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


Chinese countries


Mainland China

China Radio International (CRI) is a government controlled media outlet. 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 City, Washington, Seattle,
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, 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.


Beijing

Most Beijing radio stations are controlled by the Beijing Broadcasting Network ( Beijing Renmin Guangbo Diantai). Radio frequencies such as 97.4 MHz FM is for music. Other Beijing radio stations include China Radio International's Easy FM on 88.7 MHz FM and 91.5 MHz FM.


Guangdong

Guangdong is home to Radio Guangdong and many other radio stations. The following list is incomplete:


Harbin

Harbin Economy Radio controls two of the radio stations in
Harbin Harbin (; mnc, , v=Halbin; ) is a sub-provincial city and the provincial capital and the largest city of Heilongjiang province, People's Republic of China, as well as the second largest city by urban population after Shenyang and largest ...
.


Lanzhou

Lanzhou Lanzhou (, ; ) is the capital and largest city of Gansu Province in Northwest China. Located on the banks of the Yellow River, it is a key regional transportation hub, connecting areas further west by rail to the eastern half of the country. H ...
's radio stations are controlled by the
Lanzhou Radio Lanzhou Radio consists of four radio station Radio broadcasting is transmission of audio (sound), sometimes with related metadata, by radio waves to radio receivers belonging to a public audience. In terrestrial radio broadcasting the ...
group.


Nanjing

Nanjing's radio stations are primarily controlled by
Nanjing Radio Nanjing Radio (Group), () is a family of radio stations that serve the Nanjing China area. It is also associated with the Nanjing Television Broadcast Group Nanjing (; , Mandarin pronunciation: ), alternately romanized as Nanking, is th ...
, a subsidiary of Nanjing Television Broadcast Group. The channels contain a variety of programming including local news, business, sports, a kids channel, traffic, and music.


Shanghai

The Shanghai Media Group, part of the
Shanghai Media & Entertainment Group Shanghai Media & Entertainment Group (SMEG) is one of the largest media conglomerates in China. Founded on April 19, 1997, SMEG is a major media content provider in China that also manages other culture-related businesses such as performances, e ...
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.


Shenzhen

Shenzhen Radio Station Shenzhen Media Group () is a media company based in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China. It owns twelve TV channels and four radio stations which broadcast Chinese music, report news and Chinese talk shows. Channels and stations Television c ...
controls four of several radio stations in Shenzhen.


Tianjin

Tianjin's radio stations are controlled by the Tianjin People's Broadcasting Station with a variety of programs including news, traffic, music and others.


Urumqi

Ürümqi's radio stations are controlled by the Urumqi People Broadcasting Station group.


Xi'an

Xi'an's radio stations are controlled by Jin Hao. Programs include news, music, and fashion on at least seven radio stations.


Hong Kong

* Commercial Radio Hong Kong broadcasts at 88.1 FM (talk), 90.3 FM (Cantonese pop, youth), 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):


Macau

*
Rádio Macau TDM - Teledifusão de Macau, S. A. (TDM; ; en, Macau Broadcasting) provides public broadcasting services in Macau. By running five digital terrestrial television channels, one satellite television channel and two radio channels, TDM provides l ...
broadcasts in Cantonese on FM 100.7 MHz. *
Radio Vilaverde Lda Founded by legendary Macau business figure Pedro José Lobo, Rádio Vilaverde Lda. () originally operated from his home of the same name in the northern part of the city and is now a Macau-based radio station serving Macau and nearby Chinese cities ...
broadcasts in Cantonese on FM 99.5 MHz.


Taiwan

* BCC is the largest radio network company in Taiwan. *
Radio Taiwan International Radio Taiwan International (RTI; ) is the English name and call sign of the Central Broadcasting System (CBS), national broadcaster and international radio service of the Republic of China, commonly known as Taiwan. It is a government-owned sta ...
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. * Hit Fm in Taiwan also plays Chinese popular music


Southeast Asia


Brunei

There are currently no FM radio stations in Brunei that are fully operated in Chinese. The daily Chinese programs for Pilihan FM is between 09:00-11:00 in the morning, and between 16:00-19:00 at night. * Radio Television Brunei ** Pilihan FM (95.9FM/96.9FM)


Indonesia

Most of the Indonesia FM radio stations indicated below are not fully operated in Chinese.


Jakarta


Mandarin Station 98.3 FM
* Sunday Mandarin PAS FM


Bandung

* Suara Indah 美声 92.1FM


Medan

* A-Radio Medan, 103.8 MHz FM * Mix FM, 90.8 MHz FM * City Radio 城市之音, 95.9 MHz FM


