U.S. Armed Forces Radio Taiwan Established

Source: The “Sunshine Chorus” on Taiwan’s Hot 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

After the Korean War in 1950, the number of U.S. military personnel stationed in Taiwan increased significantly. To serve the American troops, the Ministry of National Defense established “Voice of Sino-American Forces” (中美軍人之聲) within the military broadcasting network in 1955. In 1957, the U.S. military took over independent production and established the American Forces Network Taiwan (AFNT), which transformed into ICRT in 1979. In 1966, an FM channel was added — the first FM radio station in Taiwan — with programming independently produced and provided by the United States.

American Forces Network Taiwan (AFNT) Logo

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• International Community Radio Taipei (ICRT) (Source: Wikipedia)
• American Forces Radio in Taiwan (Source: Kurich’s Blog)
• Armed Force Radio