Korean Central Broadcasting Committee (KCBC)


Media assets

Television: Korean Central Television (KCTV), Ryongnamsan Television, Kaesong Television, Sport Television

Radio: Korean Central Broadcasting Station, Voice of Korea

State Media Matrix Typology: State-Controlled (SC)


The key broadcast management group in North Korea, KCBC is subordinated to the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, which is the highest policy body of the North Korean government, fully controlled by Kim Jong-un. The KCBC personnel are appointed by the Propaganda and Agitation Department, the department in charge of information at the Workers’ Party of Korea.

October 2023