AVRO
AVRO, short for Algemene Vereniging Radio Omroep ("General Association of Radio Broadcasting"), was a Dutch public broadcasting association operating within the framework of the Nederlandse Publieke Omroep system. It was the first public broadcaster in the Netherlands. In 2014 AVRO merged with fellow broadcaster TROS to form AVROTROS.
| Country | |
|---|---|
Licence area | Netherlands |
| Headquarters | Hilversum, Netherlands |
Broadcast area | Netherlands |
| Parent | AVROTROS |
| Established | 8 July 1923 |
Launch date | 1923 (first broadcast of NSF) 1927 (foundation of AVRO) |
| Dissolved | 7 September 2014 |
Former names | Hilversumsche Draadlooze Omroep (1923-1927) Algemeene Nederlandsche Radio Omroep and Nederlandsche Omroep Vereeniging (1927) |
Official website | avro |
| Replaced by | AVROTROS |
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