North Korea Pauses Border Broadcasts

(MENAFN) According to the South Korean military, North Korea has seemingly halted its border loudspeaker transmissions as of Thursday morning.

This development comes just a day after South Korea paused its own broadcast activities, which were part of a propaganda strategy directed toward its northern counterpart.

Leader Lee Jae-myung, who assumed office earlier this week, instructed the armed forces on Wednesday to discontinue the loudspeaker operations.

This decision was presented as a gesture intended to lower hostilities and encourage communication with Pyongyang.

A spokesperson from the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff, Col. Lee Sung-Jun, noted that “there was no region where North Korea’s noise broadcasts to the South were heard today.”

He elaborated that while the audio transmissions had been detectable up until approximately 11 p.m. the previous evening, there have been “no region[s] where the noise broadcast has been heard” since then.

At this point, North Korea has not issued any formal statement verifying the suspension of its broadcasts.

An unnamed local government representative informed a news agency that on Wednesday evening, the North shifted from abrasive sounds to gentle melodies, which eventually ceased entirely by Thursday morning.

“We’re not sure what genre the music was. Residents said it was calm and soothing. Today, there’s no noise at all,” the official shared with the press.

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