![]() ![]() Schedules with transmission times, targets, and topics can be found at the CRI website which is linked in the sidebar of this blog. CRI's shortwave broadcasts offer a wide variety of programming. There were a few instances where slight fading and very mild interference affected the signal but conditions for listening to Radio China International as a source of news and entertainment appear to be more than just acceptable at present. Overall the broadcast was easy to listen to. The foreigner topic was rehashed and discussed by both hosts until monitoring was discontinued at around 01:35, shortly after the British sounding host Mike made a remark about foreigners, tea and China. Station ID as well as program ID went out at 01:29 and at 01:30 Mike and Helen read some sports news which included a vast range of events, even motor racing. ![]() At 01:23 language as a barrier was discussed by Mike and Helen and then at 01:27 an upbeat pop music song entitled "22" by artist Lilly Allen was played. Additional requests for listener submissions were heard at 01:18 and the program settled in for a spell that included a pre-recorded segment about foreigners living in Beijing and a local gathering called "The Long Walk" in which foreign people living in Beijing can meet and mingle with others. ![]() Other news topics touched on were construction of a new Disney theme park in Shanghai and travel and accommodation prices for the upcoming China World Expo. A short news report was read by both announcers beginning at 01:14 and included interesting topics such as a declared shortage of blood donors in Beijing and the initiation of a program to entitle donors of more than 1500 mL to "unlimited" blood for life. The hosts proceeded to read listener messages on the air at 01:11 and, interestingly, Mike the announcer made a reference regarding traditional meetings and mentioned the British festival on November 5 which he called "bonfire night" but is also commonly known as Guy Fawkes Day. A short regional weather forecast was read at 01:09 and at 01:10 the program was Identified as "China Drive". The pair solicited feedback from listeners via mobile phone, email or forum participation regarding a segment centered around being a foreigner in China. The program consisted of both male and female co-host announcers, with the male announcer, named Mike, having a British sounding accent and the female announcer, Helen, sounding Chinese. At 01:05 a special interest program segment began. This news was followed by nine or ten other topics ranging from a crackdown on drunk driving in China to the construction of nuclear power stations in the country, as well as interest rates remaining unchanged in the United States. ![]() The reporting began with coverage of a revised forecast for China's economic growth by the World Bank. News reporting followed quickly and was read by another male announcer. Initial reception of a continuation of this China Radio International (CRI) English language shortwave program broadcast to east coast of United States began at 01:00 with a male announcer giving a station identification call. 7 s unit reception in south central United States. ![]()
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