China Drive

China Drive is the only daily bi-lingual news and lifestyle radio show in China. It's broadcast seven days a week, 5-7pm Beijing time on China Radio International and focusses on life in China. The programme has four main presenters.

On Air Personalities

Monday to Wednesday

• Mark Griffiths
• Yan Yinan

Thursday and Friday

• Mark Griffiths
• Ning Yan

Saturday and Sunday

• Yan Yinan
• John Artman

Format of the show

• Hang Out Feature (A reporter, or one of the show's presenters goes to a location in Beijing and does a short report on what's there for visitors to see)
• Business-related report
• Media Scan - a review of the day's foreign and Chinese newspapers and media websites
• Movie Review with Zhao Kun
• Science & Technology Feature with Li Dong
• This Is IT - fashion feature with Shen Si
• Roundtable Discussion - every Friday an important issue is discussed in depth

Team of Reporters for China Drive

• Li Dong (Michael Li)
• Liu Min
• Wangjing
• Shen Si

Former Team Members

• James West - Executive Producer of Hack on Triple J

Trevor Metz Trevor was the co-creator and former afternoon host of China Drive. He spent four years with CRI. He left the show to narrate the documentary series "Discover China" on 5CTV http://www.5ctv.tv/

History

The program was originally called "Real Time Beijing" and was originally hosted by Xiaohua and Trevor Metz. The program format was not that different other than the name change made the focus of the program for all of China rather than just Beijing. As of early 2006, the program was then renamed "China Drive".

Program Distribution

Webcast

http://english.cri.cn/4026/more/4163/more4163.htm

Sometimes the webcast of the morning edition still bears the code "rtb" ("Real Time Beijing"), while the usual code "cd" ("China Drive") is used, depending on who prepares the edit for webcast - often one of the presenters themselves.

In China

• 87.9 MHz FM in Shanghai
• Easy FM on 91.5 MHz FM in Beijing
• 104.7 MHz FM in Guangzhou

In the United States

• WNWR on 1540 kHz AM in Philadelphia
• WUST on 1120 kHz AM in Washington, DC

In Europe

• 1440 kHz AM via Marnach, Luxembourg covering most of Europe
• 558 kHz across the UK. The morning edition of the show is re-broadcast 9-10pm the day of original transmission. The afternoon edition is aired between 3pm and 5pm the following day.