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How This Strange Device Hides North Korea’s Darkest Secrets

This system, dating back to the 1950s, ensures that the regime's voice echoes in every home, regardless of electricity availability. It’s a relic of Soviet technology, but North Korea has perfected it for total information control. Unlike FM or shortwave radio, the wired system’s broadcasts remain secret from the outside world, delivering state propaganda, civil defense alerts, and even geo-targeted instructions for residents. This story takes us from Soviet kitchens to modern Pyongyang skyscrapers, revealing how a nearly forgotten technology remains a crucial tool of authoritarian control. 00:00 - Unusual wall sockets in newly built homes 02:40 - The wired radio system in North Korea 03:46 - The secrecy surrounding the wired radio system 04:42 - Middle-class apartments in Pyongyang 05:51 - High-end apartments in Pyongyang 07:26 - Geotargeting 08:16 - Western myths about wired radio 09:06 - Comparison to Soviet wired radio receivers 10:44 - "Blasting from every iron" 12:38 - Souvenir wired radio receivers 14:33 - Burning down a wired radio receiver 15:35 - Consequences of using wired radio Music: Pochonbo Electronic Ensemble - Don't Advance, Night of Pyongyang Pochonbo Electronic Ensemble - The Youth Will Support Our Party 🔔 Subscribe for more deep dives into Cold War technology, propaganda systems, and hidden histories!