China Drive
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China Drive is the only daily bi-lingual news and lifestyle radio show in China. It's broadcast seven days a week, 5-7pm Beijing time on China Radio International
and focusses on life in China. The programme has four main presenters.
Trevor Metz
Trevor was the co-creator and former afternoon host of China Drive. He spent four years with CRI. He left the show to narrate the documentary series "Discover China" on 5CTV http://www.5ctv.tv/
. The program format was not that different other than the name change made the focus of the program for all of China rather than just Beijing. As of early 2006, the program was then renamed "China Drive".
Sometimes the webcast of the morning edition still bears the code "rtb" ("Real Time Beijing"), while the usual code "cd" ("China Drive") is used, depending on who prepares the edit for webcast - often one of the presenters themselves.
China Radio International
China Radio International , the former Radio Beijing and originally Radio Peking, founded on December 3 of 1941, is one of the three state-owned media in China along with China National Radio and China Central Television in the People's Republic of China .As the PRC's external radio station, CRI...
and focusses on life in China. The programme has four main presenters.
Format of the show
- Hang Out Feature (A reporter, or one of the show's presenters goes to a location in Beijing and does a short report on what's there for visitors to see)
- Business-related report
- Media Scan - a review of the day's foreign and Chinese newspapers and media websites
- Movie Review with Zhao Kun
- Science & Technology Feature with Li Dong
- This Is IT - fashion feature with Shen Si
- Roundtable Discussion - every Friday an important issue is discussed in depth
Former Team Members
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Trevor Metz
Trevor Metz
Trevor Metz is a Canadian journalist, documentary narrator, radio talk show host, and columnist. He lives in Beijing, China.He was born in New Westminster, British Columbia to mother Shelia Metz and father Edward "Ted" Metz....
Trevor was the co-creator and former afternoon host of China Drive. He spent four years with CRI. He left the show to narrate the documentary series "Discover China" on 5CTV http://www.5ctv.tv/
History
The program was originally called "Real Time Beijing" and was originally hosted by Xiaohua and Trevor MetzTrevor Metz
Trevor Metz is a Canadian journalist, documentary narrator, radio talk show host, and columnist. He lives in Beijing, China.He was born in New Westminster, British Columbia to mother Shelia Metz and father Edward "Ted" Metz....
. The program format was not that different other than the name change made the focus of the program for all of China rather than just Beijing. As of early 2006, the program was then renamed "China Drive".
Webcast
http://english.cri.cn/4026/more/4163/more4163.htmSometimes the webcast of the morning edition still bears the code "rtb" ("Real Time Beijing"), while the usual code "cd" ("China Drive") is used, depending on who prepares the edit for webcast - often one of the presenters themselves.
In China
- 87.9 MHz FM in ShanghaiShanghaiShanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
- Easy FMEasy FMEasy FM is a radio station in Beijing, China on 91.5 FM and Shanghai, China on 87.9 FM. It is a member of the China Radio International group of radio stations. The programs are mostly in English , while the commercials are in Mandarin Chinese...
on 91.5 MHz FM in BeijingBeijingBeijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's... - 104.7 MHz FM in GuangzhouGuangzhouGuangzhou , known historically as Canton or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of the Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China. Located in southern China on the Pearl River, about north-northwest of Hong Kong, Guangzhou is a key national transportation hub and trading port...
In the United States
- WNWRWNWRWNWR is a radio station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania owned by Global Radio LLC. Its studio is located at 200 Monument Road, Suite 6, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania and its transmitter is located in the Roxborough section of Philadelphia....
on 1540 kHz AM in Philadelphia - WUSTWUSTWUST is a radio station broadcasting on 1120 kHz in the medium-wave AM band licensed to Washington, DC. Its tower is located in nearby Fairfax, Virginia. It broadcasts brokered foreign language programming, including an English language news program from China Radio International Mondays through...
on 1120 kHz AM in Washington, DC
In Europe
- 1440 kHz AM via MarnachMarnachMarnach is a small town in the commune of Munshausen, in northern Luxembourg. As of 2007, the town has a population of 581. Near Marnach is the site of the transmitter of Radio Luxembourg....
, LuxembourgLuxembourgLuxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...
covering most of Europe - 558 kHz across the UK. The morning edition of the show is re-broadcast 9-10pm the day of original transmission. The afternoon edition is aired between 3pm and 5pm the following day.