Radio stations from China

There are 61 live radio stations from China on this page. The most listened to are 怀集音乐之声, 新闻联播, CNR-1 中国之声 and 国际新闻. Every stream was tested before publishing, so the play button starts sound rather than an error.

By genre the strongest here are music (22), news (8), oldies (6), internet radio (5), classical (4) and information (3). Broadcasts are mainly in chinese (49), cantonese (7) and mandarin (1). Stations are spread across the country, with the most coming from Kwangtung, Beijing, Shanghai and Dalian.

Sound quality varies: 3 stations stream at 192 kbps or higher, the best being Bridge Radio - 华语 HITS at 320 kbps, while 3 run at 96 kbps or below and are better suited to a phone on mobile data. By format the mix is MP3 (57), AAC+ (2) and AAC (1). MP3 plays everywhere; AAC gives a cleaner sound at the same bitrate.

Nothing needs to be installed to listen to radio from China: the player runs in the browser, on a phone the same as on a computer. Stations you like can be kept with the heart icon — they are stored in your own browser, so they are waiting the next time you open the site, with no account and nothing sent anywhere. The track currently playing is shown at the bottom of the screen for stations that broadcast that information.

Internet radio from China is a simple way to keep up with the language and the music of the country from anywhere in the world, whether you moved away, are learning the language, or just want something other than an algorithmic playlist.