Voice of Han Broadcasting Station () also known as Voice of Han Chinese Broadcasting Station was founded in 1942 by the
Ministry of National Defense
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. It is headquartered on
Xinyi Road
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in the
Zhongzheng District
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of
Taipei, Taiwan
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.
History
1942, Voice of Han Radio was located in
Mainland China
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and originally called Military Radio.
1949, the military radio station moved to
Taiwan
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when the
Kuomintang
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retreated following the
Chinese Civil War
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.
1988, the military radio station was renamed to "Voice of Han" and launched more extensive coverage which offered listeners radio programs to listeners nationwide.
2002, on the 60th anniversary celebration of the radio station,
President of the Republic of China
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,
Chen Shui-bian
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broadcast a speech on Voice of Han calling for a communication bride between the two sides of the
Taiwan Strait
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.
2010, Voice of Han Broadcasting in
Kinmen
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added another frequency coverage, including
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, which is located in
Mainland China
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.
Frequency
FM
*Northern: FM 106.5 MHz (Hsinchu, Taoyuan, Taipei and Keelung)
*Central: FM 104.5 MHz (Hsinchu, Taichung, Nantou)
*Chang Southwest Region: FM 101.3 MHz (Changhua, Yunlin, Chiayi, Tainan)
*Kaohsiung-Pingtung area: FM 107.3 MHz (Kaohsiung, Pingtung)
*Taitung: FM 105.3 MHz
*Hualien: FM 104.5 MHz
*Yuli: FM 107.3 MHz
*Ilan broadcast station: FM 106.5 MHz
*Kinmen relay station: FM 107.3 MHz
AM
*Taipei: AM 684/1116 kHz
*Taichung: AM 1287 kHz
*Taoyuan: AM 693/936 kHz
*Yunlin: AM 1089 kHz
*Tainan: AM 693 kHz
*Pingtung: AM 1332 kHz
*Hualien: AM 1359/792 kHz
*Ilan: AM 1116 kHz
*Penghu: AM 1269/846 kHz
Shortwave and Mediumwave
The Voice of Han also broadcasts propaganda programs to
Mainland China
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on
shortwave
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and
mediumwave
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frequencies under the callsign "Voice of Guanghua" (光華之聲). Major programs include: Taiwan New Paradise, Music, Guanghua News, Guanghua Talk Forum, Culture and Education Filling Station, Two sides of the Taiwan Strait, Freedom Scene, Literature Bridge, Taiwan Strait Flyover, and Lookout Tower.
*
Mainland China
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: 801 kHz, 846 kHz, 711 kHz, 981 kHz, 9745 kHz, 6105 kHz
See also
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Media of Taiwan The mass media in Taiwan is considered to be one of the freest and most competitive in Asia. Cable TV usage is high (around 80%) and there is also a wide selection of newspapers available covering most political viewpoints.
Taiwan's media history ...
*
Radio Taiwan International
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*
Propaganda in the Republic of China
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**
Fu Hsing Broadcasting Station
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Cross-Strait war of propaganda
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**
China National Radio
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History
The infrastructure began with a transmitter from Moscow to set up its first station in Yan'an (延安). It used the call ...
**
Voice of the Strait
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References
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