ICRT, the only all-English radio station in Taiwan, came through loud and clear in southern Taiwan's Chiayi region Monday for the first time in 31 years of broadcasting on the island. International Community Radio Taipei solved the previous problem of weak signals and disruption from unlicensed 'underground' stations by installing a new relay station in the area, resulting in clear broadcasts for audiences in the Chiayi area and some parts of neighboring Yunlin and Tainan counties. Mayor Huang Ming-hui and lawmaker Chiang Yi-hsiung had lobbied the Government Information Office and other agencies over the years to make the improvement. Operated by the Taipei International Community Culture Foundation (TICCF) , ICRT serves the expatriate community in Taiwan while connecting it with the local audience, many of whom listen to the shows to learn English. The latter accounts for 95 percent of ICRT's listeners. 