The station broadcasted mainly in English and played Western music. At first its purpose was to serve the American troops stationed in Taiwan, but with the American hits they broadcasted weekly, it became the sole means through which many young Taiwanese were exposed to Western pop music during the censorship of the martial-law era.
以英文發音、播放西洋流行音樂為主的美軍電台，原本只是為了服務在台服役的美國大兵，但每週播出的美國流行歌曲排行榜，是資訊閉塞的戒嚴時代裡，許多台灣年輕人接觸西洋流行樂的唯一管道。