As Taiwan's only English-language broadcaster, ICRT became a source of reliable news about the earthquake not only for foreign residents of Taiwan, but also for foreign media outlets such as CNN, the BBC, CBS, and NBC.
由於台灣對外的英文發聲管道不多，唯一以英語播出的 ICRT 在 921 期間發揮了廣播的速度優點，不但成為在台外僑的消息來源，也成為 CNN、BBC、CBS、NBC 等國際媒體仰賴的新聞管道。