Friday, June 30, 2006

Clandestine Shiokaze schedule update

Shiokaze (Sea Breeze), clandestine radio station aimed at missing Japanese citizens, believed to have been abducted and held in North Korea has recently changed its shortwave schedule. Shiokaze [Sea Breeze] radio now broadcasts as follows:
Times UTC
1030-1100 - Sunday & Wednesday 9855 kHz in Korean
English (Monday and Thursday)
Japanese (Tuesday and Friday)
Chinese (Saturday)
2030-2100 daily - 9785 kHz in Japanese

Shiokaze broadcasts on a hired shortwave transmitter, currently believed to be located in Taiwan. Programs are produced by the Investigation Commission on Missing Japanese Probably Related to North Korea [COMJAN], a Tokyo-based organization with a website at www.chosa-kai.jp
(Source: BBC Monitoring research, 1350 UTC, 27 Jun 06/Radio Netherlands Media Network Weblog)