7 : 17 am in N K now
North Korea is actually GMT+08:30, here’s an explanation as to why.
North Korea sets clocks back 30 minutes creating its own time zone
http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/07/asia/north-korea-time-zone/
So the broadcasts usually start at 3:00 PM North Korea Time, which is 2:30 AM Eastern Time.
I thought the article said Saturday.