Taipei Broadcasting Station or Radio Taipei (TBS; ) is a

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in the

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. It has been in operation since 7 July 1961 under the direction of the Department of Information and Tourism,

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. It is located in

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directly across from the

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History

In 1961, the station's original purpose was City Civil Defense Radio () broadcasting under the control of the

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to coordinate

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against a

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attack. Later, in 1972 the station was renamed Taipei City Civil Defense Radio () and came under control of the

. In 1977, Taipei City Government renamed the station Taipei City Government Radio ().

Organizational structure

* Programming Section * Engineering Section * General Affairs Section * Accounting Office * Personnel Office

Radio frequency

The station's coverage includes

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Hsinchu Hsinchu (, ), officially Hsinchu City, is a city located in northwestern Taiwan. It is the most populous city in Taiwan that is not a special municipality, with estimated 450,655 inhabitants. Hsinchu is a coastal city bordering the Taiwan ...

, Taoyuan,

Keelung Keelung ( ; zh, p=Jīlóng, c=基隆, poj=Ke-lâng), Chilung or Jilong ( ; ), officially known as Keelung City, is a major port city in northeastern Taiwan. The city is part of the Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area with neighboring New Ta ...

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, and other places. *AM 1134 *FM 93.1

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History

Organizational structure

Radio frequency

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