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	Topics Radio Netherlands Topic Home Radio Netherlands Worldwide (RNW, short for Radio Nederland Wereldomroep in Dutch) is a public radioRadio Overview Radio is the wireless transmission of signals, by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of light.... and televisionTelevision Television is a telecommunication system for... network based in HilversumHilversum Hilversum is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland.... , producing and transmitting programmes for international audiences outside the NetherlandsNetherlands The Netherlands is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands , which is formed by the Netherlands, the Neth... . Radio Netherlands Worldwide has also distributed content via web and e-mail technology from as early as 1992. History Broadcasting to the Dutch Colonial Empire (1927-1939) The Netherlands claims to have started the international broadcastingInternational broadcasting International broadcasting is broadcasting deliberately aimed at a foreign, rather than a domestic, audience.... business, with regular transmissions starting in 1927 from the PhilipsPhilips Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. , usually known as Philips, is one of the largest electronics companies in the w... shortwaveShortwave Shortwave radio operates between the frequencies of 2,310 kHz and 30 MHz and came to be referred to as such in t... stations PHOHI (in Dutch to the Dutch East IndiesDutch East Indies The Dutch East Indies, or Netherlands East Indies, was the name of the colonies set up by the Dutch East India Compan... - now IndonesiaIndonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a nation of islands consisting of 18,110 islands in the South Eas... ) and PCJJ. The international program on Sundays commenced in 1928 with host Eddie Startz. He spoke several languageLanguage A language is a system of s, such as voice sounds, gestures or written symbols that encode or decode information.... s, including EnglishEnglish language English is a widely distributed language that originated in England but is now the primary language in numerous countries.... , GermanGerman language German is a West Germanic language.... and SpanishSpanish language Spanish or Castilian is an Iberian Romance language.... and called the re-christened (by international convention) station PCJ, station Peace Cheer and Joy. Prewar technical innovation Broadcasts were considerably improved in 1937 with the construction of beam antennas supported by the world's first wooden antenna masts rotatable on two concentric circular rails at the transmitter site in HuizenHuizen ... . Rotatable shortwave antennas were not in common use until the 1960s, so PCJ was far ahead of its time with its introduction of rotatable HRS type antennasHRS type antennas HRS type antennas are more or less the standard antenna used for long distance high power shortwave broadcasting .... . Broadcasts from the Netherlands were interrupted by the GermanNazi Germany Nazi Germany, or the Third Reich, refers to Germany in the years 1933 to 1945, when it was governed by the National So... invasionBattle of the Netherlands Summary The Battle of the Netherlands was part of Case Yellow, the German invasion of the Low Countries and France during World War ... in May 1940. The transmitters in Huizen were used for pro-Nazi broadcasts, some originating from Germany, others concerts from Dutch broadcasters under German control. Broadcasting in exile (1940-1945) The Dutch government in exileExile Exile can be a form of punishment, or a self-imposed leaving of ones homeland.... was granted air-time on BBC transmitters in 1941. The programmeFacts About Radio programming Radio broadcasts have been a popular entertainment since the 1920s, though popularity has declined a little in some countrie... Radio Oranje was a daily commentary on the Dutch situation both in the Netherlands and the rest of the empireEmpire What exactly constitutes an Empire is a topic of intense debate within the scholarly community.... . One of the chief commentators on Radio Oranje, Henk van den Broek, was given the task of re-starting public broadcastingPublic broadcasting Public broadcasting, also known as public service broadcasting or PSB, where radio, television, and potentially ... once the country was liberated. The postwar era (1946-1989) He began Radio Herrijzend Nederland in 1946 (from EindhovenEindhoven Eindhoven is a municipality and a city located in the province of Noord-Brabant in the south of the Netherlands, originally... ), moving the studios to HilversumFacts About Hilversum Hilversum is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland.... later the same year. The plan was to re-start broadcasting along the lines of the BBC. Whilst this succeeded for the new external service, Radio Nederland Wereldomroep, political pressure led to the re-establishment of the complicated system of broadcasting societies sharing airtime on domestic networks. The Internet age (1990-present) Radio Netherlands Worldwide has always been editorially independent from the Dutch government, being funded as around 6% of the public allocation for public broadcasting. Despite severe budget cutbacks in 2004, the station has maintained its standing as one of the more creative production houses in EuropeEurope Europe is one of the seven traditional continents of the Earth.... . It also supports the development of new technology, such as webcasting, podcastingPodcasting Podcasting is the method of distributing multimedia files, such as audio or video programs, over the Internet using syndicat... and Digital Radio MondialeDigital Radio Mondiale Digital Radio Mondiale is firstly an international non-profit consortium bound by a consortium agreement and committed to de... , which may ultimately replace analogue