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| SOH is headquartered in San Francisco, California, and has two main operations. One serves Chinese Americans in the U.S. via ]/] and the other serves China via ]. Each operation produces its own content for its audience.{{Citation needed|date=August 2020}} | SOH is headquartered in San Francisco, California, and has two main operations. One serves Chinese Americans in the U.S. via ]/] and the other serves China via ]. Each operation produces its own content for its audience.{{Citation needed|date=August 2020}} | ||
| The US radio started from ] FM 96.1, ] AM 1400 during afternoon and evening hours and has grown to be the largest Chinese radio in the region,{{Citation needed|date=October 2020}} adding KQEB-LP FM 96.9 and KQEK-LP FM 92.9 as affiliated stations. It provides news and lifestyle talkshows relating to local expatriate Chinese, and covers issues such as elections, local policy debates, ], Cupertino city redevelopment, and the ].<ref>{{cite web|author1=希望之聲|title="希望之声"导航|url=https://www.soundofhope.org/guide|website=soundofhope.org/}}</ref> | The US radio started from ] FM 96.1, ] AM 1400 during afternoon and evening hours and has grown to be the largest Chinese radio in the region,{{Citation needed|date=October 2020}} adding KQEB-LP FM 96.9 and KQEK-LP FM 92.9 as affiliated stations. It provides news and lifestyle talkshows relating to local expatriate Chinese, and covers issues such as elections, local policy debates, ], Cupertino city redevelopment, and the ].<ref>{{cite web|author1=希望之聲|title="希望之声"导航|url=https://www.soundofhope.org/guide|website=soundofhope.org/}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=October 2020}} | ||
| The US radio also provides network programming to 14 affiliated Chinese-language ] radios which makes SOH the only Chinese-language radio network in the U.S.{{Citation needed|date=August 2020}} | The US radio also provides network programming to 14 affiliated Chinese-language ] radios which makes SOH the only Chinese-language radio network in the U.S.{{Citation needed|date=August 2020}} | ||
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Sound of Hope (SOH) is an international Chinese-language radio network. Along with New Tang Dynasty Television and The Epoch Times, it is part of a network of media organizations established by practitioners of the Falun Gong new religious movement. SOH serves the Chinese diaspora in US, Europe, Australia, Japan and South Korea via AM/FM radio and Chinese people in China via Shortwave radio.
SOH Network radio programs are primarily in Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese). SOH also offers a small English service called America Daily.
SOH is headquartered in San Francisco, California, and has two main operations. One serves Chinese Americans in the U.S. via AM/FM and the other serves China via shortwave radio. Each operation produces its own content for its audience.
The US radio started from KSQQ FM 96.1, KVTO AM 1400 during afternoon and evening hours and has grown to be the largest Chinese radio in the region, adding KQEB-LP FM 96.9 and KQEK-LP FM 92.9 as affiliated stations. It provides news and lifestyle talkshows relating to local expatriate Chinese, and covers issues such as elections, local policy debates, California droughts, Cupertino city redevelopment, and the COVID-19 pandemic.
The US radio also provides network programming to 14 affiliated Chinese-language FM radios which makes SOH the only Chinese-language radio network in the U.S.
The China radio broadcasts to mainland China through more than 100 shortwave stations. Programs of SOH can also be listened to via online streaming and mobile apps.
SOH also produces YouTube video programs. The YouTube channel 江峰时刻 had more than half a million subscribers as of 2020.
General
The Sound of Hope radio network was co-founded by Sean Lin and Allen Zeng. The network united local radio stations that had been founded by Falun Gong practitioners. It is one of a number of media outlets, such as The Epoch Times and NTDTV, started by Falun Gong practitioners who emigrated to the West.
Most of its initial staff were Falun Gong adherents who volunteered their time and services. It was the last of the three media to be established, beginning operations in June 2003, supported by a network of volunteers that continue to maintain the station's programming. In 2005, the San Francisco Chronicle reported that the boards, including Allen Zeng and its reporting staffs of 20, were composed of Falun Gong practitioners. In a 2007 interview with the Wall Street Journal, NTDTV president Zhong Lee said that the company's original purpose was to "speak as the voice of Falun Gong", but that "media can also play a big role pushing democracy in China."
Sound of Hope has launched iPhone and Android apps for users to listen to programs.
References
- ^ Chen, Kathy Chinese Dissidents Take On Beijing Via Media Empire The Wall Street Journal 15 November 2007
- 希望之聲. ""希望之声"导航". soundofhope.org/.
- "Google Play". Google Play.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "Sound of Hope". Sound of Hope.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "Youtube". Youtube.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "How Dissidents Are Using Shortwave Radio to Broadcast News Into China". Defense One. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- Hua, Vanessa (18 December 2005). "Dissident media linked to Falun Gong / Chinese-language print, broadcast outlets in U.S. are making waves". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 9 December 2006.
- 希望之聲. ""希望之声"移动收听". soundofhope.org/.
External links
- Sound of Hope Radio Network
- America Daily
- Chinese Consulate Rejects Reporter's Visa Application
- Another foreign radio station falls victim to "Great Wall of the airwaves"
- Nine Commentaries
- Youtube Channel
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