KRO, or (Catholic Radio Broadcasting), was a Dutch
public broadcasting organization founded on 23 April 1925.
Broadly
Catholic in its spiritual outlook, KRO broadcast the bulk of its television output on the
NPO 1 channel. KRO was also responsible for managing broadcasts made by the
Catholic Church in the Netherlands in the airtime allocated to . KRO published the magazines ''Studio KRO Magazine'' and ''Mikro gids''.
On 1 January 2014, it merged with (NCRV) to form
KRO-NCRV
KRO-NCRV is a Dutch public broadcasting company based in Hilversum established on January 1, 2014 from a merger of the broadcasters Catholic Radio Broadcasting (KRO) and the Dutch Christian Radio Association (NCRV), transmitting on NPO 1, NPO 2 ...
.
' (English: "Nameless Orchestra") was the KRO's official orchestra during the
pillarization of
Dutch society. Their 1952 song "" is a Dutch evergreen, which sold 25,000 copies.
Programmes
Television
On television, KRO's "behind-the-news" show is
Netwerk
''Netwerk'' (''Network'') was a Dutch 'behind the news' television show on Nederland 2, aired between 1996 and 2010. It received in 2005 an International Emmy Award
The International Emmy Awards, or International Emmys, are part of the extensi ...
, which it produces in cooperation with and
NCRV.
A popular show which KRO began in 2005 is ' (''
Farmer Wants a Wife''), presented by
Yvon Jaspers
Yvon Jaspers (; born 20 March 1973) is a Dutch television presenter and actress. She is known as presenter of ''Boer zoekt Vrouw'', the Dutch version of ''Farmer Wants a Wife'', and as presenter of ''Het Klokhuis''.
As actress she is known for h ...
. Many Dutch farmers remain single because they find it hard to find a woman who is willing to put up with the long hours, hard work, and lack of holidays which farming life requires. This show, which aims to remedy that situation, was KRO's highest-rated television programme in 2008, achieving an average weekly viewership of 4.5 million.
Another KRO speciality is the broadcasting of detective series in the strand ''KRO Detectives'', which mainly focuses on British and Scandinavian productions.
Youth output
KRO also has its own children's strands, ''KRO '' ("KRO children's time") and ' ("Ten plus"), which it transmits during its scheduled slots on Nederland 1. ''KRO '' also has some programmes available live across the Netherlands via Omroep NL's digital service,
Zappelin / Zapp 24. Some of this output can also be viewed outside the Netherlands via '
's "Video Juke Box" service.
KRO Kindertijd
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See also
* Catholic television
*Catholic television channels
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a p ...
* Catholic television networks
Notes
External links
Official website
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Dutch public broadcasting organisations
Netherlands Public Broadcasting
Catholic television networks
Dutch-language television networks
Radio stations established in 1925
Television channels and stations established in 1955
Dutch companies established in 1925