shortwave in many regions of the world. Recently it has been under attack by members of parliamentFacts About Parliament A parliament is a legislature, especially in those countries whose system of government is based on the Westminster system m... for its alleged blatant left-wing bias. Shortwave relay stations The shortwave international broadcasts are heard world-wide via broadcast facilities in FlevolandFlevoland Flevoland is a province of the Netherlands.... , BonaireBonaire \|-\| align="center" colspan=2 \| Anthem: Tera di Solo y suave biento... and MadagascarMadagascar Madagascar, , is an island nation in the Indian Ocean, off the eastern coast of Africa, close to Mozambique.... . In the last decade, the shortwave broadcasts have been supplemented by an extensive network of partner stations. In 2005, this was approximately 5500 partners, of which half are partners that use the station's music output. There is speech programming on shortwave and satelliteSatellite A satellite is any object that orbits another object .... in the DutchDutch language Dutch is a West Germanic language spoken by around 22 million people, mainly in the Netherlands and Belgium . ... , EnglishEnglish language English is a widely distributed language that originated in England but is now the primary language in numerous countries.... , SpanishSpanish language Summary Spanish or Castilian is an Iberian Romance language.... , IndonesianIndonesian language Indonesian is the official language of Indonesia.... , FrenchFrench language French is the third-largest of the Romance languages in terms of number of native speakers, after Spanish and Portuguese, b... and PapiamentoPapiamento Papiamento or Papiamentu is the primary language spoken on the Caribbean islands of Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaao.... languages. Additionally, there are programme productions and websites in French, Arabic and MandarinStandard Mandarin Standard Mandarin is the official Chinese spoken language used by the People's Republic of China, the Republic of China , an... . Certain programmes are heard on local/national networksRadio network A radio network is a network system which distributes programming to multiple stations simultaneously, or slightly delayed, ... , such as CBC RadioCBC Radio CBC Radio is the English language radio division of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.... , ABC NewsRadioABC NewsRadio ABC NewsRadio is an Australian Broadcasting Corporation radio service devoted to delivering live and 24-hour news updates an... and SAfmSAfm SAfm is a national radio station in South Africa owned by the SABC.... . Radio Netherlands Worldwide has a weekly reach through all its language services, and music programmes, of around 50 million listeners a week. RNW historical output (1950-1996) For a comparison of RNW to other broadcasters see Selected programmes on the English Service The Happy Station ShowHappy Station Show Summary The Happy Station Show was the world's longest-running shortwave radio programme, running from 1928 until it was cancelled i... was a long-running popular radio show, originating on the network's predecessors in 1928 and continued until 1995. Popular music from Europe and various other countries was mixed with vintageVintage Vintage, in wine-making, is the process of picking grapes and creating the finished product.... recordings and multilingual chatter, switching back and forth between EnglishEnglish language English is a widely distributed language that originated in England but is now the primary language in numerous countries.... , SpanishSpanish language Overview Spanish or Castilian is an Iberian Romance language.... and DutchDutch language Dutch is a West Germanic language spoken by around 22 million people, mainly in the Netherlands and Belgium . ... , by hosts including long serving Eddie Startz and Tom Meijer each Sunday. It became popular since it gave listeners a chance to travel in their armchair during a period when international travel was impossible for most people. It also pioneered call-in shows, in both the EnglishEnglish language English is a widely distributed language that originated in England but is now the primary language in numerous countries.... and SpanishSpanish language Spanish or Castilian is an Iberian Romance language.... versions, during the latter part of the 1970s. *Media Network/DX Juke Box. The media show on Radio Netherlands Worldwide ran on the English service from its inception in 1961 with Derek Jordan and Jim Vastenhoud, through to May 7, 1981 when the name and format was changed to Media Network. The music was originally designed to attract younger listeners to technical features, with a lot of emphasis in the early days on DXDXing DXing* is the hobby of tuning in and identifying distant radio signals, or making two way radio contact with distant stations... tips and technical articles. There were also DX Courses on basic electronicsElectronics The field of electronics comprises the study and use of systems that operate by controlling the flow of electrons in device... and propagationRadio propagation Radio propagation is a term used to explain how radio waves behave when they are transmitted, or are propagated from one poi... during the 1960s and 1970s. When host Jonathan Marks took over in August 1980, he re-launched the show less than one year later by adding news/topical features and eliminating the music. Media Network ran successfully for more than 1000 editions, before it migrated to a full time website/weblog in October 2000. See also List of radio stations in the NetherlandsList of radio stations in the Netherlands Summary National... External links English site Dutch site Spanish site Portuguese site Indonesian site Arabic site French (African) site Chinese site ¨The SWDXER¨ - with general SWL information and radio antenna tips.