This chronology pays particular attention to the evolution of sound culture from its quantitative to qualitative change induced by the popularization of technological objects. For instance, Telecaster was a kind of solid-body electric guitar produced since 1950. As a type of electronic musical instrument featuring mind-blowing volume and peculiar sound...
As mentioned previously, the practice of sound governance in Taiwan began as early as the Japanese colonial period. In addition to restricting the broadcast and release of Taiwanese operas and pop songs so that assimilation policy could be effectively implemented, the Japanese colonial government broadcasted the “radio calisthenics” accompanied by...
This chronology began with the year of 1928 when the first radio station in Taiwan—Taipei Radio Station—came into operation. The station was established by the Government-General of Taiwan, followed by the inaugurations of its counterparts in Taichung, Tainan, Minxiong, and Hualien. The contents broadcasted at that time were mainly in...