This is a list of radio stations that broadcast in the Chinese language.

Contents 1 Mainland China 1.1 China Radio International (CRI) 1.2 Beijing Radio Stations 1.3 Guangdong Radio Stations 1.4 Harbin Radio Stations 1.5 Lhasa Radio Stations 1.6 Nanjing Radio Stations 1.7 Shanghai Radio Stations 1.8 Shenzhen Radio Stations 1.9 Tianjin Radio Stations 1.10 Urumqi Radio Stations 1.11 Xi'an Radio Stations 2 Canada 3 Europe 3.1 France 3.2 Germany 3.3 Romania 3.4 Russia 3.5 United Kingdom 3.6 Vatican 4 Hong Kong 5 Indonesia 5.1 Jakarta 5.2 Bandung 5.3 Medan 5.4 Batam 5.5 Surabaya 5.6 Semarang 5.7 Palembang 5.8 Pangkal Pinang 5.9 Pontianak 6 Kenya 7 Macau 8 Malaysia 9 Singapore 10 Taiwan 11 United States 12 See also 13 References 14 External links

[edit] Mainland China

[edit] China Radio International (CRI)

China Radio International is a government controlled media outlet that broadcasts primarily news in various languages such as Mandarin Chinese, English, French, German, Spanish, Arabic, Portuguese, and many other languages.

On the English channel, the typical programs include China Drive, Frontline, Voices from Other Lands, and many other programs. The weather is typically announced only for Beijing and Shanghai in China and New York, Washington, Seattle, London, Sydney, Toronto, Cairo, and Nairobi.

On the Chinese channel, the typical programs include Tang Ren Jie and others. The weather is typically announced for cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Guilin, Ürümqi, Xi'an, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taipei. International cities weather is usually announced for New York, Washington, Seattle, Sydney, Bangkok, London, Paris, Madrid, Cairo, Nairobi, and others.

In Beijing, China Radio International can be heard at 88.7 MHz FM and 91.5 MHz FM and some other frequencies.

[edit] Beijing Radio Stations

Most Beijing radio stations are controlled by the Beijing Broadcasting Network, owner of the bjradio.com.cn website. For most of the stations listed, only internet streaming was available, although some of the stations can be received through radio frequencies such as 97.4 MHz FM, which was the music channel. Other Beijing radio stations include China Radio International's Easy FM on 88.7 MHz FM and 91.5 MHz FM.

Beijing Radio Stations

Frequency/Internet	Description
Xinwen - Internet Streaming	News
Gudian - Internet Streaming	Classical Music
Jingji - Internet Streaming	City Management
Tongsu - Internet Streaming	Popular Music
Jiaotong - Internet Streaming	Traffic
Jiaoxue - Internet Streaming	School Radio
Wenyi - Internet Streaming	Chinese Literature Broadcast
Wuexueyingshi - Internet Streaming	Chinese Movie Broadcast
Tiyu - Internet Streaming	Sports Broadcast
Xiquzongyi - Internet Streaming	Drama Broadcast
Yinyue - Internet Streaming/97.4 MHz FM	Music
Yazhouliuxing - Internet Streaming	Asian Broadcast
Shenghuo - Internet Streaming	Beijing City Life Broadcast
Qingyinyue - Internet Streaming	Light Music Broadcast
Waiyu - Internet Streaming	Foreign Broadcast
DAB - Internet Streaming	DAB Broadcast
Qingmeng - Internet Streaming	Blue Network Broadcast

[edit] Guangdong Radio Stations

Guangdong is home to Radio Guangdong and many other radio stations. The following list (incomplete) contains a sampling of what you'll find on the dial when in Guangdong. Live streaming is available if you go to their official website.

Guangdong Radio Stations

Frequency	Description
93.9 MHz FM	Music FM
103.6 MHz FM	Radio Guangdong Voice of the City
914 kHz AM	Guangdong Radio

[edit] Harbin Radio Stations

Harbin Economy Radio controls two of the radio stations in Harbin. All of the radio stations only broadcast in Mandarin Chinese, although there are some in the area that also broadcast in the Russian language based on the high Russian population of Harbin. As of 2006, live streaming is not yet available.

