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Radio Veronica

1960 establishments in the Netherlands1974 disestablishments in the NetherlandsDefunct radio stations in the NetherlandsOffshore radioPirate radio stations
Radio stations disestablished in 1974Radio stations established in 1960Rock radio stationsUse British English from January 2015
Veronica stopt met radiouitzending. Het zendschip van Radio Veronica, Norderney, Bestanddeelnr 927 4206
Veronica stopt met radiouitzending. Het zendschip van Radio Veronica, Norderney, Bestanddeelnr 927 4206

Radio Veronica was an offshore radio station that began broadcasting in 1960, and broadcast offshore for over fourteen years. It was set up by independent radio, TV and household electrical retailers in the Netherlands to stimulate the sales of radio receivers by providing an alternative to the Netherlands state-licensed stations in Hilversum. Broadcasts began on 21 April 1960. The station announced itself as VRON (Vrije Radio Omroep Nederland; Free Radio Station [of the] Netherlands) but changed to Radio Veronica, after the poem "Het Zwarte Schaap Veronica" — The Black Sheep Veronica — by the children's poet Annie M. G. Schmidt. After the station's closure, some of its staff applied for a broadcasting licence and continued as a legal organisation with the same name. The original Radio Veronica became the most popular station in the Netherlands. It broadcast from a former lightship Borkum Riff anchored off the Dutch coastline. The ship was fitted with a horizontal antenna between the fore and aft masts, fed by a one-kilowatt transmitter. Most of its programmes were recorded in a studio on the Zeedijk in Hilversum. At the end of the 1960s the studios and offices moved to bigger premises on the Utrechtseweg in Hilversum. Initially advertisers were reluctant to buy airtime, but those that did reported increases in sales and gradually the station's revenue improved. For a short time the station also ran an English language service under the call letters CNBC (Commercial Neutral Broadcasting Company) not related to CNBC or NBC. Although short-lived, CNBC was presented by professional broadcasters who were able to give invaluable technical advice to Veronica's Dutch staff.

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Veronica stopt met radiouitzending. Het zendschip van Radio Veronica, Norderney, Bestanddeelnr 927 4206
Veronica stopt met radiouitzending. Het zendschip van Radio Veronica, Norderney, Bestanddeelnr 927 4206
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