North Korea Halts Radio Broadcasts Believed to Send Coded Messages to Spies

The North Korean radio station was previously known for broadcasting coded numbers.

Flags of North Korea, rear, and South Korea, front, flutter in the wind as seen from the border area between two Koreas in Paju, South Korea, on Aug. 9, 2021. Im Byung-shik/Yonhap via AP, File

North Korea has halted operation of a state-run radio station believed to be used for sending coded messages to its “spies” in South Korea, according to a report. This came after North Korea called the neighboring country its “principal enemy.”

The state-run Pyongyang Radio, along with its website, appeared to have ceased operation on Jan. 13, South Korean media outlet Yonhap News Agency reported.