Harbin Economy Radio Stations

Frequency	Description
972 kHz AM	Local Harbin News
92.5 MHz FM	Financial and Business News

[edit] Lhasa Radio Stations

Lhasa's radio stations are controlled by the Lanzhou Radio group. As of 2006, live streaming is not available.

Lanzhou Radio Stations

Frequency	Description
954 kHz AM	News
97.3 MHz FM	News
99.5 MHz FM	Music
100.8 MHz FM	Live (Talk)

[edit] Nanjing Radio Stations

Nanjing's radio stations are primarily controlled by the Nanjing Television Broadcast Group. The channels contain a variety of programming including local news, business, sports, a kids channel, traffic, and music. Live streaming is available if you go to their official website.

Nanjing Radio Stations

Description
Comprehensive News Channel (O1)
Education Channel (O5)
Film/Television Channel (O2)
Literature Channel (O3)
Lifestyle Channel (O4)
Kids Channel (O7)
Nanjing News (Xinwen) Channel (NJXWT)
Nanjing Economy Channel (NJJJT1)
Nanjing Sports Channel (NJJJT2)
Nanjing Music (Yin Yue) Channel (NJYYT)
Nanjing Traffic (Jiao Tong) Channel (NJJTT)

[edit] Shanghai Radio Stations

The Shanghai Media Group, part of the Shanghai Media & Entertainment Group conglomerate controls a fair number of radio stations in Shanghai. The radio stations broadcast local news, traffic, music (popular, classical, and light), and a variety of other programs. Live streaming is available if you go to their official website.

Shanghai Media Group Radio Stations

Frequency/Internet	Description
990 kHz AM	News
648 kHz AM	Traffic
1296 kHz AM	Eastern China Regional News
792 kHz AM	Shanghai Local News
101.7 MHz FM	Popular Music
103.7 MHz FM	Love Music
94.7 MHz FM	Classical Music
97.7 MHz FM	Economic/Business News
96.8 MHz FM	Comedy Channel
1197 kHz AM	Marine Channel
94.0 MHz FM	Sports News

[edit] Shenzhen Radio Stations

Shenzhen Radio Station controls three of several radio stations in Shenzhen. Live streaming is available if you go to their official website.

Shenzhen Radio Stations

Frequency	Description
89.8 MHz FM	News
97.1 MHz FM	Music
106.2 MHz FM	Traffic

[edit] Tianjin Radio Stations

Tianjin's radio stations are controlled by the Tianjin People's Broadcasting Station with a variety of programs including news, traffic, music and others. Live streaming is available if you go to their official website.

Tianjin Radio Stations

Frequency	Description
97.2 MHz FM	News
909 kHz AM	News
106.8 MHz FM	Traffic
567 kHz AM	Traffic
104.6 MHz FM	Literature
101.4 MHz FM	Economical News
1071 kHz AM	Music
99.0 MHz FM	Music
1008 kHz AM	Music
91.1 MHz FM	Life Radio
1386 kHz AM	Life Radio
92.0 MHz FM	Binhai Radio
747 kHz AM	Binhai Radio
87.8 MHz FM	Entertainment
666 kHz AM	Novel Radio

[edit] Urumqi Radio Stations

Ürümqi's radio stations are controlled by the Urumqi People Broadcasting Station group. There is a limited amount of programs available, however, one station broadcasts in the Uyghur dialect, while the rest broadcast in Mandarin. Live streaming is available if you go to their official website.

Ürümqi People Radio Stations

Frequency	Description
792 kHz AM	Ürümqi News
927 kHz AM	Health News
1071 kHz AM	News in Uyghur dialect
97.4 MHz FM	Music
100.7 MHz FM	Literature
106.5 MHz FM	Travelling and Entertainment News

[edit] Xi'an Radio Stations

Xi'an's radio stations are controlled by the Shaanxi Radio group. Programs include news, music, and fashion on at least seven radio stations. Live streaming is available on the official website of the Shaanxi Radio Group.

