Zendtijd voor Kerken (abbr. ZvK: English: ''Airtime for Churches'') was a special broadcaster on the
Netherlands Public Broadcasting
(; abbreviated to NPO ; literally "Dutch Public Broadcaster") or Dutch Foundation for Public Broadcasting () is a Dutch public broadcasting organisation that administers public broadcasting services in the Netherlands. The NPO is also the owner ...
system, which was allowed to broadcast on radio and television because of their religious background. It was one of the "2.42 broadcasters" (named after the Article 2.42 of the ''Mediawet'', the Dutch media law, which allowed faith-based broadcasters to get airtime on radio and TV without having to have any members).
On 1 January 2016, ZvK closed down and its programming is now produced by
EO.
They made programming for various church communities namely:
* The ''
Christelijke Gereformeerde Kerken
The Christian Reformed Churches in the Netherlands ( nl, Christelijke Gereformeerde Kerken in Nederland) is a Protestant church in the Netherlands.
History
The original name of the church was Christian Reformed Church in the Netherlands ('' ...
''
* The ''
Gereformeerde kerken in Nederland (vrijgemaakt)''
* The ''
Landelijk Platform van de Pinkster- en Volle Evangeliebeweging''
* The ''
Nederlands Gereformeerde Kerken''
* The ''
Unie van Baptistengemeenten in Nederland''
* The ''
Stichting Zendtijd Evangelische Gemeenten''
IKON took care of part of the technical facilities of ZvK, until the closure of both broadcasters.
References
External links
*
Official website
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Dutch public broadcasting organisations
Netherlands Public Broadcasting
Dutch-language television networks
Christian television networks
Television channels and stations established in 1994