Voice of Hakka
A Taiwanese medium-power FM radio station based in Miaoli, broadcasting in Mandarin, Hakka and Hokkien across Taoyuan, Hsinchu and Miaoli.
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Overview
Voice of Hakka (大漢之音調頻廣播電臺, FM97.1) is a Taiwanese medium-power FM radio station headquartered in Miaoli County. It began broadcasting on 1 November 2001 and serves an audience spanning Taoyuan, Hsinchu and Miaoli, with a clear reception area covering Hsinchu and Miaoli. The station positions itself around "local news and local culture," aiming to be a warm, community-oriented voice for the region's diverse ethnic groups. Its programming is multilingual, featuring Mandarin, Hakka and Hokkien (Minnan) content, with Hakka-language shows concentrated in the morning and midday and Hokkien programming in the afternoon. Before 10 p.m. the schedule focuses on community-oriented programs, while after 10 p.m. it shifts to popular music. A distinctive feature is its hourly news service: from Monday to Saturday the station airs 18 news bulletins per day, with deeper weekly reporting on Saturdays, reflecting its stated commitment to media social responsibility. The station has been recognized for its cultural and environmental work. Its news and program departments won the first Hakka News Award (radio news reporting category) in 2006, the top prize in the second edition in 2007, and second prize in the third edition in 2008. In 2013 chairman Chang Chiang (張強) received the Hakka Contribution Award for outstanding achievement in public affairs and overseas promotion, and the station received the American Hakka Taiwan Cultural Award. In 2018 it became the first radio station in Taiwan to win a National Environmental Education Award, taking the private-sector merit prize. In 2021 it received a Ministry of Education award for outstanding contribution to the promotion of local languages (group category). Beyond broadcasting, Voice of Hakka operates a website, a Facebook fan page, a mobile app and online streaming, and it produces in-house content and media advertising services. Its leadership includes chairman Chang Chin-sung (張金松), who in 2025 received the Special Contribution Award at the fifth Hakka Voice Awards, and station head Chen Yu-mei (陳裕美), a former member of the Hakka Affairs Council and an experienced broadcaster. The station continues to present itself as an equal, interactive and accessible medium for the local community.
History
Voice of Hakka (大漢之音調頻廣播電臺) is a medium-power FM radio station based in Miaoli County, Taiwan. According to Chinese Wikipedia, it began broadcasting on 1 November 2001, serving Taoyuan, Hsinchu and Miaoli with a clear reception area covering Hsinchu and Miaoli. The station's own history page records a fifth-anniversary listener charity gathering on 14 January 2007 and a tenth-anniversary listener gathering on 16 July 2011, consistent with a 2001 launch. From its early years the station combined broadcasting with community service and cultural programming. In October 2004 it organized an indigenous parenting education counseling course commissioned by the Council of Indigenous Peoples. In March 2006, with funding from the Council of Labor Affairs, it planned and produced programs such as "Foreign Worker Problem Treasure Box" and "Foreign Workers' Taiwan Local Sentiments." Its news and program departments produced "A Beautiful Mistake" (美麗的錯誤), which was shortlisted for the first Hakka News Award in the radio news reporting category in May 2006. In September 2006 it organized the "Healthy City, Vital Indigenous Homeland – 2006 Indigenous Dance Competition" for the Miaoli County Government's Indigenous Affairs Bureau. The station's journalism gained wider recognition in the following years. In May 2007 its production "Images of Hakka Women under Globalization" won the top prize in the radio news reporting category of the second Hakka News Award. In June 2008 its production "Seeking the Old Times" (尋轉老頭擺) won second prize in the third Hakka News Award. In June 2013 chairman Chang Chiang received the Hakka Contribution Award in the outstanding achievement category for public affairs and overseas promotion, and the station received the American Hakka Taiwan Cultural Award. In October 2014 it held a listener gathering at West Lake Resort. Environmental education became another area of distinction. In December 2017 the station won the outstanding prize in the private-sector group of the 6th Miaoli County Environmental Education Award. In June 2018 it won the merit prize in the private-sector group of the 6th National Environmental Education Award, becoming the first radio station in Taiwan to receive a National Environmental Education Award. In February 2021 it received a Ministry of Education award honoring outstanding contributions to the promotion of local languages in the group category. In September 2025 chairman Chang Chin-sung received the Special Contribution Award at the fifth Hakka Voice Awards. The station continues to operate FM97.1 with a multilingual schedule, hourly news, a website, a Facebook page, a mobile app and online streaming, and it offers media advertising and in-house products.
Voice of Hakka begins broadcasting on FM97.1
Organizes indigenous parenting education counseling course for the Council of Indigenous Peoples
Produces foreign worker programs with Council of Labor Affairs funding
"A Beautiful Mistake" shortlisted for the 1st Hakka News Award
Organizes 2006 Indigenous Dance Competition for Miaoli County
Holds 5th anniversary listener charity gathering
"Images of Hakka Women under Globalization" wins top prize at 2nd Hakka News Award
"Seeking the Old Times" wins second prize at 3rd Hakka News Award
Holds 10th anniversary listener gathering
Chairman Chang Chiang receives Hakka Contribution Award
Products and positioning
A community-oriented, multilingual medium-power FM station emphasizing local news, local culture and service to diverse ethnic groups in the Taoyuan-Hsinchu-Miaoli region.
FM97.1 radio channel
Medium-power FM station broadcasting to Taoyuan, Hsinchu and Miaoli.
Hourly news bulletins
18 news bulletins per day Monday to Saturday, with in-depth weekend reporting.
Hakka-language programs
Morning and midday programming in Hakka.
Hokkien-language programs
Afternoon programming in Hokkien.
Mobile app and online streaming
Digital distribution channels for the station's content.
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