Mansudae Television

Mansudae Television
"Mansudae"
CountryNorth Korea
Broadcast areaPyongyang (via Analog), Nationwide (via DTT and Manbang IPTV)
HeadquartersNorth Korea
Programming
LanguageKorean
Picture format1080i 16:9 HDTV
(downscaled to letterboxed 4:3 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerKorean Central Broadcasting Committee
Sister channelsKorean Central Television
Ryongnamsan
Athletic
History
Launched1 December 1973 (1973-12-01)
Availability
Terrestrial
Analog (PAL)Channel 5 (93.25 MHz) in Pyongyang
DigitalDVB-T and DVB-T2
Video on demandManbang
Korean name
Hangul
만수대 텔레비죤
Hanja
萬壽臺 텔레비죤
RRMansudae tellebijon
MRMansudae t'ellebijon

Mansudae Television (Korean: 만수대 텔레비죤) is a state-owned entertainment television channel in North Korea. It broadcasts movies, selected foreign films and entertainment programming every weekend with occasional advertising. Mansudae began transmissions on 1 December 1973, and broadcasts for three hours (19:00–22:00) on Saturdays, and nine hours (10:00–13:00, 16:00–22:00) on Sundays.

From its inception to 13 July 2015, broadcasting was carried out on channel 5 from the Pyongyang TV Tower and a special app on the Samjiyon tablet computer. In August 2016, the channel was added to the Manbang IPTV service, being available on the second button of the "Aircast" section.

External image
Mansudae Television
Screenshot from "Skydiving from space" film on Mansudae TV air