BCC was formerly known as Nanjing Dingjiaqiao Central Radio Broadcasting Station.

        In 1928, BCC, know then as Central Radio Broadcasting Station, started broadcasting at Dingjiaqiao in Nanjing. It continued operating until 1949, when it followed the government and moved to  Taiwan. This period is called the “Mainland China Period”.

       During this period, BCC grew its operation and audience under extremely difficult conditions. As the nation prepared to fight the Japanese invasion and the condition of the mainland shifted, BCC HQ was moved to  Hunan, and then  Chongqing; it shared the heavy burden of gaining freedom and independence for the nation, and played a very important role in fighting against the Japanese invasion. All important messages from the leaders of KMT were announced through BCC. During the difficult 8 years fighting against the invaders, BCC went through countless difficulties and hardship; its staff made many sacrifices and withstood the hardship to continue to bring broadcasts to the people nationwide and helped to supply courage to the people as well as the soldiers. It helped to gain international support in the nation’s effort against the invasion. Its patriotic spirit and contributions were comparable with what the frontline soldiers had given.

       After the war, BCC HQ was moved back to  Nanjing from  Chongqing . It began set up stations all over the country. In 1947, responding to democratic constitution being implemented, the Central Radio Broadcasting Station went through a reorganization and became the Broadcasting Corporation of  China. Before communist take over, BCC had 40 stations and 74 transmitter s with total transmission wattage reaching 410,000 watts at its peak.

Dao-yi Wu, Vice Section Chief of “Operations and Management of BCC”, one of the founders of BCC Corp.

On August 1, 1927, the former Central Radio Broadcasting Station began its broadcast at Dingjiaqiao at  Nanjing. Picture shows the opening ceremony and the building

         In 1937, The Japanese began invading  Nanjing. BCC immediately moved its HQ to  Chongqing and demonstrated its great prowess in broadcasting by encouraging the troops, reaching internationally and raising the spirit of the citizens nationwide. Its broadcasts were never interrupted despite the endless bombing of the Japanese military. It was criticized in Japanese newspapers that “our imperial forces have been bombing Chongqing non-stop until all the frogs stopped croaking. Why is the Central Radio Broadcasting still croaking?” the Japanese military called the station “Chongqing Frogs that would not die” and “Strange Broadcast in  Chongqing”.

In 1945, in front of Zhongshang Tomb, chairman Chiang Kai-shek announced the victory against the Japanese to the people of the nation through.

Recording program and working shifts.

Staff member in operation in the Main Control Room.

Source of materials and photos : Li, C.R. (2005), Sound of Age – 77^th Anniversary Album of BCC, 1^st edition, Taipei: BCC, pp. 7-10.