[edit] Canada

There is all but one station with full time Chinese radio programming. Most are multicultural stations with Chinese programming at a select time slot during the broadcasting day.

Channel	Modulation	Frequency	Language	Features	Notes
Fairchild Radio FM 96.1 Vancouver	FM	96.1 MHz	Cantonese and Mandarin	news/traffic, music, information, phone-in programmes, and general programming	multicultural station owned by Fairchild Group
Fairchild Radio AM 1470 Vancouver	AM	1470 kHz	Cantonese and Mandarin	news/traffic, music, information, phone-in programmes, and general programming	multicultural station owned by Fairchild Group
Fairchild Radio FM 88.9 Toronto	FM	88.9 MHz	Cantonese and Mandarin	news/traffic, music, information, phone-in programmes, and general programming	multicultural station owned by Fairchild Group
Fairchild Radio AM 1430 Toronto	AM	1430 kHz	Cantonese and Mandarin	news/traffic, music, information, phone-in programmes, and general programming	multicultural station owned by Fairchild Group
Fairchild Radio FM 94.7 Calgary	FM	94.7 MHz	Cantonese and Mandarin	news/traffic, music, information, phone-in programmes, and general programming	multicultural station owned by Fairchild Group
AM 1320 Vancouver	AM	1320 kHz	Cantonese and Mandarin	news, information, phone-in programmes, and general programming	multicultural broadcasting since 1973 and owned by Mainstream Broadcasting Corporation
FM 102.3 Montreal	FM	102.3 MHz	Cantonese and Mandarin	news, information, phone-in programmes, general programming, independent music	A multilingual radio station since 1975, with a Chinese-language programming since the early 1980s.
AM 1280 Montreal	AM	1280 kHz	Mandarin	news, information, general programming	Canada's First Multicultural Broadcast and has a Chinese broadcast between 7 p.m.–9 p.m
A1 Chinese Radio - formerly Toronto First Radio AM 770 kHz	AM	770 kHz	Cantonese and Mandarin	news/traffic, music, information, phone-in programmes, and general programming	broadcast jointly owned by Sing Tao Daily (Toronto) and Fairchild Radio
A1 Chinese Radio - formerly Toronto First Radio AM 1540 Toronto	AM	1540 kHz	Cantonese and Mandarin	news, information, phone-in programmes, and general programming	multicultural station owned by CHIN Radio/TV International; Chinese broadcast jointly owned by Sing Tao Daily (Toronto) and Fairchild Radio
Toronto Canadian (Ontario) Chinese Broadcast North York, Ontario	N/A (requires purchasing their special radios/online)	N/A	Cantonese and Mandarin	24 Hour Chinese programming	private broadcaster

[edit] Europe

[edit] France

• Radio France Internationale [1]

[edit] Germany

• Deutsche Welle [2]

[edit] Romania

• Radio Romania International [3]

[edit] Russia

• Voice of Russia [4]

[edit] United Kingdom

• British Broadcasting Corporation [5]
• BBC GMR Eastern Horizon [6] The UK's first local Chinese radio service since 1983 – Every Sunday 19.00–21.00
• BBC Merseyside Orient Express [7] Mondays 21.00–22.00
• Spectrum Radio| [8] London DAB and online London, United Kingdom – Daily Cantonese broadcast 18:00–19:00, and daily Mandarin broadcast 19:00–20:00
• London Chinese Radio [9] is an online community radio station in London run by volunteers, and is a registered charity. Most programmes are in Mandarin, and past programmes are available for download.

