Why the National Education Radio was Established
  ¡@¡@Education is strongly emphasized in the R.O.C (Taiwan). Approved by the Executive Yuan in 1960, the Ministry of Education set up the Educational Broadcasting System to offer the opportunity of education to the large unschooled population in Taiwan. That same year on March 29, EBS was established and officially began operating to provide classes-on-the-air.
   
Three Stages of Development
 
1. AM broadcasting station was established.
1960-1972 The headquarter station located in Taipei broadcasted the programs 10 hours a day along AM to Taipei Metropolitan.
  1966 The headquarter station produced and broadcasted the teaching programs of Taipei Municipal Commercial Junior High School.
2. FM broadcasting station was established. Dec. 19,
  1973 Chishing Mountain Transmission Station was completed and broadcasted 11 hours a day slong FM system to the North of Hsin-chu.
  1977 The headquarter station produced and broadcasted the teaching programs of Air Commercial & Administration College.
3. FM broadcasting network was completed.
  Feb. 15,1984 Chang-hua Substation was completed and broadcasted the programs 22 hours a day.
  Jun. 15, 1987 Kao-hsiung Substation was completed.
  Jun. 15, 1987 Shou-shan Transmission Station was completed.
  Sep. 30, 1988 Hua-lien Substation was completed.
  Sep. 30, 1988 Yu-li Relay Station was completed.
  Sep. 30, 1988 Tai-tung Substation was completed.
  Aug. 28, 1992 Yi-lan Relay Station was completed and broadcasted the programs 24 hours a day..
  Mar. 01, 1994 Miao-li Relay Station was completed.
  Mar. 11, 1996 Peng-hu Relay Station was completed.
  Jun. 15, 1998 Chen-tou Mountain Trasmission Station was completed.
  Sep. 20, 1999 Keelung Relay Station was completed.
  Sep. 23, 1999 Nan-tou Relay Station was completed.
   
Old Shop New Opening
  ¡@¡@With the Taiwan's social and economic development, more diverse programming is required. Throughout more than four decades of continuing efforts, the responsibilities of EBS have become ever heavier and broader.

¡@¡@ON October 3,1998, after the legislature passed the third reading of a statute, EBS was reorganized and renamed as the National Education Radio. In addition to the teaching programs, NER provides educational news, information and entertainment by broadcasting 24 hours a day. NER enters a new era of educational broadcast.

¡@¡@We hope NER will pursue the progress together with you, and embrace the bright future based upon its present solid foundation.
Updated by Lu Min-Chun on Octorber 10, 2003 TEL:(02)23893137
 
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