Thanks Jenny and Will! I actually think the phrase was "안녕하시옵니까" and I got them mixed up. I remember asking about it and it was definitely not used often.

this is not a joke. it means hi and hello. we use always when we meet some friend, family, but usually we say "안녕하세요(An young ha se yo)". And newcaster says 안녕하십니까(An young ha sim ni kka), this is more formal expression than 안녕하세요(An young ha se yo). Sorry my English is not good. but i hope you understand well. Thank you :)

It sounds the same, so I think you mean [안녕하십니까?] -- And yes, it's formal, but it's something you'll still hear fairly regularly - in newscast introductions, formal public speaking, or I might say this during a formal/business situations to someone of rank/or status. Something you actually might not hear in modern Korean might be '안녕하시옵니까?' - this one I might only hear it in period pieces in Korean TV/Cinema, or as you mentioned, to jokingly emphasize the level of formality of the greeting. You certainly wouldn't hear it in serious context in modern Korean. And to end it with another curveball - North Koreans though, tend to use the more formal of -니까 / -니다 level of formality in everyday usage, more so than in South Korea. So if you happen to be in North Korea for whatever reason, you'd also hear a lot more '안녕하십니까'.