CONTINUING PI READOUT OF MISSION (SANITIZED) 128 HAS REVEALED THE

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CIA-RDP78B04558A001800070062-8
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RIPPUB
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December 28, 2016
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February 8, 2008
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62
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Publication Date: 
January 24, 1963
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Approved For Release 2008/02/08: CIA-RDP78BO4558AO01800070062-8 ,,av11 S E C R E T 232243Z ?vT 50s1 3 kj H 1 2'25X1 V 196. CONTINUING PI READOUT OF MISSION L_]128 HAS REVEALED THE EXISTENCE OF A HIGH-FREQUENCY BROADCASTING STATION -- 38-57N 125- 11,F-, 41E -- LOCATED 5 NM SOUTHWEST OF THE CENTER OF PYONGYANG, NORTH e-S KOREA. THE STATION, SIMILAR TO THOSE REPORTED IN PIC/JR-1$28/61, CONTAINS 20 SELF-SUPPORTING LATTICE TOWERS ARRANGED IN GROUPS OF 11 AND 9, FORMING A HORSESHOE PATTERN. THE STATION ALSO CONTAINS ONE RHOMBIC ANTENNA, ONE PROBABLE RHOMBIC, ONE SMALLER LATTICE TOWER, AND AT LEAST 6 ADDITIONAL STICK MASTS. OTHER FACILITIES INCLUDE ONE TRANSMITTER BUILDING, 2 COOLING PONDS, A POWER PLANT, AND APPROXIMATELY 15 SUPPORT BUILDINGS. S E C R E T CFNs 0466 Declassification Review by NGA/DoD SECRET ;wzd iror7 automatic ;rrat1rg and Approved For Release 2008/02/08: CIA-RDP78BO4558AO01800070062-8