[1] When the United States broke diplomatic ties with the Republic of China in 1979, the American business community, with the help of the ROC government, reorganized the station into ICRT.

The new radio station, under the name of ICRT, was reorganized by the American Chamber of Commerce in Taipei (AmCham) and the ROC government.

ICRT's news coverage was also noted for covering controversial or sensitive political topics at a time when Taiwan was just coming out of martial law.

In a period heavily dominated by a KMT-leaning media, ICRT gave a voice to the opposition party, facilitating a fair exchange of ideas.

AM576's programming lineup became weaker and lacked DJs to cover the entire twenty-four hours of air time, resulting in an automated jukebox system to replace the DJ.

Hosted by reporter Eryk Smith up until the end of 2013, the news segment features interviews with members of the local community.

Notable past interviewees include Taiwan 2012 presidential candidate Tsai Ying-wen, Indian novelist Pankaj Mishra, National Immigration Agency Director, Hsieh Li-kung (謝立功),[4] and William Stanton (diplomat), the director of the American Institute in Taiwan.

The vocabulary is deliberately simplified, the reading speed is lowered, and a transcript is provided to aid English learners.

In 2012, an extra podcast was added featuring the EZ News broadcast read at an even slower speed.

Language Links is also published as an English-learning textbook, in which the dialogues are presented in cartoon form, and extended explanations and information on the same theme is given.

ICRT regularly holds "bike days": public events in which hundreds of people gather to cycle on scenic routes across Taiwan.