Surabaya

* Global Mandarin@Global FM
Strato 101.9 FM


Semarang

* PAS FM (Sunday Mandarin) 106.00


Palembang

* El John Radio, 95.9 MHz FM * Sonora, 92.6 MHz FM


Pangkal Pinang

* Palupi 华语广播电台 FM, 103.5;MHz FM * El John Radio, 88.5 MHz FM


Pontianak

* Primadona FM, 99.1 MHz FM


Malaysia

*
988 FM 988 FM is a Malaysian Chinese-language radio station. Its broadcast area covers West Malaysia (except Kuala Terengganu and Kota Bharu) and Singapore. It is managed by Star Media Radio Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of Star Media Group Berhad. ...
* Ai FM *
City Plus FM CITYPlus FM is a Chinese business radio station catered for primary Chinese-speaking PMEBs (Professionals, Managers, Executives and Businessmen) and SMEs in Malaysia. It is owned by Ooga X Sdn Bhd. The radio started its trial transmission in K ...
* goXuan *
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* My * 8FM *
TEA FM TEA FM is an East Malaysian Chinese and English language radio station. TEA FM is Sarawak's first Mandarin Chinese and English local private radio station. The content is described by the owners as 60% Chinese and 40% English, focusing on liste ...
(content is 60% Chinese and 40% English)


Singapore

As of September 2017, there are three licensed broadcasters of terrestrial radio in Singapore, offering a total of 6 Chinese-language FM radio stations. The national public broadcaster, Mediacorp Radio operates 3 stations, the media organisation SPH Media Trust manages 2 radio stations, and So Drama! Entertainment owns the remaining Chinese radio station. All the radio channels are fully operated in Chinese and provide around-the-clock service. They broadcast a wide variety of programs, including news, music,
infotainment Infotainment (a portmanteau of ''information'' and ''entertainment''), also called soft news as a way to distinguish it from serious journalism or hard news, is a type of media, usually television or online, that provides a combination of infor ...
and Public Service Announcements to inform, educate and entertain all audiences. * So Drama! Entertainment ** 88.3Jia * SPH Media Trust **
96.3 Hao FM SPH Media Trust (SMT), commonly known as SPH Media, is a media organisation with businesses in print, digital, radio, and outdoor media in Singapore. Legally a company limited by guarantee, it was incorporated on 19 July 2021, and begin establ ...
** UFM 100.3 * Mediacorp Radio ** YES 933 **
Capital 958 Capital 958 () is a Mandarin-language radio station in Singapore. Owned by the state-owned broadcaster Mediacorp, it broadcasts a classic hits format. The station's origins can be traced back to Radio Malaya Singapore's Green Network—which ...
** Love 972


Oceania


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* SBS Radio broadcasts two hour-long daily programmes for the Chinese audience in Australia: one programme in Mandarin and one programme in Cantonese. * Perth Chinese Radio 104.9 FM, located in Perth, broadcasts in Mandarin and Cantonese 24/7 and was established in 2007. * 3ACR AM 1629 Radio is located in Melbourne, and founded in 2011. The station targets local Chinese Australians and airs mainly news, cultural and other programs.


New Zealand

*
AM936 Chinese Voice () is a Cantonese, Mandarin and English language radio network based in Auckland, New Zealand. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Best News Entertainment, an Asian language television, print and radio company, and consists of three ...
* New Zealand Chinese Radio FM 90.6 * Love FM 99.4


Europe


France

* Radio France Internationale *
Radio Mandarin d'Europe Radio is the technology of signaling and telecommunication, communicating using radio waves. Radio waves are electromagnetic waves of frequency between 30 hertz (Hz) and 300 gigahertz (GHz). They are generated by an electronic device ...


Germany

*
Deutsche Welle Deutsche Welle (; "German Wave" in English), abbreviated to DW, is a German public, state-owned international broadcaster funded by the German federal tax budget. The service is available in 32 languages. DW's satellite television service con ...


Romania

* Radio Romania International


Russia

* Voice of Russia


United Kingdom

* Spectrum Radio, The Only Daily Chinese Radio in the United Kingdom since 1990. Broadcasting from London on Spectrum Online – Daily Cantonese broadcast 18:00–19:00, and daily Mandarin broadcast 19:00–20:00 * British Broadcasting Corporation * BBC GMR Eastern Horizon, Manchester The UK's first local Chinese radio service since 1983 – Was broadcast every Sunday 19.00–21.00. *
BBC Radio Merseyside BBC Radio Merseyside is the BBC's local radio station serving Merseyside. It broadcasts on FM, DAB, digital TV and via BBC Sounds, from studios on Hanover Street in Liverpool. According to RAJAR, the station has a weekly audience of 203,000 ...
Orient Express, Liverpool Mondays 9-10pm with June Yee and Billy Hui. Broadcast since 1980s. *
Unity 101 Unity 101 (previously known as Unity 24) is a community radio station based in Southampton, England, a voluntary organisation catering to the Asian and ethnic minority communities in the area. The station was previously only on the air for one m ...
Under The Same Sky, Southampton Mondays 6pm-8pm. * London Chinese Radio 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.


