The first entertainment broadcast was in the Bay area where musical concerts were broadcasted by dangling a microphone in front of a wind-up gramophone.
The stations would service listeners of popular genres including dance and classical, with critics saying the BBC is competing with commercial radio.
With 120 stations surrounding China, Sound of Hope boasts one of the largest shortwave broadcasting networks.
The first entertainment broadcast was in the Bay area where musical concerts were broadcasted by dangling a microphone in front of a wind-up gramophone.
The stations would service listeners of popular genres including dance and classical, with critics saying the BBC is competing with commercial radio.
With 120 stations surrounding China, Sound of Hope boasts one of the largest shortwave broadcasting networks.