[edit] Vatican

• Vatican Radio [10]

[edit] Hong Kong

• Commercial Radio Hong Kong broadcasts at 88.1 FM (talk), 90.3 FM (Cantonese pop), and 864 AM (English).
• Metro Broadcast Corporation Limited consists of 3 radio channels: Metro Finance (FM104), Metro Showbiz (FM99.7) and Metro Plus (AM 1044).
• Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK):

Channel	Modulation	Frequency	Language	Features
RTHK Radio 1	FM	92.6 MHz 92.9 MHz 93.2 MHz 93.4 MHz 93.5 MHz 93.6 MHz 94.4 MHz	Cantonese	news, information, phone-in programmes, and general programming
RTHK Radio 2	FM	94.8 MHz 95.3 MHz 95.6 MHz 96.0 MHz 96.3 MHz 96.4 MHz 96.9 MHz	Cantonese	programmes aimed at youth, entertainment and popular music, promotion of community projects, HKEAA's HKALE Chinese language and culture and use of English and HKCEE English listening examinations broadcast through this channel during the examination period of April and May
RTHK Radio 3	AM	567 kHz 1584 kHz	English	news, popular music, information, and general programming, similar in genre to BBC Radio 4
RTHK Radio 4	FM	97.6 MHz 97.8 MHz 98.1 MHz 98.2 MHz 98.4 MHz 98.7 MHz 98.9 MHz	English (mainly), Cantonese (some)	classical music and fine arts
RTHK Radio 5	AM	783 kHz	Cantonese (mainly), Mandarin (some)	programming aimed at the elderly, also culture and education
RTHK Radio 6	AM	675 kHz	English	BBC World Service relay
RTHK Putonghua	AM	621 kHz	Putonghua (mainly, some Cantonese)	general programming, news and finance

[edit] Indonesia

See Indonesian Chinese

[edit] Jakarta

• Chakrawala Guangbo Dian Tai, 98.3 MHz FM: All daytime and prime time broadcasting is in Chinese, except for advertising talk shows all in Indonesian and some minor Indonesian and English talk shows. At late night, a show called Cakrawala Dini Hari is broadcast in Indonesian aiming at young Chinese who are not able to speak Chinese.
• Sunday Mandarin PAS FM, 92.4 MHz FM: PAS FM is a daily business and economic radio station. But some years ago, they decided to use their Sunday slot to broadcast in Chinese. The show is mainly about music, movies and the Chinese world entertainment industry. The whole show is broadcast in Chinese with some Indonesian translation.

[edit] Bandung

• Mei-Sheng Guangbo Dian Tai, 92.1 MHz FM

[edit] Medan

• Mix FM, 90.8 MHz FM
• City Radio, 95.9 MHz FM

[edit] Batam

• Era Baru FM, 106.5 MHz FM Era Baru FM: The format of the station is similar to the above mentioned Chakrawala Guangbo Dian Tai. The government of the People's Republic of China once sent a protest note to the Indonesian government accusing the radio station for promoting Falun Gong in Batam.

[edit] Surabaya

• Global Mandarin, Global FM, 90.75 MHz FM, Global FM: Global FM broadcasts Chinese content eight hours daily from 8 a.m. to 12 a.m. and from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. called Global Mandarin.
• Strato Hua Yu Guangbo Dian Tai, 101.9 FM

[edit] Semarang

• PAS FM (Sunday Mandarin) 106.00 Specially This day.. Broadcast In Indonesian-Chinese

[edit] Palembang

• El John Radio, 95.9 MHz FM: Broadcasts are 50 percent in Chinese and 50 percent in Indonesian.^[1]
• Sonora, 92.6 MHz FM: There is a one hour Mandarin slot everyday.^[1]

[edit] Pangkal Pinang

• El John Radio, 88.5 MHz FM

[edit] Pontianak

• Primadona FM, 99.1 MHz FM: Broadcasts are 30 percent in Chinese and 70 percent in Indonesian.^[2]

[edit] Kenya

• China Radio International is at 91.9 MHz FM in Nairobi.

