From its peak in 1961, radio listenership fell to an all-time low after the Chinese Television System hit the screens in 1971. Not only did that familiar image of the family grouped around the radio set vanish, but one researcher at the time even found that many interviewees were unable to help with his survey for the simple reason that they never listened to radio at all.
廣播由民國五十年時的盛極一時，至民國六十年中華電視台開播後跌入谷底，不但全家人聚在一起聽收音機的風光不再，當時甚至有位研究生做廣播收聽調查時，遭到不少受訪者拒絕，理由是「根本不聽廣播」。