Voice of Han Broadcasting Station () also known as Voice of Han Chinese Broadcasting Station was founded in 1942 by the

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in the

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History

1942, Voice of Han Radio was located in

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and originally called Military Radio. 1949, the military radio station moved to

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when the

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retreated following the

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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,

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broadcast a speech on Voice of Han calling for a communication bride between the two sides of the

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. 2010, Voice of Han Broadcasting in

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added another frequency coverage, including

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, which is located in

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

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and

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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. *

: 801 kHz, 846 kHz, 711 kHz, 981 kHz, 9745 kHz, 6105 kHz

References

External links

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History

Frequency

FM

AM

Shortwave and Mediumwave

See also

References

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