The sound of animals and ghosts...Daily life collapsed by South Korean broadcasting.

"Please stop broadcasting in South Korea".Ganghwado residents kneel and appeal to the residents of Ganghwado Island

South Korea Broadcasting Noise Like 'Fighter Scream' in Ganghwado Island

South Korean broadcasting rang all night and continued until morning

Elementary school students, "Please stop"...Test takers and pregnant women also suffer

[Anchor]
As North Korea's broadcasting of South Korea continued for four months, residents living in Ganghwa Island visited the National Assembly and appealed for measures.

The sound of wild animals crying and even ghosts all day long has caused severe damage to residents.

Reporter Yoon Tae-in has been to the border area of Ganghwa Island.

[Reporter]
The mother of the child, who ran from Ganghwado Island to the National Assembly, knelt down saying she could not live because of North Korea's broadcasting to the South and asked her to stop.

The reporters found Ganghwado Island in person to see what sounds were actually heard.

Around 5 p.m., you hear a roar like a fighter flying, and as the sun goes down, the noise becomes louder.

[An Mihee / Songhae-myeon, Ganghwa-gun, Incheon] Can you hear me? Even though my door is closed, it still sounds like this.]


I kept hearing strange sounds, and the cries of wild animals reverberating, and even the sounds of ghosts.

Shake the whole island overnight.

The sound volume is measured close to 70 dB.

It's equivalent to the sound volume you can hear on a busy road with a lot of cars.

There are no obstacles to the sound coming from the north, so the South Korean broadcast is delivered to the residents as it is.

The noise doesn't stop even after the sun rises.

At the endless strange sounds, elementary school children even wrote a letter to the president's grandfather, asking him to stop the sound from North Korea.I'm also worried about the high school seniors and pregnant women who are



[Cho Seong-ho / Ganghwa-eup, Ganghwa-gun, Incheon: It's hard to wake up and control my condition (because of the broadcast in South Korea)].]

[Lee Sun-young / Songhae-myeon, Ganghwa-gun, Incheon: It's the worst time to have morning sickness, so I have to be careful, but I can't sleep....]

Broadcasting to South Korea is also adversely affecting the livelihood of residents.

[Lee Byung-ye / Hajum-myeon, Ganghwa-gun, Incheon: The number of dinners has decreased by more than 50%.]


It's not just the residents who suffer.

It is a drug that reduces the stress that animals get.As animals show unusual behavior on the South Korean broadcast,

, livestock farmers are urgently feeding them medicine like this.

[Ahn Soon-seop / Songhae-myeon, Ganghwa-gun, Incheon: (If goats and deer used to give birth) They gave birth by still giving birth, they did less feeding and the fertilization rate decreased a lot....]

As the South Korean broadcasting continued for more than four months, the patience of the residents reached its limit.

[Ahn Soon-seop / Songhae-myeon, Ganghwa-gun, Incheon: They don't take any measures, so the residents are at a loss.]

It is a normal daily life four months ago for residents whose homes have been damaged by noise from North Korea to want.

[Ahn Mi-hee / Songhae-myeon, Ganghwa-gun, Incheon: Most of the residents have lived here since farming, but it's not easy for them to leave here. It's my wish to live without hearing that sound.]

I'm YTN Yoon Tae-in.

Reporter for shooting
: Jin Soo-hwan