Sound of Hope

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Sound of Hope (SOH) is a global, non-profit, provider of radio news, news analytics, lifestyle and cultural programming. SOH was established in June 2003 by a group of hi-tech engineers in Silicon Valley established that the Buddhist Qigong -Schule Falun Gong members. They wanted to create a Chinese-language medium that was independent of the pressure or influence of the Chinese government. Over time, Sound of Hope transformed into the first Chinese public broadcasting network, broadcast over FM, AM and shortwave stations, mobile apps and web streaming, providing relevant news and information for the local Chinese communities it reaches, provided. The company now has operational teams in North America, Asia, Australia and Europe.

The Sound of Hope radio programs are mainly broadcast in Chinese versions ( Mandarin and Cantonese ). SOH has two main broadcasting areas. One (Sound of Hope USA) supplies Chinese communities in the US and overseas via FM, MW and mobile apps , the other (Sound of Hope China) supplies mainland China via shortwave. However, there is also a Spanish language website from SOH. From 2006 to 2009 the Austrian radio FRO (Freier Rundfunk Oberösterreich) from Linz broadcast the Sound of Hope / Chinamagazin series in German and Chinese, with 216 programs whose main focus was on human rights issues from China.

Sound of Hope USA

It began broadcasting in the US and overseas in 2003 from its headquarters in the San Francisco Bay Area of ​​California . In the San Francisco Bay Area , Sound of Hope broadcasts on KSQQQ FM 96.1, KVTO AM 1400 and KQEB-LP FM 96.9 and has grown to become the largest Chinese radio in the area, broadcasting news, music and information about daily life during peak hours Local sends. His news covers a number of important topics that are of particular interest to local Chinese listeners, such as the SCA-5 debate, California drought, urban redevelopment in the Bay Area, voter turnout and civic engagement, etc., and also concern general public interest, such as health issues, gardening, cars, raising children, personal finances, home improvement training, etc., but also human rights issues related to China. SOH also makes its programs available to a group of local public Chinese language radio stations in the United States.

Sound of Hope sees itself as a bridge between the largely closed Chinese communities and the mainstream of America. It is the only Chinese radio station that regularly conducts English-language interviews, where the moderators translate the content directly into Chinese and then vice versa for calls. Its main shows are Engage America, Wealth Talk, Car Talk, Garden Talk and Home Improvement, Legal Talk and Weekly News Magazine.

Sound of Hope China

The Chinese radio station Sound of Hope started broadcasting to China in January 2004. It broadcasts around the clock via shortwave to mainland China and sends news, interviews and commentary to China daily. SOH positions itself as an uncensored and independent alternative to the media controlled by the Chinese government and covers a wide range of topics such as excluded people, environmental pollution, food safety and human rights issues.

Mobile apps

The two stations each have their own website, primarily to cater to Chinese in mainland China and overseas. The stations also have Apple and Android apps that are freely available and can be installed by searching for “SOH” in the iTunes Store and Google Play .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. 2015 Sound of Hope Radio FM 96.1 Funding , globalgiving.org, 2015, accessed February 1, 2018
  2. a b c Sound of Hope Android App , play.google.com, accessed February 1, 2018
  3. a b c Sound of Hope Apple App , itunes.apple.com, accessed February 1, 2018
  4. a b c d e Sound of Hope San Francisco , bayvoice.net, accessed February 1, 2018
  5. a b Sound of Hope , soundofhope.org, accessed February 1, 2018
  6. ^ Sound of Hope France , sohfrance.org, accessed February 1, 2018
  7. Sound of Hope Canada , sohcradio.com, accessed February 1, 2018
  8. ^ Sound of Hope Australia , www.wow-life.net, accessed February 1, 2018
  9. a b Sound of Hope Spain , radiosoh.com, accessed February 1, 2018
  10. ^ Sound of Hope Vietnam , vietsoh.com, accessed February 1, 2018
  11. a b Sound of Hope series / Chinamagazin , Radio FRO (Freier Rundfunk Oberösterreich), accessed on February 1, 2018
  12. Member Directory , svcoc.org, accessed on February 1, 2018
  13. a b c Sound of Hope program page, sfshow.bayvoice.net, accessed February 1, 2018