South Korea Stops ‘Voice of Freedom’ Radio Broadcasts Aimed at North Korea

Ending the broadcasts is the latest reconciliation measure by the government of South Korean President Lee Jae Myung.

Visitors use binoculars to look at the North Korean side of the Demilitarised Zone dividing the two Koreas, from South Korea's Odusan Unification Observatory in Paju, South Korea, on Oct. 9, 2024. Jung Yeon-Je/AFP via Getty Images

South Korea has stopped broadcasting a propaganda radio program into North Korea, the defense ministry said on Sept. 1, as part of wider efforts from Seoul to deescalate tensions with Pyongyang.

The Ministry of National Defense told reporters it had “halted the ‘Voice of Freedom’ broadcast as part of efforts to ease inter-Korean military tensions,” according to South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency.