International Community Radio Taipei
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| Broadcast area | Taiwan |
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| Branding | ICRT FM 100 |
| Slogan | The Only English Radio Station in Taiwan |
| Frequency | 100.7 FM (Taipei, Kaohsiung), 100.1 FM (Taichung), 100.8 FM (Chiayi) |
| First air date | 16 April 1979 (previously Armed Forces Network Taiwan) |
| Format | English music |
| ERP | 3× 30 kilowatts |
| Class | – |
| Callsign meaning | International Community Radio Taipei |
| Owner | Taipei International Community Cultural Foundation |
| Website | www.icrt.com.tw |
International Community Radio Taipei (Chinese: 台北國際社區廣播電台; pinyin: Táiběi Guójì Shèqū Guǎngbō Diàntái) (ICRT) is Taiwan's only English-language radio station. Prior to 1979, the station served the U.S. military personnel in Taiwan as the Armed Forces Network Taiwan (AFNT). When the United States broke diplomatic ties with the Republic of China in 1979, the American business community, with the help of the ROC government, reorganized the station into ICRT.
From 1957 to 1979, the station served the US military community in Taiwan as the Armed Forces Network Taiwan (AFNT). After the United States broke diplomatic ties with the Republic of China in 1979, the station was reorganized under the name ICRT by the American business community and the ROC government.
ICRT enjoyed immense popularity during its first fifteen years. The station offered two channels: AM 200 and FM 989. Both channels provided similar content of foreign pop and rock, with the difference that FM100 also had daily five-minute news at the top of every hour, one-hour morning and evening news programs, and three hours of classical music on Sunday nights.
ICRT’s news coverage was renowned. Live top-of-the-hour news segments were broadcast 24 hours-a-day. Members of the news team were often dispatched to report live from the scene of an event. ICRT’s news coverage was also noted for covering controversial or sensitive political topics at a time when Taiwan was just coming out of martial law. In a period heavily dominated by a KMT-leaning media, ICRT gave a voice to the opposition party, facilitating a fair exchange of ideas.
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