Voice of Han
Encyclopedia
Voice of Han Broadcasting Station also known as Voice of Han Chinese Broadcasting Station was founded in 1942 by the Ministry of National Defense. It is headquartered on Xinyi Road
in the Zhongzheng District of Taipei, Taiwan. It's online broadcasting service and website are currently blocked in Mainland China
.
and originally called Military Radio.
1949, the military radio station moved to Taiwan
when the Kuomintang
retreated following the Chinese Civil War
.
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
, Chen Shui-bian
broadcast a speech on Voice of Han calling for a communication bride between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait
.
2010, Voice of Han Broadcasting in Kinmen
added an additional frequency coverage, including Xiamen, which is located in Mainland China
.
on shortwave
and mediumwave
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.
Xinyi Road
Xinyi Road is an eastbound one-way arterial forming a one-way couplet with the nearby Renai Road , connecting the Zhongzheng District with the Xinyi District in Taipei, Taiwan....
in the Zhongzheng District of Taipei, Taiwan. It's online broadcasting service and website are currently blocked in Mainland China
Mainland China
Mainland China, the Chinese mainland or simply the mainland, is a geopolitical term that refers to the area under the jurisdiction of the People's Republic of China . According to the Taipei-based Mainland Affairs Council, the term excludes the PRC Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and...
.
History
1942, Voice of Han Radio was located in Mainland ChinaMainland China
Mainland China, the Chinese mainland or simply the mainland, is a geopolitical term that refers to the area under the jurisdiction of the People's Republic of China . According to the Taipei-based Mainland Affairs Council, the term excludes the PRC Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and...
and originally called Military Radio.
1949, the military radio station moved to Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
when the Kuomintang
Kuomintang
The Kuomintang of China , sometimes romanized as Guomindang via the Pinyin transcription system or GMD for short, and translated as the Chinese Nationalist Party is a founding and ruling political party of the Republic of China . Its guiding ideology is the Three Principles of the People, espoused...
retreated following the Chinese Civil War
Chinese Civil War
The Chinese Civil War was a civil war fought between the Kuomintang , the governing party of the Republic of China, and the Communist Party of China , for the control of China which eventually led to China's division into two Chinas, Republic of China and People's Republic of...
.
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
President of the Republic of China
The President of the Republic of China is the head of state and commander-in-chief of the Republic of China . The Republic of China was founded on January 1, 1912, to govern all of China...
, Chen Shui-bian
Chen Shui-bian
Chen Shui-bian is a former Taiwanese politician who was the 10th and 11th-term President of the Republic of China from 2000 to 2008. Chen, whose Democratic Progressive Party has traditionally been supportive of Taiwan independence, ended more than fifty years of Kuomintang rule in Taiwan...
broadcast a speech on Voice of Han calling for a communication bride between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait
Taiwan Strait
The Taiwan Strait or Formosa Strait, formerly known as the Black Ditch, is a 180-km-wide strait separating Mainland China and Taiwan. The strait is part of the South China Sea and connects to East China Sea to the northeast...
.
2010, Voice of Han Broadcasting in Kinmen
Kinmen
Kinmen , also known as Quemoy , is a small archipelago of several islands administered by the Republic of China : Greater Kinmen, Lesser Kinmen, and some islets. Administratively, it is Kinmen County of Fujian Province, ROC. The county is claimed by the People's Republic of China as part of its...
added an additional frequency coverage, including Xiamen, which is located in Mainland China
Mainland China
Mainland China, the Chinese mainland or simply the mainland, is a geopolitical term that refers to the area under the jurisdiction of the People's Republic of China . According to the Taipei-based Mainland Affairs Council, the term excludes the PRC Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and...
.
FM
- Northern FM106.5 MHz (Hsinchu, Taoyuan, Taipei and Keelung)
- Central FM104.5 MHz (Hsinchu, Taichung, Nantou)
- Chang Southwest Region FM101.3 MHz (Changhua, Yunlin, Chiayi, Tainan)
- Kaohsiung-Pingtung area FM107.3 MHz (Kaohsiung, Pingtung)
- Taitung FM105.3 MHz
- Hualien FM104.5 MHz
- Yuli, FM107.3 MHz
- Ilan broadcast station FM106.5 MHz
- Kinmen relay station FM107.3 MHz
AM
- Taipei AM684/1116 kHz
- Taichung AM1287 kHz
- Taoyuan AM693/936 kHz
- Yunlin AM1089 kHz
- Tainan AM693 kHz
- Pingtung AM1332 kHz
- Hualien AM1359/792 kHz
- Ilan AM1116 kHz
- Penghu AM1269/846 kHz
Shortwave and Mediumwave
The Voice of Han also broadcasts propaganda programs to Mainland ChinaMainland China
Mainland China, the Chinese mainland or simply the mainland, is a geopolitical term that refers to the area under the jurisdiction of the People's Republic of China . According to the Taipei-based Mainland Affairs Council, the term excludes the PRC Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and...
on shortwave
Shortwave
Shortwave radio refers to the upper MF and all of the HF portion of the radio spectrum, between 1,800–30,000 kHz. Shortwave radio received its name because the wavelengths in this band are shorter than 200 m which marked the original upper limit of the medium frequency band first used...
and mediumwave
Mediumwave
Medium wave is the part of the medium frequency radio band used mainly for AM radio broadcasting. For Europe the MW band ranges from 526.5 kHz to 1606.5 kHz...
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 ChinaMainland ChinaMainland China, the Chinese mainland or simply the mainland, is a geopolitical term that refers to the area under the jurisdiction of the People's Republic of China . According to the Taipei-based Mainland Affairs Council, the term excludes the PRC Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and...
- 801 kHz 846 kHz 711 kHz 981 kHz 9745 kHz 1605 kHz