Radio Peking (Beijing) Interval Signal 1980

Radio Peking, it was founded on December 3 of 1941. It is now known as China Radio International.
An interval signal, or tuning signal, is a characteristic sound or musical phrase used in international broadcasting and by some domestic broadcasters, played before commencement or during breaks in transmission, but most commonly between programmes in different languages. It serves several purposes:
It assists a listener to tune his or her radio to the correct frequency of the station. This is because most older and cheaper radio receivers do not have digital frequency readout.
It informs other stations that the frequency is in use.
It serves as a station identifier even if the language used in the subsequent broadcast is not one the listener understands.
Hat Tip to intervalsignals.net.

[@TomorrowWeLive]

For some reason I find 'The East is Red' played on chimes at the beginning almost unbearably beautiful and heart-wrenching. And to think that little melody was being broadcast into the emptiness of space by China's first satellite. It gives one a sensation of exquisite, poignant loneliness...

[@dhtelevision]

Tomorrow We Live Just to let you know, China’s first satellite was called Dongfanghong I.

[@TomorrowWeLive]

@@dhtelevision I did know that

[@joeydigrazia765]

Shortwave radio does not broadcast by satellite, its transmitters bounce signals off of the ionosphere which allows signals to travel thousands of miles across the globe. I used to listen to Radio Peking in the early hours of the morning many years ago. This interval signal is called The East is Red. 🌄🇨🇳

[@bobnagel6449]

The east is red
The sun rises
China has brought forth a Mao Tse
Ting
For the people's happiness he works,
He's the people's liberator.

[@anarcho-pingu]

@@TomorrowWeLive shut up loser fascist

[@HBC101TVStudios]

That Radio Peking interval signal is still played before interval signal of local CNR transmissions and even some CRI transmissions up to this day.

[@asmodeus0454]

I remember listening to Radio Peking on my cousin's shortwave receiver as a young boy in the mid-1960s.

[@kevmichael2064]

My Dad lived in Tsingtao and Timsin in the mid 40s to the 50s...He celebrated his 16th Birthday in Timsin!!!...Wow. Celebrating Your Birthday Chinese Style must have been a Experience!!!

[@kazuowatanabe9474]

So Nostalgic 😎 👍 I Know From 1977, When I Began To Start BCL😎😁🙆 Is This From English Programme 😎❓️But Few Years Later, Station Announcement Was Changed As "This Is Radio Beijing "😮🙆Thanks To Upload 😄 Thank You So Much 🙇

[@jackwolf7966]

I love this....

[@dhtelevision]

When I go to China sometime in the future, this will be my alarm.

[@khorshedalam1223]

Excellent khusu mama tolarbag mirpur Dhaka Bangladesh

[@iana6713]

North Korea's international station uses almost exactly the same format for it's interval signal and sign-on. Different melody, of course but nevertheless...

[@redeye_]

the dprk radio interval is bassicaly the same as KCTV's.
so they may have the same owner

[@falanu103.]

They use a north Korean Opera played on chimes.

[@juanhernandez2858]

Greetings from México.

[@AdamEbelgccengineering]

This radio station sounds really creepy along with the number stations, and jammers. I bet there was so many radio stations to listen to on SW back in the year 1980.

[@lowend5566]

The 70's was a golden time for SWL. I tried to get back into it recently and there's literally nothing out there.

[@amalayperson7208]

@@lowend5566 because short-wave is now old and outdated.

[@lowend5566]

@@amalayperson7208 like me I guess

[@amalayperson7208]

@@lowend5566 Radios now a days use FM broadcasting. Because FM broadcasting allows for a more clearer audio quality compared to SW

[@user-no5ys3ey3g]

東方紅が流れてきた

[@rexduffy7881]

Ah ! The 1950s and the boast of record pig iron production.Always a thumping strong signal in to Southern England.

[@kevmichael2064]

I like Hong Kong and Chengdu...we want to see the Pandas....would add Peking to the Trip also

[@AnArchyRulzz]

Pretty sure Peking is the old name for Beijing, just saying

[@equilibrium7392]

wow It has the same bgm with the broadcast of 1989.06.04’s tragic event..

[@kevmichael2064]

I have the QSL from this

[@nickdoyle4667]

This is nice

[@zakiahmed9689]

School days memory

[@mr-wx3lv]

Simpler times....!

[@user-jp8bc9ft7l]

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[@kevmichael2064]

5975khz and 11.7mhz!!!

[@sangibanchkrabarty9603]

Good news Arani Rajshahi

[@driedsock449]

Dong Fang Hong

[@pandahugger5044]

東方紅太陽昇　中国出了個毛沢東
五星紅旗よ永遠なれ

[@mgdons323]

0:55 AW HELL NAH💀

[@BrianUSAOwl]

This is Radio Beijing, please remember june the 3rd 1989 a most tragic event happened in the nation's capital....

[@quantum_satellite]

Что за картины с 0:45 ?

[@user-sz8xf5bj1u]

Is 1888 recirded reviev march 6 1888

[@user-gt9ku2pw6q]

Carlos Marx . Dijo ; Me apoye en los hombros de los grandes Filosofos para llegar a ser Carlos Marx ;; El creador de la ciencia del proletariado !! El Marxismo .

[@jackwang508]

白马调

[@xjn3795]

NHKラジオの昼のいこいに似てる

[@michaelbetzer1966]

I used to hear this from time to time when I listened to Shortwave in the 1980's. I felt like I was hearing the Devil himself. May the blessings of Falun Gong be upon all the Chinese people.

[@karlbahena1733]

Loooooollllllll!!!!

[@user-lf8qu9un8y]

Ah yes, the Falun is the Chinese Scientology

[@sekerma6983]

Falun gong is a cult 🙄

[@normanliu8000]

Wish you healthy, from Beijing.

[@Wapak95]

@@user-lf8qu9un8y 😂😂😂 nope