This is the oldest and main television channel in North Korea, and it started regular broadcasting in 1963.

As of 2017, it is the only North Korean TV channel broadcasting to the outside world via satellite television and IPTV aside from domestic transmissions.

[11] Mansudae Television broadcasts educational material with the occasional advert on weekends[12] to Pyongyang.

KBS1 and KBS2 were also broadcast in the demilitarized zone on Channels 29 and 28, respectively, although their signal was jammed by the North Korean government.

[16] Its schedule includes science documentaries in English, television lectures and educational programs for learning foreign languages.

[citation needed] Frequency plan of Pyongyang TV Tower (2015)[6] and the Manbang IPTV channels (2016).

International news is broadcast and documentaries are aired often and are usually on the topic of health, Korean and world history and geography.

В гостях, где мы были, есть кабельное ТВ и при нас каналов было четыре.