Asia Pop 40 Countdown of Most Popular 150 Songs in Asia to Air on ICRT
Throughout the month of January, ICRT listeners can enjoy a special edition of Asia Pop 40, which will be counting down the most popular 150 songs from 2014 over five week installments. The program, called Asia Pop 150, will count down the top 150 songs on the Asia Pop 40 chart during 2014 based purely...Continue reading
“Light Up a Life” charity campaign celebrates 30th anniversary
The Chinatrust Charity Foundation’s “Light Up a Life” campaign, which ICRT was instrumental in founding, is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. The campaign aims to raise NT$100 million this year to help provide meal for children in remote areas. According to Jeffrey Koo Jr., who hosted a fundraising event last week, some 120,000 school...Continue reading
ICRT-ECCT November 2014 local elections roundtable airs on ICRT Tuesday Nov. 4 at 9pm
International Community Radio Taipei in conjunction with the European Chamber of Commerce Taiwan last week hosted a panel of high profile experts from across the political spectrum for a preview of the upcoming local elections, to be held on Saturday November 29, 2014. The roundtable discussion aired on ICRT FM100 this Tuesday November 4, 2014...Continue reading
Xbox One To Arrive in Taiwan 9/23
Xbox fans of Taiwan, rejoice! The long wait is almost over! For lo, Microsoft Taiwan has announced that the Xbox One will soon be available for us! Specifically, it will be hitting store shelves in just over a week, on September 23rd! Here in Taiwan, we have two different versions of the console to choose...Continue reading
DJ Joey C in a Rubbish Bin
DJ Joey C thought he could surprise newscaster Eric Gau by hiding in an inverted rubbish bin. He thought wrong. Continue reading
ICRT Prepares to Rock the Station’s Eighth Annual Battle of the Bands
Six of the island’s best emerging local bands will compete this Saturday at International Community Radio Taipei’s eighth annual Battle of the Bands for the chance to be crowned champion by some of the most influential names in the music industry. The event, held at the Taipei New Horizon between 3 and 7 p.m., showcases...Continue reading
ICRT Battle of the Bands Meet the Judges: Swing Wang of Rock’n’Rap
Half way through a Spring Scream performance, in the spur of the moment, Swing Wang – the then young and impressionable lead singer of the band RockBang who wanted so much to be like the overseas bands he idolized so much – threw himself off the stage into the dozen audience members below. Little did...Continue reading
ICRT Battle of the Bands Meet the Judges: Hu Shen of Quarterback
Hu Shen’s (虎神) rock odyssey began as an exercise in teenage pragmatism: seventeen year old Hu Shen needed an in with the girls, and girls, he had heard, were into musicians. “I think a lot of us start out hoping our music will turn us into chick magnets. It rarely works,” the guitarist and bandleader...Continue reading
ICRT Battle of the Bands Meet the Judges: Summer Hsu of Relax-ONE
Summer Hsu, lead singer of Relax-ONE, qualifying judge for ICRT’s Battle of the Bands, a woman who survived a spectacular onstage face-plant in the middle of an international show. “It was my first performance in Japan” she says with a laugh, “I started out stiff and nervous, and as I was dancing, my high heel...Continue reading
ICRT Pays Tribute to Bill Thissen, Former Newscaster and Host of Jazz Flavors
Bill Thissen – a former ICRT newscaster and the host of Jazz Flavors, Taiwan’s longest running radio jazz show – died Saturday at Taipei Veterans General Hospital in the capital. He was 72. Bill worked for ICRT at its various locations for 29 years until his retirement in 2013. For nearly three decades, Bill was...Continue reading
Eric Gau and Kassy Cho Reenact “Cats Say Hi to Each Other, and It’s Awkward”
So I stumbled on this video of cats awkwardly saying hi to each other on the Huffington Post. And then this happened… Continue reading
ICRT Joins TuneIn Radio to Bring Mobile and Online Streaming
International Community Radio Taipei (ICRT) has become the first radio station in Taiwan to officially team up with TuneIn to bring broadcasts to mobile devices around the world. “ICRT listeners are avid users of social media and new technology. They’ve been clamoring for an easy option to listen to ICRT on their cellphones and pads,...Continue reading
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