DJ Fei Li Coins the Term ‘Hot Music’ on Radio
費禮於廣播節目命名「熱門音樂」
Source: The Term “Hot Music” on Taiwan’s Pop Music Scene
From: Story (excerpted from Zào Yīn Fān Tǔ: An Exploration of Postwar Taiwan’s Sonic Culture)
Date: June 26, 2015 Author: Wang Chun-mei, Ho Tung-hung, Chung Jen-hsien
The term “rèmén yīnyuè” (熱門音樂, “hot music”) was coined by radio host Fèi Lǐ to describe American popular music broadcast on AFNT (American Forces Network Taiwan, transformed into ICRT in 1979) and beloved by urban youth. After the Korean War in 1950, U.S. troop numbers in Taiwan grew. In 1955, the Ministry of National Defense established “Voice of Sino-American Forces” within the military broadcasting network; in 1957, the U.S. military took over independent production; in 1966, an FM channel was added — the first FM station in Taiwan — with programming independently produced and provided by the United States. “American Top 40” became the fastest channel for young people to access the latest popular music. Fèi Lǐ (also known as Ping Xin-tao, founder of Crown Magazine), originally in publishing, began hosting a half-hour weekly Western pop music program on Air Force Radio every Saturday starting in 1958. After his coinage of “rèmén yīnyuè” created a sensation, radio stations imitated AFNT by directly ordering materials and records from the United States, allowing listeners first-hand access to each week’s newest hits.
A vinyl record marketed under the banners of “hot music” and “AFNT”
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- International Community Radio Taipei (ICRT) (Source: Wikipedia)
- American Forces Radio in Taiwan (Source: China Times)