CRI audio quality

[Josh]

China has a nice sig on 15700, but it seems to have some oscillations in the modulation, anyone else notice this or is it my rig?

They're 80dBm, guessing a relay from someone on this side of the world.

[Chanter]

I haven't noticed any wobbliness, but their audio output vs their signal strength sure does seem iffy lately.  It's not on every frequency they use, but 9580, 9570, and 9790 to NoAm have had fair or worse modulation for the last few weeks.  I wonder if that's the Cuban relay giving out on them? 

[Ct Yankee]

In somewhat related news, we now have Voice of China (from CNN website):

China is creating a new giant broadcaster to ensure its voice is heard loud and clear around the world.
Voice of China, as the new outlet will be known internationally, will be formed by combining three mammoth state-run national networks: China Central Television (CCTV), China National Radio and China Radio International. It will employ more than 14,000 people.

The merger was revealed in a Communist Party document on a sprawling government reorganization program, championed by President Xi Jinping to reinforce the party's absolute control in all aspects of state governance.
State news agency Xinhua released the document Wednesday after it was approved by China's rubber-stamp parliament.
With echos of the Voice of America radio service created by the US government during World War II, Voice of China is tasked with "propagating the party's theories, directions, principles and policies" as well as "telling good China stories," according to the document.

It will be under the direct control of the party's central propaganda department.
The new broadcast juggernaut is being formed at a time when Chinese authorities face growing challenges to control their message in the age of the internet and social media. They are making strenuous efforts to maintain strict censorship at home while pouring money into propaganda projects abroad.
Now the most powerful Chinese leader in decades, Xi has cracked down hard on freedom of expression since taking office in late 2012. He has also taken a tough line on the role of news media in the party's "ideological work."

[Josh]

They didn't learn anything from Tienanmen square. I read somewhere that China has 1000 riots all across China per month or was that a week where workers decided enough was enough, and the chicoms roll out the tanks in suppression and the local news never mentions any of it. If any country needed a revolution it's communist China. Anyway, interesting they're unifying command of their various propaganda mills. When a country unifies its nuclear commands it means nuclear war is near, I suppose when a country unifies its propaganda mills we might expect a propaganda war.

[shadypyro]

I wonder what they mean by "tell good China stories"

[Josh]

I wonder what they mean by "tell good China stories"

I take it to mean historical tales, legends, and whatever is presented by the party.

[shadypyro]

I wonder what they mean by "tell good China stories"

I take it to mean historical tales, legends, and whatever is presented by the party.

I will have a listen on their good China stories soon!