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China Radio International (CRI), (Chinese: 中国国际广播电台, Pinyin: Zhōng Guó Guó Jì Guǎng Bō Diàn Tái) the former Radio Beijing and originally Radio Peking, is one of the two state-owned national radio broadcasting networks in the People's Republic of China. CRI was founded on December 3rd of 1941. Image File history File links Wiki_letter_w. ... In the United States (and potentially elswhere), each radio station or TV station is assigned a city of license by the Federal Communications Commission that they must serve. While this has become far less meaningful over the decades, stations are still required to post their public file somewhere within the... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Peoples_Republic_of_China. ... A radio format or programming format describes the overall content broadcast on a radio station. ... A website (or Web site) is a collection of web pages, images, videos and other digital assets and hosted on a particular domain or subdomain on the World Wide Web. ... Broadcasting is the distribution of audio and/or video signals which transmit programs to an audience. ... A radio network is a network system which distributes programming to multiple stations simultaneously, or slightly delayed, for the purpose of extending total coverage beyond the limits of a single broadcast signal. ... December 3 is the 337th (in leap years the 338th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film). ...

History

In the 1960s, the station was known as Radio Peking and was known for its propaganda programming supporting the Cultural Revolution under Mao Zedong. At the time, it had a relay station in Albania, but nowhere else. An Australian anti-conscription propaganda poster from World War One U.S. propaganda poster, which warns against civilians sharing information on troop movements (National Archives) The much-imitated 1914 Lord Kitchener Wants You! poster Swedish Anti-Euro propaganda for the referendum of 2003. ... This article concerns the Peoples Republic of China. ... “Mao” redirects here. ...

CRI aims at promoting understanding and friendship between the people of China and people throughout the world. CRI broadcasts 290 hours of programs each day to all over the world in 43 languages. CRI's programs include news, current affairs, and features on politics, the economy, culture, science and technology.

The station has the most comprehensive foreign service of Asia. More than 50 shortwave transmitters are used. In addition, CRI broadcasts can be heard on the medium-wave AM band in WUST, serving the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area and on WNWR in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A solid-state, analog shortwave receiver Shortwave radio operates between the frequencies of 3,000 kHz and 30 MHz (30,000 kHz) [1] and came to be referred to as such in the early days of radio because the wavelengths associated with this frequency range were shorter than those commonly... Mediumwave radio transmissions (sometimes called Medium frequency or MF) are those between the frequencies of 300 kHz and 3000 kHz. ... Mediumwave radio transmissions (sometimes called Medium frequency or MF) are those between the frequencies of 300 kHz and 3000 kHz. ... WUST is a radio station broadcasting on 1120 kHz in the medium-wave AM band from Fairfax, Virginia. ... It has been suggested that Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA be merged into this article or section. ... WNWR-AM is a multicultural station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ...

Programming

Mandarin Channel

CRI News Radio (FM 90.5)

CRI News Radio can be heard online and in Beijing on the radio on 90.5 FM . The broadcast is primarily done in Mandarin Chinese. Image File history File links CRINewsRadio. ...

• 环球自助宝典 (Round the world)
• 档案揭密 (News File)
• 环球娱乐圈 (World Entertainment News)
• 巅峰体坛 (Mountain Sports)
• 环球名人坊 (Celebrity Focus)
• 老外看点 (World Focus)
• 时尚快行线 (Latest Fashion News)
• 环球书吧 (Round the World Book News)

(Source: http://www.globalfm.cn/)

Chinese podcasts

The following programs can be heard on the Mandarin version of the podcast from the World Radio Network: The World Radio Network is a consortium of national public broadcasters from around the world, who share programming on a series of international satellite radio networks. ...

• News (Chinese: 新闻节目 Pinyin: xīn wén jié mù), which comes from the Xinhua News Agency.
• Tángrénjiē (Chinese: 唐人街 English translation: "Chinatown"), a program about overseas Chinese (outside China)
• Weather forecasts around China
• Sports

This broadcast was originally targeted for London in the United Kingdom. As of 2006, they had removed the "London" reference, which was part of the introduction as "Ni hao London. Hello London". Front gate of the main building of Xinhua News Agency in Beijing The Xinhua News Agency (Simplified Chinese: 新华社; Traditional Chinese: 新華社; pinyin: ), or NCNA (New China News Agency), is the official press agency of the government of the Peoples Republic of China and the biggest center for collecting information and... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...

