Radio service launched for Guangdong-HK-Macao bay area

The first national radio service for the Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao greater bay area started broadcasting Sunday morning.

A launch ceremony was held Sunday morning, September 1, 2019 for the first national radio service in the Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao greater bay area [Photo: CMG]

The radio service, under the China Media Group, broadcast 21 hours a day at FM 101.2MegaHertZ and AM 1215Kilohertz.

Its programs will focus on finance, technology and innovation, as well as information on entrepreneurship and employment.

The broadcast is in the Cantonese, Hakka and Chaoshan dialects which are used by the people in the area.

The first national radio service for the Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao greater bay area starts broadcasting Sunday morning, September 1, 2019. [Photo: CMG]

Shen Haixiong, president of China Media Group, says the new radio service will help to deepen the cooperation between the Chinese mainland with Hong Kong and Macao.

The station's new media platforms were also launched on Sunday.

The bay area consists of the Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions, as well as nine cities in Guangdong Province.

Chinese authorities in February unveiled the outline development plan for the Bay Area, aiming to develop the region into "a role model of high-quality development."