Vatican

* Vatican Radio


Americas


Canada

There are a number of stations well known within the Chinese community in Canada that contain a certain number of programs in Chinese. However, due to the ethnic broadcasting policy made by the CRTC, there are currently no AM/FM radio stations in Canada that are fully operated in Chinese. Also,
campus radio Campus radio (also known as college radio, university radio or student radio) is a type of radio station that is run by the students of a college, university or other educational institution. Programming may be exclusively created or produce ...
s in Canada allows broadcasting their program in any language, including Chinese, but not a lot of them are known to the public. *
Fairchild Radio The Fairchild Group ( zh, t=新時代集團, s=新时代集团, p=Xīnshídài Jítuán, j=San1si4doi6 Zaap6tyun4, first=t) is a Canadian business conglomerate, with headquarters in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Fairchild Group operates ...
, which is owned by Fairchild Group, is the biggest Chinese broadcasting company in Canada and produces Chinese programs in the following stations: **
Calgary Calgary ( ) is the largest city in the western Canadian province of Alberta and the largest metro area of the three Prairie Provinces. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, makin ...
: FM 94.7 ** Toronto: AM 1430 and FM 88.9 ** Vancouver: AM 1470 and FM 96.1 * There are other stations which air Chinese programs in the following region: ** Edmonton: CKER 101.7 FM - Owned and operated Akash Broadcasting Inc. ** Markham: FM 105.9br>"Chinese Radio Network"
** Montreal: CFMB AM 1280 - Owned and operated by Evanov Radio Group **
Ottawa Ottawa (, ; Canadian French: ) is the capital city of Canada. It is located at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River in the southern portion of the province of Ontario. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the core ...
:
FM 97.9 The following radio broadcasting, radio stations broadcast on FM broadcasting, FM frequency 97.9 MHz: Argentina * Activa in Adolfo Gonzales Chaves, Buenos Aires * ADN (radio station), ADN in Rafaela, Santa Fe, Argentina, Santa Fe * Altos (rad ...
- Owned and operated by
CHIN Radio/TV International CHIN Radio/TV International (legally known as Radio 1540 Limited) is a Canadian radio and television broadcasting company, which owns and operates four radio stations and a television program production unit, all targeting multilingual communities ...
** Toronto: AM 1540br>"A1 Chinese Radio"
** Vancouver: AM 1320 "Overseas Chinese Voice" - Owned and operated by Mainstream Broadcasting Corporation


United States


Chinese Radio Seattle
(M-T 9:00pm–12:00am Fri-Sun 7:00pm-12:1m AM1150 KKNW/HD-3 FM 98.9/Mobile App: Chinese Radio Seattle) Studio in Bellevue, WA. * China Radio International can be heard in the following cities: ** Washington DC on WUST (AM 1120 kHz between 9 a.m.–11 a.m.) * Chinese American Voice, heard over a SCA subcarrier of WACD-FM in the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tri-state area * Chinese American Voice, heard in New York City 24 hours on the 92 kHz subcarrier of WQCD-FM 101.9 MHz. *
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on WGBB (AM 1240 kHz and the 67 kHz subcarrier of WCBS-FM 101.1 MHz, Flushing, New York) broadcasts in Mandarin. *
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heard in New York City 24 hours on the 92 kHz subcarrier of
WSKQ WSKQ-FM (97.9 MHz), known on-air as "La Mega 97.9", is a radio station licensed to New York City and is owned and operated by Spanish Broadcasting System (SBS). The station has a tropical format, which consists of such musical styles as salsa, ...
-FM 97.9 MHz. * Multicultural Radio Broadcasting Inc.'s Chinese Media Group broadcasts Chinese programming in the following cities: ** KAHZ, Los Angeles is a Mandarin-dialect station. ** KAZN, Los Angeles is a Mandarin-dialect station. ** KTWR, Guambr>
is a
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radio station that broadcasts in Mandarin and other languages to the Asia-Pacific region. ** KMRB, Los Angeles is a Cantonese-dialect 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-dialect station on AM 1380 kHz. ** WZRC, New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tri-state area is a Cantonese-dialect station on AM 1480 kHz. *
Radio Taiwan International Radio Taiwan International (RTI; ) is the English name and call sign of the Central Broadcasting System (CBS), national broadcaster and international radio service of the Republic of China, commonly known as Taiwan. It is a government-owned sta ...
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.
KVTO (Sing Tao)
on 1400AM in San Francisco. ** KEST, San Francisco is a Cantonese-dialect station. ** KSQQ, San Francisco is a Mandarin-dialect station.


Africa


Kenya

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


South Africa

*
ArrowLine Chinese Radio ArrowLine Chinese Radio, AM radio, AM 1269 (Chinese language, Chinese name: 南非華夏之聲廣播電台), is a Chinese radio station based in Johannesburg, South Africa. It currently broadcasts in the Greater Gauteng area, with plans for ex ...
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is on AM 1269 in Johannesburg


See also

*
Media in China The mass media in China consists primarily of television, newspapers, radio, and magazines. Since the start of the 21st century, the Internet has also emerged as an important form of communication by media, and is under the direct supervisi ...
* Ethnic broadcasting in China * Media in Hong Kong *
Media of Taiwan The mass media in Taiwan is considered to be one of the freest and most competitive in Asia. Cable TV usage is high (around 80%) and there is also a wide selection of newspapers available covering most political viewpoints. Taiwan's media history ...
* Media of Macau


References


External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chinese Language Radio Stations List * Lists of radio stations by language