中央人民廣播電臺是中華人民共和國國家廣播電臺，是中國最具影響力的綜合性大型傳媒之一，也是世界上最大的華語廣播機構。中央人民廣播電臺創辦于1940年，目前辦有9套專業化定位的廣播頻率，每天播音197小時，全國廣播綜合覆蓋率為95.04%，是世界上擁有聽眾最多的廣播電臺之一。

    中央人民廣播電臺目前同時辦有中國廣播網、銀河網絡電臺、有線付費數字電視頻道《家庭健康》、手機廣播、手機電視等新媒體業務及《中國廣播報》、《中國廣播》、《音樂之聲》、《廣播歌選》等平面媒介。中央人民廣播電臺下屬的中國廣播網，是中國最大的新聞音頻網站，實現9套廣播節目網上直播和點播，自辦新聞、體育、汽車等50多個頻道和多個分網。

    中央人民廣播電臺在中國各省、自治區、直轄市、計劃單列市及香港特別行政區、澳門特別行政區設有39個記者站，在臺灣地區派有駐點記者，與中國各地方廣播電臺有著緊密的聯系，并同世界40多個國家和地區的廣播機構建立了業務合作關系。

    中央人民廣播電臺擁有一流的技術設備，數字技術、衛星技術、網絡技術得到普遍應用，廣播節目的制作、存儲、傳輸等全部實現了數字化，具有一流的節目制作能力和制作水平，擁有一批高素質的采編播和技術、管理人才。 

    China National Radio (CNR) is the only state radio station covering the whole country and is the largest Chinese language broadcasting organization in the world. She has been one of the most influential mass media in China since her foundation in 1940. With 9 professional channels, CNR broadcasts a total of 197 hours per day and covers 95.04% of the country. She is one of the radio stations that hold most audiences in the world.

    Moreover, CNR also has digital radio channels, online radio “cnr.cn”, ”radio.cn”, a pay TV “family health”, and magazines  “China Broadcasts”, ”Muzine” and “Songs on Radio”, etc. With live broadcast on internet of 9 channels in China National Radio, CNR.CN is the largest news and audio frequency website in China, it has more than 50 channels and several branches including news, sports, automobiles, and so on.
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    There are 39 correspondent branches in mainland and dispatched correspondents in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan regions. At present, CNR has developed cooperative relationship with all radio stations over provinces in China and more than 60 broadcasting organizations in the world.

    CNR also has world-class-recording technique and equipments, moreover, the digital, satellite and network technique has been applied universally. The production, storage, and transmission of radio program all achieved digitization. CNR has not only a top-ranking capability and level of program production, but also a group of high-qualified staffs in interview, edit, broadcast, technique and administration.