KGBC is a radio station

Radio station

Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...

 licensed to Galveston, Texas

Galveston, Texas

Galveston is a coastal city located on Galveston Island in the U.S. state of Texas. , the city had a total population of 47,743 within an area of...

, USA. It has served the Galveston area since 1947. The station is currently owned by SIGA Broadcasting, Inc. of Houston.

In January 2010, KGBC leased all the station’s airtime to one of China's state-owned media companies, China Radio International

China Radio International

China Radio International , the former Radio Beijing and originally Radio Peking, founded on December 3 of 1941, is one of the three state-owned media in China along with China National Radio and China Central Television in the People's Republic of China .As the PRC's external radio station, CRI...

. As CRI is government-owned, it often adopts the government stance on political issues.