Former Site of the Central People's Broadcasting Station

Former Site of the Central People's Broadcasting Station

The former site of the Central People's Broadcasting Station is a cultural relic protection unit of Hebei Province.

The former site of the broadcasting station is a two-story building made of blue bricks, stretching from north to south. It is approximately 25 meters long, 20 meters wide, and 10 meters high. It is located within the compound of the Jinyi Coal Washing Plant, south of Tianhu Village in Hengjian Township. In 1948, to prepare for the nationwide liberation, central government agencies relocated from northern Shaanxi to Xibaipo in Pingshan County, Hebei Province, while the Central People's Broadcasting Station moved from Xibaipo to the mining area. Victory reports of the three major campaigns during the Liberation War were broadcast from here and transmitted to the rest of the world. After the liberation, the station was converted into the First Relay Station of the Central People's Broadcasting Station, transmitting signals to Europe and America via shortwave until 1953. It is now a provincial-level cultural relic protection unit of Hebei Province.

Source: Shijiazhuang Mining District Tourism Bureau

Further Reading:

· Fourth Batch of Cultural Relic Protection Units in Hebei Province