[edit] Macau

• Rádio Macau broadcasts in Cantonese on FM 100.7 MHz (and in Portuguese on FM 98.0 MHz). The Cantonese stream is available online on their website www.tdm.com.mo.
• Radio Vilaverde Lda broadcasts in Cantonese at AM 738 kHz. Live streaming is available online on their website www.am738.com.

[edit] Malaysia

• 988, 98.8 MHz FM, www.988.com.my
• Ai FM, www.aifm.net.my
• One FM, www.onefm.com.my
• MY FM, www.my.com.my

[edit] Singapore

• Y.E.S. 93.3FM, www.yes933.sg
• Capital 95.8FM, www.capital958.sg
• Love 97.2FM, www.love972.sg
• Radio 1003, www.radio1003.com

[edit] Taiwan

• BCC is the largest radio network company in Taiwan.
• Radio Taiwan International broadcasts news about Taiwan in Mandarin, Cantonese, English, Spanish, French, and many other languages.
• KISS Radio plays mostly Chinese popular music and English top 40. Live streaming is available from the official website.
• Hit Fm in Taiwan also plays Chinese popular music and live streaming is available from the official website.
• ICRT is Taiwan's only national English-language station.

Wikipedia's Taiwan Radio Station Table (in Chinese)

[edit] United States

• China Radio International can be heard in the following cities:
  • Washington DC on WUST (AM 1120 kHz between 9 a.m.–11 a.m.)
  • Philadelphia on WNWR (AM 1540 kHz between 7 a.m.–9 a.m.)
• Chinese American Voice [11], heard over a SCA subcarrier of WACD-FM in the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tri-state area
• Chinese Radio New York, heard in New York 24 hours on the 67 kHz subcarrier of WPAT-FM 93.1 MHz, and in Philadelphia on WNWR [12], AM 1540 kHz, between 6 p.m.–8:30 p.m.^[3]
• Chinese American Voice, heard in New York 24 hours on the 92 kHz subcarrier of WQCD-FM 101.9 MHz.
• Chinese Radio Network [13] on WGBB (AM 1240 kHz and the 67 kHz subcarrier of WCBS-FM 101.1 MHz , Flushing, New York) broadcasts in Mandarin.
• Chung Wah Commercial Broadcasting [14] heard in New York 24 hours on the 92 kHz subcarrier of WSKQ-FM 97.9 MHz.
• Hong Kong Vintage Pop Radio [15] is an internet based station that broadcasts from New York playing Cantonese pop music.
• Multicultural Radio Broadcasting Inc.'s Chinese Media Group broadcasts Chinese programming in the following cities:
  • KAHZ, Los Angeles is a Mandarin language station.
  • KAZN, Los Angeles is a Mandarin language station.
  • KTWR, Guam [16] is a shortwave radio station that broadcasts in Mandarin and other languages to the Asia-Pacific region.
  • KMRB, Los Angeles is a Cantonese language station.
  • Sinocast Radio, national Chinese network, heard in New York City on the 67 kHz subcarrier of WXRK-FM 92.3 MHz.
  • WKDM, New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tri-state area is a Mandarin language station on AM 1380 kHz.
  • WZRC, New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tri-state area is a Cantonese language station on AM 1480 kHz.
• Radio Taiwan International is broadcast on WYFR from Okeechobee, Florida on shortwave 5950 kHz in the United States sometime after 5 p.m./6 p.m. until early morning. This broadcast can be received virtually through the entire United States using a short wave radio.
• Virtenna is an U.S. based radio portal for online radio simulcast streams [17].
• All Chinese Hits is a Silicon Valley-based Internet radio station broadcasting Chinese pop and rock songs.

[edit] See also

• Media in China
• Media in Hong Kong
• Media of Taiwan
• Media of Macau

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} http://www.kompas.com/kompas-cetak/0605/26/sumbagsel/2681420.htm
2. ^ : Volare FM 103.4 Mhz :
3. ^ http://www.am1540chineseradio.com/images/Program-Schedule.gif

[edit] External links

• Virtenna - Portal for Chinese Language Radios
• Baidu - Chinese Radio Stations

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