North Korean numbers station in the press

I've been offline and off-grid this week and have accumulated quite the backlog of email.

One news item that caught the attention of a large number of readers (thanks to all for the tips-!) was North Korean spy numbers. I'm very curious if any readers have logged and recorded this station-if so, please comment and consider sharing your recording!

The news was featured on at least two prominent news sites:

(Source: The Guardian)

North Korea's radio broadcast of string of mysterious numbers is possible code

Numbers read on state radio may be cold war-era method of sending coded messages to spies in South Korea - or an attempt to wage psychological warfare

North Korea's state radio has recently broadcast strings of indecipherable numbers, according to officials in Seoul, in a possible resumption of a cold war-era method of sending coded messages to spies operating in South Korea.

A female announcer at the radio station read numbers for two minutes on 24 June and 14 minutes on Friday, according to Seoul's unification ministry and national intelligence service (NIS). A copy of those comments provided by the ministry included phrases such as "No 35 on Page 459" and "No 55 on Page 913".["]

(Source: BBC)

North Korea is criticised by South Korea for 'spy broadcasts'

South Korean officials have criticised North Korea after it apparently resurrected a Cold War-era method of contacting spies.

In recent weeks, mysterious strings of numbers have twice been broadcast over the radio from the North.

A spokesman for the South's Unification Ministry said it couldn't be sure about North Korea's "hidden intentions".

But it urged the North to "desist from such outdated practices".["]