푸옹 Phuong DPRK Channel you are not North Korean

[@carlosmagalhaes7109]

@푸옹 Phuong DPRK Channel Are you living in North Korea?

[@PP-ok1mi]

Can North Korean have 2 citizenship?

[@Danielrodriguez-xg8ke]

@@PP-ok1mi good question

[@juangabrielmg2467]

@@carlosmagalhaes7109 porra até aqui kkkkkkkkkk mas tu tá em todo lugar kkkkkkk

[@rishiraj1820]

Is that Indian Music(In the beggining)

[@quiinh9545]

No. It is a North Korean song call: “My heart, Pyongyang (Not sure if it correct or not)”.

[@chrishenniker5944]

Having been an editor for a customer newsletter, this is what I'd put on KCTV. See what you think of this lot: A Korean version of the Old Grey Whistle Test or Snub TV (showcasing alternative music and culture) The Velocity Of Now with Thomas Sheridan (magick, the occult, mythology and Fortean stuff) A drama based on Korean mythology A showcase for fetish and gay performance artists A production of Gean Genet's The Balcony A satirical sitcom set in a Korean chaebol's boardroom Magazine show for skateboarding and extreme sports Samuel Beckett season An adaptation of Sinister Dexter, Judge Dredd, Nikolai Dante, Marshall Law or Accident Man (Any Toxic or 2000AD strips) Get Count Dankula to produce an Absolute Mad Lads series Sitcom satirising the Kim dynasty and the DPRK government (Think The New Statesman meets The Simpsons) Styxhexenhammer doing political analysis. maybe a live Morrissey concert.

[@chrishenniker5944]

@@kishazirka I’m more inclined towards the unified Korean Peninsula, but it’s a good idea. I’d also throw a few English cult television series from the sixties and seventies too.

[@17z483]

KCPT 19, Kansas City, MO - Opening from 28 June 2010

[@MrAitraining]

I thought this said SCTV

[@hitlerparodiesind4316]

MrAitraining ebuset.

[@Jimmy-lm2eg]

Dude this is not vietnam lol

[@callmemasfer]

@@hitlerparodiesind4316 njir orang indo

[@HBC101TVStudios]

@@callmemasfer Anjirr

[@alifprasetyo7444]

@@HBC101TVStudios SALAM BAKU HANTAM ✊✊✊

[@lifeiswonderful9056]

What is the last song?

[@pedroslifen9083]

빛나는 조국

[@anonymous-sus406]

@@channelceasedoperation1240 thats not their national anthem the link is the anthem kzbin.info/www/bejne/jZu5Y3h7p7V7msk

[@juangabrielmg2467]

O tuga violento atrás de coreana do norte

[@JoaoSilva-od1zv]

Portugal caralho!!!!

[@BluethunderFR5]

a page from see the KCTV?

[@lisastarlove7429]

13:14

[@lisastarlove7429]

Kuron ni sanu no Orul-choan machi ni gesunitta Yuge ni aniwa shipoa Yuge no kiuri-matta

[@sophiaschier-hanson4163]

At first I found it rather charming that SOMEBODY still did the traditional evening TV sign-off, but then I remembered that the experience of watching this would be equivalent to watching the Donald Trump Channel, which I would hate hate HATE if it were an actual thing. Ick.

[@robertb8629]

I feel dull for having read this and trying to understand it.

[@samoli02]

I don't expect that they have many in one day program (even though many is about propaganda)

[@itizjuan]

Propaganda...

[@dkverma3872]

Does anyone know what the song at the end was??

[@neptune8thplanet]

I feel like its Our Beautiful Homeland

[@hansjordand7749]

where it's found the first song and his name????

[@koryoball]

Pyongyang My Heart

[@hansjordand7749]

@@koryoball really, ooh tranks

[@Krycha.mro2006]

13:30 What song is this?

[@송민주-j6c]

있는 섬나라 지우지 말라고

[@Okanagan48]

How long is their broadcast day?

[@RogueStatesMedia]

hi David, They broadcast from 15:00 to 23:00, on sundays and national holidays longer (9:00 - 23:00 or sometimes 8:00 - 23:00)

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

RogueStatesMedia Shame they don't have a need to broadcast in the mornings or do programming for schools during those hours.

