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190376
Wed, 06/22/2011 - 13:01
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N. Korea seeks to switch over to digital TV: gov't panel
SEOUL, June 22 (Yonhap) -- North Korea is pushing for a transition from analogue to digital broadcasting, a South Korean government panel said Wednesday.
Pyongyang requested support from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) around last February to switch over to digital broadcasting, said the Korea Communications Commission in charge of South Korea's broadcasting and communications policies.
The commission said it is watching North Korea's moves closely, launching a study group composed of six or seven experts specializing in North Korea and broadcasting to decide how to respond to the potential transition.
South Korea is set to change its analogue broadcasting to digital in 2013.
"North Korea is presumed to have requested the ITU's technical assistance over the transition to a digital broadcasting system," a commission source said.
"South Korea has no plan to support the North's change as of now," the source added.
Pyongyang requested support from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) around last February to switch over to digital broadcasting, said the Korea Communications Commission in charge of South Korea's broadcasting and communications policies.
The commission said it is watching North Korea's moves closely, launching a study group composed of six or seven experts specializing in North Korea and broadcasting to decide how to respond to the potential transition.
South Korea is set to change its analogue broadcasting to digital in 2013.
"North Korea is presumed to have requested the ITU's technical assistance over the transition to a digital broadcasting system," a commission source said.
"South Korea has no plan to support the North's change as of now," the source added.
