Apintie is a
Surinamese television station and
radio station broadcasting company in
Paramaribo.
Apintie was founded by Charles Vervuurt and his son Eddy Vervuurt in 1958. Apintie is a Surinamese word for
talking drum. The radio station was known for its sports reporting by
André Kamperveen. After the
1980 Surinamese coup d'état
The 1980 Surinamese coup d'état, usually referred to as the Sergeants' Coup (), was a military coup in Suriname which occurred on 25 February 1980, when a group of 16 sergeants () of the Surinamese Armed Forces (SKM) led by Dési Bouterse ...
, Apintie became critical of the military regime. On 8 September 1982, Apintie was taken off the air,
and on 8 December 1982, Kamperveen was executed as part of the
December murders.
Apintie returned to the airwaves in 1984, and started to started broadcasting television in 1997.
References
Radio stations in Suriname
Television stations in Suriname
Companies of Suriname
1958 establishments in Suriname
Radio stations established in 1958
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