(Source: http://gb.chinabroadcast.cn/)

English Channel

CRI in English (88.7 FM, 91.5 FM, 846 AM, 1008 AM)

The CRI English channels that can be heard online are:

• Round the Clock (Internet only)
• News Center (846 AM in Beijing)
• Hit FM (88.7 FM in Beijing(24H All Day),88.5 FM in Guangzhou(06:00--21:00 Beijing Time) )
• Easy FM (91.5 FM in Beijing(24H All Day),87.9 FM in Shanghai(Shanghai Edition)(24H All Day),98.5 FM in Lanzhou)
• Language Studio (1008 AM in Beijing) - a one hour program that teaches English for someone who only knows Mandarin (not to be confused with Chinese Studio). The program will sound like a kindergarten English lesson in the USA using very simple sentences (i.e. Mary goes to the bank).
• CRI 91.9 FM (Kenya 91.9 FM).
• Chinese Studio is a 5 minute segment that follows most CRI English programs
• China Drive is an English radio show about life in China

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English Podcasts

The English podcast from the World Radio Network includes the following programs, all of which are also played on Easy FM, CRI 91.9 FM in Kenya, and in radio stations throughout the world. The World Radio Network is a consortium of national public broadcasters from around the world, who share programming on a series of international satellite radio networks. ... Easy FM is radio station in Beijing, China on 91. ... CRI 91. ...

• Hourly News
• News & Reports
• People in the Know
• Press Clippings
• Realtime China
• China Drive
• Song of the Day
• Africa Express
• Chinese Studio (sponsored by the Bridge School)

Realtime China is a 30 minute daily news program about China from China Radio International. ... China Drive is a radio show on China Radio International that generally talks about life in China in the English language. ... Chinese Studio is a 5 minute English radio program that is a Chinese lesson that occurs at the end of each China Radio International broadcast. ...

Holiday Broadcasts

During major Chinese holidays (dubbed Golden Week), such as Chinese New Year, May Day, and Mid-Autumn Festival, China Radio International typically broadcasts special programs such as: This phrase also refers to Golden Week (Japan) Golden Week in the Peoples Republic of China is the name given to three annual 7-day national holidays: The Spring Festival (or Chinese Lunar New Year) Golden Week begins in January or February. ... Chinese New Year (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ), or Spring Festival or the Lunar New Year (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ), is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. ... May Day is May 1, and refers to any of several holidays celebrated on this day. ... Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations in Victoria Park, Hong Kong. ...

• Growing Up In China (during the May Day holiday)

Most of these programs are not typical of the broadcast during the other parts of the year. The analogy is similar to Christmas music broadcasts in the United States.

Languages

China Radio International broadcasts in the following languages:

(Source: http://www.chinabroadcast.cn/)

Olympic Radio

In July 2006, CRI launched a new radio station called CRI Olympic Radio at 900 AM in Beijing. This special broadcast is done in Mandarin, Korean, English, Russian, French, Spanish, Arabic, Japanese and German 24 hours a day.

Postal address

中国北京市石景山路甲16号中国国际广播电台

Běi Jīng Shì Shí Jǐng Shān Lù Jiǎ 16 Hào Zhōng Guó Guó Jì Guǎng Bō Diàn Tái, CHINA

邮编 (postcode): 100040

SAM: pk.rc.tm.ya

External links

• CRI English
• Commentary about CRI in the US
• SWDXER ¨The SWDXER¨ - with general SWL information and radio antenna tips.
• Mr Science segment from China Drive

Radio stations broadcasting in the Chinese language

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The following channels offer at least some programming in Chinese

Canada	Fairchild Group-Canada • CHKT-Toronto
China	China Radio International (National) • China National Radio (National) • Radio Beijing Corporation • Fujian Radio • Radio Guangdong • Hubei Radio • Heilongjiang Radio • Lanzhou Radio • Nanjing Radio • Shaanxi Radio • Shanghai Media Group • Shenzhen Media Group • Tianjin People's Broadcasting Station • Urumqi People's Broadcasting Station
	Hong Kong	Radio Television Hong Kong • Commercial Radio Hong Kong • Metro Broadcast Corporation Limited
	Macau	Teledifusão de Macau • Radio Vilaverde Lda
Taiwan	Broadcasting Corporation of China • Radio Taiwan International • Hit FM • KISS Radio
USA	KAZN-Los Angeles • KMRB-Los Angeles • WYFR-Florida(RTI) • Chinese Radio New York • WZRC-New York