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V28 "The Parrot" is a numbers station operated by North Korea.  Though, it's likely a military station or a training station and not used by North Korean intelligence.  V28 broadcasts daily at 2 different time slots, with some variation in frequency.  The announcements are read by a live operator.
It broadcasts twice a day at 09:00 and 21:00 UTC. The frequencies change randomly every time, but the most often used are the following ranges 3030 - 3080, 3505, 4480 - 4500, and 5230 - 5280 kHz.

Historical Schedule

V28 has always transmitted on 2 different time slots.  Around 2014-2015 it transmitted at 22:30 and 11:30 UTC.  At 22:30 UTC it will usually broadcast within the frequency range of about 4494 to 5168 Hz.  The other time slot was at 11:30 UTC and broadcasts between the frequencies 2900 to 3100 Hz.  The broadcasts times usually have some variation and can be a few minutes off.

References

1. V28 - The Parrot North Korean Numbers Station
2. Recorded Example by HLKA FM
3. Recorded Example by Now On The Radio
4. Recorded Example by Beomsoo Kim
5. 38North
6. Reddit
7. Newspaper article in "The Guardian"
8. BBC article

Note

All information on this page is based on the website of  "The Number Stations Research and Information Center".

Last editing of this page:  February 22, 2025