中央(yang)人民廣(guang)播電臺(tai)(tai)是國家廣(guang)播電臺(tai)(tai)，是兼具權威性和影響力的綜(zong)合傳媒機構，英文(wen)名稱(cheng)為CHINA NATIONAL RADIO（簡稱(cheng)“CNR”）。

中央人(ren)民廣播電(dian)臺1940年12月30日(ri)開(kai)始播音(yin)，前身為延安新華(hua)廣播電(dian)臺；1949年12月5日(ri)正式定名(ming)為中央人(ren)民廣播電(dian)臺。

中(zhong)央(yang)人民廣(guang)播(bo)(bo)電(dian)(dian)臺是覆蓋全(quan)國的(de)廣(guang)播(bo)(bo)電(dian)(dian)臺，已開辦中(zhong)國之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)聲(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)、經濟之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)聲(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)、音樂(le)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)聲(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)、都市之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)聲(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)、中(zhong)華之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)聲(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)、神州之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)聲(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)、華夏之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)聲(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)、民族之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)聲(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)、文藝之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)聲(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)、老年(nian)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)聲(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)、藏語廣(guang)播(bo)(bo)、維吾爾語廣(guang)播(bo)(bo)、娛(yu)樂(le)廣(guang)播(bo)(bo)、香(xiang)港之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)聲(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)、中(zhong)國高速公路交通廣(guang)播(bo)(bo)、中(zhong)國鄉村之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)聲(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)16套(tao)廣(guang)播(bo)(bo)頻率。

以(yi)(yi)廣播(bo)(bo)為(wei)依(yi)托，中(zhong)央人(ren)(ren)民廣播(bo)(bo)電(dian)臺(tai)(tai)全(quan)面(mian)開(kai)展新媒體(ti)業(ye)(ye)務，擁有(you)目前中(zhong)國(guo)(guo)較(jiao)大的(de)廣播(bo)(bo)音(yin)頻網站“中(zhong)國(guo)(guo)廣播(bo)(bo)網”及“中(zhong)國(guo)(guo)民族廣播(bo)(bo)網”、“你(ni)好(hao)，臺(tai)(tai)灣網”、網絡電(dian)臺(tai)(tai)“銀河臺(tai)(tai)”，開(kai)辦(ban)4套數字廣播(bo)(bo)節(jie)目、2套數字電(dian)視頻道《央廣購物》和(he)《央廣健康》，以(yi)(yi)及控(kong)(kong)股(gu)子公(gong)(gong)司央廣視訊獨(du)家運營(ying)的(de)手機(ji)(ji)電(dian)視《央廣視訊》。此外，中(zhong)央人(ren)(ren)民廣播(bo)(bo)電(dian)臺(tai)(tai)還主辦(ban)《中(zhong)國(guo)(guo)廣播(bo)(bo)》、《廣播(bo)(bo)歌(ge)選》、《MUZINE音(yin)樂之聲(sheng)》雜志(zhi)和(he)《中(zhong)國(guo)(guo)廣播(bo)(bo)報》，設有(you)中(zhong)國(guo)(guo)廣播(bo)(bo)音(yin)像出版(ban)社等(deng)(deng)機(ji)(ji)構。中(zhong)央人(ren)(ren)民廣播(bo)(bo)電(dian)臺(tai)(tai)下(xia)設的(de)全(quan)資公(gong)(gong)司——央廣傳(chuan)媒發展總公(gong)(gong)司，旗下(xia)擁有(you)8家全(quan)資公(gong)(gong)司、3家分公(gong)(gong)司、8家控(kong)(kong)股(gu)公(gong)(gong)司、3家參股(gu)公(gong)(gong)司，已成為(wei)中(zhong)國(guo)(guo)廣播(bo)(bo)產業(ye)(ye)發展的(de)標桿企(qi)業(ye)(ye)，全(quan)面(mian)涉足手機(ji)(ji)電(dian)視、有(you)聲(sheng)閱讀、互(hu)聯(lian)網電(dian)視等(deng)(deng)新媒體(ti)業(ye)(ye)務以(yi)(yi)及媒體(ti)零售等(deng)(deng)多項業(ye)(ye)務。

中央人民(min)廣(guang)(guang)播電(dian)(dian)臺(tai)在(zai)中國(guo)(guo)各(ge)省、自治(zhi)區、直轄(xia)市(shi)、計劃單列市(shi)及香港、澳門特(te)別行政區設有40個記者(zhe)(zhe)站(zhan)，在(zai)中國(guo)(guo)臺(tai)灣地(di)區派有駐(zhu)點記者(zhe)(zhe)；在(zai)解(jie)放(fang)軍(jun)(jun)四總部、各(ge)大(da)軍(jun)(jun)區、各(ge)軍(jun)(jun)兵種、武警部隊等分(fen)別設置18個軍(jun)(jun)事(shi)記者(zhe)(zhe)站(zhan)。中央人民(min)廣(guang)(guang)播電(dian)(dian)臺(tai)發起并成(cheng)立了(le)擁(yong)有全(quan)國(guo)(guo)210家電(dian)(dian)臺(tai)的中國(guo)(guo)廣(guang)(guang)播聯盟和中國(guo)(guo)廣(guang)(guang)播電(dian)(dian)視協(xie)會廣(guang)(guang)播版權委員會，并攜(xie)手(shou)世界各(ge)大(da)華(hua)語(yu)廣(guang)(guang)播機構(gou)建(jian)立全(quan)球華(hua)語(yu)廣(guang)(guang)播網，與(yu)全(quan)球大(da)多(duo)數國(guo)(guo)家和地(di)區的知名傳媒機構(gou)建(jian)立廣(guang)(guang)泛的業務合作關系。