Radio Television Hong Kong
Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) is the public broadcasting service in Hong Kong. GOW, the predecessor to RTHK, was established in 1928 as the first broadcasting service in Hong Kong. As a government department under the Commerce and Econo ...
. It was launched on 30 June 1928 and is the first radio broadcast station in
Hong Kong
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. At present, the station broadcasts on 567 kHz for all of Hong Kong, as well as additional FM frequency in selected regions.
RTHK Radio 3, which is mainly broadcast in English, is positioned as a “news and information and entertainment platform” to tie in with the pace of international metropolises in Hong Kong and provide information for English speakers in Hong Kong to help them understand world and local affairs. There are Nepali,
Urdu
Urdu (;"Urdu" '' Tagalog periods. Notable shows include current affairs program 'Backchat', economics and finance-oriented 'Money Talk', and afternoon lifestyle program 'The 1 2 3 Show'. RTHK Radio 3 was officially similar and related to
BBC Radio 4
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.
History
The station was the first radio station established by Radio Television Hong Kong. From the beginning, the call sign was GOW and the frequencies were AM 845 kHz and AM 1525 kHz. On 1 February 1929, the call sign was changed to ZBW and the frequency was AM 860 kHz. In August 1948, the station cancelled its call sign and changed its name in 1981.
Radio team organized and broadcast fundraising reality shows for
charity
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Giving
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since 1960s. Later, in 1980s, RTHK Radio 3 invented Christmas contest that was called "Operation Santa Claus", that was also for charity, and this contest became a longstanding Christmas tradition in Hong Kong.
Guinness World Records
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as The World's Most Durable DJ. Currently, Ray Cordeiro hosts RTHK Radio 3 "All the Way with Uncle Ray", show of popular music. He started his radio career with
Radio Rediffusion
Rediffusion Television (RTV) was the first television station in Hong Kong, making it both the first British colony and the first predominantly ethnically Chinese city to have television.Kitley, Philip. 003(2003). Television, Regulation and ...