South Korea suspended the military-run 'Voice of Freedom' propaganda radio broadcast to reduce military tensions with Pyongyang. The Voice of Freedom began in 1962 as a psychological warfare broadcast and has cycled on and off with inter-Korean relations. The program transmitted outside information and K-pop music into North Korea, where civilian access to external media is strictly regulated. The Lee administration recently halted several other radio broadcasts carrying news and stopped loudspeaker propaganda along the heavily armed frontier, dismantling some loudspeakers. President Lee has pursued a thaw in ties since taking office in June, but North Korea has shown no interest and labeled Lee a "hypocrite" over calls for a "path to denuclearization".
"The defense ministry suspended the Voice of Freedom broadcast as part of measures to ease military tensions with the North," ministry spokesperson Lee Kyung-ho said at a media briefing on Monday. The "Voice of Freedom, a psychological warfare broadcast, first aired in 1962 and has been on and off the airwaves with the tumultuous trajectory of inter-Korean relations. The program was said to broadcast outside information and K-pop music into North Korea, which strictly regulates the access its civilians have to external information.
Seoul has also halted the broadcast of propaganda from loudspeakers along the heavily-armed frontier between the two Koreas and has even dismantled some of the physical loudspeakers. Lee has sought a thaw in ties with Pyongyang since taking office in June but North Korea has shown no interest in improving relations. Last week, North Korea called Lee a "hypocrite" over his remarks calling for a "path to denuclearization".
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