RNW (short for Radio Nederland Wereldomroep , Netherlands International Radio) is a Dutch public media organization active in Africa, Latin America and Arab countries where freedom of speech is severely restricted. The headquarters is located in Hilversum [1] .
| Netherlands International Radio | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters |  Netherlands , Hilversum , Witte Kruislaan 55a |
| Type of organization | and |
| Base | |
| Established | 1947 |
| Liquidation | |
| Netherlands International Radio | |
|---|---|
| City | |
| A country | Netherlands |
| Broadcast Start Date | 1947 |
| Broadcast End Date | |
| Owner | Government of the Netherlands |
| Website | |
RNW publications are aimed at an audience outside the Netherlands, primarily for young people (from 15 to 30) [1] [2] . The organization’s task is to promote freedom of speech in those parts of the world where people cannot freely receive information or cannot form and express an independent opinion [1] [2] .
In the past, Netherlands International Radio was an international shortwave radio station (satellite broadcasting has also been conducted since the end of the 20th century). Broadcasts in Dutch, English and Indonesian were discontinued in 2012 due to sharp cuts in the budget of the radio station by the Dutch government and the accompanying change in its main tasks [3] . The latest broadcast, which was broadcast on short waves, was the daily half-hour show for Cuba in Spanish, “El Toque,” which was discontinued on August 1, 2014 [4] .
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History
Broadcasting to the Dutch Colonial Empire (1927-1939)
The Netherlands began regular international broadcasting in 1927 using the Philips shortwave stations PHOHI (in the Dutch East Indies , now Indonesia) and PCJJ (Eindhoven) [5] . In 1928, an international Sunday program appeared, led by Eddie Startz. He spoke several languages, including English, German and Spanish.
In 1937, the first directional antenna was built at the broadcast center in Huisen . At that time, it was an advanced technology that would become common only in the 1960s.
Transmissions from the Netherlands were interrupted by the German invasion in May 1940 [5] . The transmitter in Huisen began to be used for broadcasting pro-Nazi broadcasts, some of which were from Germany, and others from the occupied Netherlands.
Broadcasting in Exile (1940-1945)
In 1941, the Dutch government in exile was given airtime on BBC transmitters. The Radio Oranje program contained a daily commentary on the situation both in the Netherlands and in the rest of the empire (in the Dutch East and West Indies) [5] .
As soon as the country was liberated, Henk van den Brook, one of the main presenters on Radio Oranje, was entrusted with the restoration of public broadcasting.
On October 3, 1944, Van den Brook went to the liberated Eindhoven and began broadcasting from there, calling the radio station “Radio Nederland Herrijzend” [5] .
After the war (1945 - present)
In July 1945, the Dutch government founded the Stichting Radio Nederland in den Overgangstijd (Radio Netherlands in Transition Fund), which was responsible for broadcasting both to the Netherlands and international [5] .
Later, the government decided to separate the broadcasts domestically and international [5] . On April 15, 1947, the Stichting Radio Nederland Wereldomroep (International Radio Netherlands Foundation) was founded [5] . In the same year, broadcasts began in Dutch, Indonesian and Spanish. Later, broadcasts in Arabic and Afrikaans (1949), French (1969) and Brazilian Portuguese (1974) [5] were added to them.
Radio Netherlands has always been independent of the Dutch government, as it is financed from a 6% tax on public service broadcasting.
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 About RNW unspecified . Official website of RNW. Date of treatment August 4, 2014.
- ↑ 1 2 Why we exist . Official website of RNW. Date of treatment August 4, 2014.
- ↑ Radio Netherlands Worldwide says goodbye to its audiences (unavailable link) (June 14, 2012). Archived on June 18, 2012.
- ↑ El último Toque (Spanish) (link not available) . El Toque.com (August 1, 2014). Date of treatment August 3, 2014. Archived on August 5, 2014.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 History of Radio Netherlands Worldwide . Official website of RNW (November 12, 2009). Date of treatment August 4, 2014. Archived on August 11, 2014.
Links
- rnw.nl - official site of Netherlands International Radio