[@ВладимирГрачев-е5и]

I wish they broadcast in English one day... Or just with some kind of subtitles. Unfortunately, even in Russia this is unlikely.

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

Владимир Грачев Given the way other stations often create special international channels (often for news), it's a surprise KCTV hadn't done one yet

[@Thepieguy09]

Christopher Sobieniak Not many North Koreans live internationally

[@ramisanjay3019]

6:12

[@PhilippinesCountryball171]

North Korea: *starts and ended anthem* Philippines: *shoots* Now north Koreans are leaving and never come back. I will 100M Chinese come to Africa

[@PhilippinesCountryball171]

Story 2 Africa: babyyyyyyy Tanzania, Mozambique and other Southern Africans: what about us Philippines: ok bruhhhh *Sends 268M Chinese* South Africa: yessss sirrrr Arabs: what the----- North Korea: that's the full 500M of Chinese!!!!!!! Aaaaaahhhhh!!!!!!

[@PhilippinesCountryball171]

Who's there before closedown?

[@PhilippinesCountryball171]

Anyways she's 22 on that news, she's turn 32 this month hehehe and she birth on Pyongyang, North Korea.

[@protection1391]

This is how life is in North Korea

[@impstercyan--7570]

What does it say

[@Esth.1]

Love for Pyongyang if I can read it well, my Korean is not too good tho

[@강병철-k3s]

It said Leader Kim is great

[@ДаянеКнижноеИздательство]

Nice music

[@yakublee6955]

Fucking creepy

[@hasanb.1689]

No. It's beautiful.

[@shean5098]

Me and the boys gonna Leave North korea:

[@lisastarlove7429]

Yugenen kiu-manita

[@lisastarlove7429]

Sayanora

[@kyky1200]

Fun Fact: Only the rich and elite have TVs in North Korea

[@thcalicia]

There’s no actual rich.. fun fact

[@kyky1200]

@@thcalicia no, what I meant is the government officials. Those people are wealthy, the civilians have no classes

[@dimasanandadian]

Tidak benar itu Pemerintah korea utara melakukan subsidi , pembagian televisi secara banyak agar masyarakat korea utara dapat melihat siaran propaganda mereka

[@lisastarlove7429]

Kuron ni sanupuro

[@ninjasword629]

Atleast the song is good

[@cheesebusiness]

This is a country to be proud to live in

[@peterounderfire9236]

Yes they are proud of their country

[@cheesebusiness]

@@peterounderfire9236, they are not allowed to be not proud

[@Benjamin-xn8xz]

@@peterounderfire9236 bruh

[@lisastarlove7429]

Orul-choansoe machini gitta

[@pezzi3277]

🤯

[@jorgemiranda1560]

Does anyone know what the broadcaster is saying at 13:14?

[@d1t2r3t4m5]

With this(tomorrow's TV schedule), we end TV broadcast today. Good night. This is Pyong Yang.

[@КимИрСен-у1п]

Я первый русский человек который посмотрел это.

[@MemellandGeneral1252]

А я второй!

[@jk-240x9]

Я третий

[@2298839082508923859]

Откуда такая уверенность?

[@КимИрСен-у1п]

С того!

[@unpesoc7585]

А я не знаю какой таак что напишу, Кто из 2020? )

[@enchugarato]

Koreia do Norte precisa acabar, a liberdade e felicidade é prioridade , se não da liberdade a seu povo não pode se reconhecida como uma nação, alguém tem que parar está família de opressores de alguma forma.

[@yck333a]

like penthouse kdrama

[@이인복-g9u]

실수

[@michaelgu6905]

So sad for the North Korean people.

[@hasanb.1689]

Be sad for yourself

[@lisastarlove7429]

Yure no ano shipeo

[@tortilla5568]

Frutiger Aero

[@이인복-g9u]

2:15 쌍욕중

[@johnpat3622]

Good night North Korea, wherever you are.

[@Angel-zp4xr]

Kuron ni sanuro

[@Angel-zp4xr]

Oruro choyan terebison no pakurasumida

[@Angel-zp4xr]

Yuronen no anegoshipiyo

[@Angel-zp4xr]

Yugenen kyugenida

[@ciceromaciel1349]

Silvio Santos morreu