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

September 2024