中央人民廣播(bo)電臺(tai)是國家廣播(bo)電臺(tai)，是兼具權威性和影響力的綜合傳媒機(ji)構，英文(wen)名稱為CHINA NATIONAL RADIO（簡稱“CNR”）。

中(zhong)央人(ren)民(min)廣(guang)播電臺1940年12月30日開始播音，前身為(wei)延安新華廣(guang)播電臺；1949年12月5日正式定名(ming)為(wei)中(zhong)央人(ren)民(min)廣(guang)播電臺。

中央人(ren)民(min)廣(guang)播(bo)(bo)電(dian)臺是(shi)覆蓋(gai)全國的廣(guang)播(bo)(bo)電(dian)臺，已開辦中國之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)聲、經濟(ji)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)聲、音樂之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)聲、都市之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)聲、中華之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)聲、神(shen)州之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)聲、華夏之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)聲、民(min)族之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)聲、文藝之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)聲、老(lao)年之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)聲、藏語廣(guang)播(bo)(bo)、維吾爾語廣(guang)播(bo)(bo)、娛樂廣(guang)播(bo)(bo)、香港之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)聲、中國高速公路交通廣(guang)播(bo)(bo)、中國鄉村之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)聲16套廣(guang)播(bo)(bo)頻率。

以(yi)(yi)(yi)廣(guang)(guang)播為(wei)依托，中央人(ren)民(min)廣(guang)(guang)播電(dian)(dian)(dian)臺(tai)全(quan)(quan)面開展(zhan)(zhan)新(xin)媒(mei)體(ti)業務(wu)，擁(yong)有(you)(you)目前中國較大的(de)(de)廣(guang)(guang)播音(yin)頻(pin)網(wang)(wang)站“中國廣(guang)(guang)播網(wang)(wang)”及“中國民(min)族廣(guang)(guang)播網(wang)(wang)”、“你(ni)好，臺(tai)灣網(wang)(wang)”、網(wang)(wang)絡電(dian)(dian)(dian)臺(tai)“銀河臺(tai)”，開辦(ban)4套數(shu)字廣(guang)(guang)播節目、2套數(shu)字電(dian)(dian)(dian)視頻(pin)道(dao)《央廣(guang)(guang)購物》和《央廣(guang)(guang)健康》，以(yi)(yi)(yi)及控股子公(gong)(gong)(gong)司(si)(si)(si)央廣(guang)(guang)視訊獨家(jia)(jia)運營(ying)的(de)(de)手機電(dian)(dian)(dian)視《央廣(guang)(guang)視訊》。此外，中央人(ren)民(min)廣(guang)(guang)播電(dian)(dian)(dian)臺(tai)還主辦(ban)《中國廣(guang)(guang)播》、《廣(guang)(guang)播歌(ge)選》、《MUZINE音(yin)樂之(zhi)聲》雜志和《中國廣(guang)(guang)播報》，設有(you)(you)中國廣(guang)(guang)播音(yin)像出版社(she)等(deng)機構。中央人(ren)民(min)廣(guang)(guang)播電(dian)(dian)(dian)臺(tai)下設的(de)(de)全(quan)(quan)資公(gong)(gong)(gong)司(si)(si)(si)——央廣(guang)(guang)傳媒(mei)發展(zhan)(zhan)總公(gong)(gong)(gong)司(si)(si)(si)，旗下擁(yong)有(you)(you)8家(jia)(jia)全(quan)(quan)資公(gong)(gong)(gong)司(si)(si)(si)、3家(jia)(jia)分公(gong)(gong)(gong)司(si)(si)(si)、8家(jia)(jia)控股公(gong)(gong)(gong)司(si)(si)(si)、3家(jia)(jia)參股公(gong)(gong)(gong)司(si)(si)(si)，已成(cheng)為(wei)中國廣(guang)(guang)播產(chan)業發展(zhan)(zhan)的(de)(de)標桿企業，全(quan)(quan)面涉足手機電(dian)(dian)(dian)視、有(you)(you)聲閱(yue)讀、互(hu)聯網(wang)(wang)電(dian)(dian)(dian)視等(deng)新(xin)媒(mei)體(ti)業務(wu)以(yi)(yi)(yi)及媒(mei)體(ti)零售等(deng)多項業務(wu)。

中(zhong)央(yang)人(ren)(ren)民(min)(min)廣(guang)播(bo)電臺在(zai)中(zhong)國(guo)各(ge)省(sheng)、自治區(qu)、直轄(xia)市、計劃(hua)單列市及香港(gang)、澳門特別行政區(qu)設有(you)40個記者站，在(zai)中(zhong)國(guo)臺灣地(di)區(qu)派有(you)駐點記者；在(zai)解放(fang)軍(jun)(jun)四總部、各(ge)大軍(jun)(jun)區(qu)、各(ge)軍(jun)(jun)兵種、武警部隊等分別設置18個軍(jun)(jun)事記者站。中(zhong)央(yang)人(ren)(ren)民(min)(min)廣(guang)播(bo)電臺發起并(bing)成立了擁有(you)全國(guo)210家電臺的中(zhong)國(guo)廣(guang)播(bo)聯盟和(he)中(zhong)國(guo)廣(guang)播(bo)電視(shi)協會廣(guang)播(bo)版權(quan)委(wei)員會，并(bing)攜手世界各(ge)大華語廣(guang)播(bo)機構建立全球華語廣(guang)播(bo)網，與全球大多數國(guo)家和(he)地(di)區(qu)的知名傳媒機構建立廣(guang)泛的業務合作關系。