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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. After the station's closure, some of its staff applied for a broadcasting licence and continued as a legal organisation with the same name.

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  • Radio Veronica fue una emisora neerlandesa de radio pirata que se mantuvo activa desde 1960 hasta 1974. Al no poder operar en suelo neerlandés por el monopolio de la radiodifusión pública, difundía su señal desde un buque atracado en aguas internacionales. Tras su desaparición, varios miembros constituyeron la radiodifusora Veronica Omroep. El nombre de la emisora es un juego de palabras con las siglas VRON (Vrije Radio Omroep Nederland; «Emisora Libre de Radio de los Países Bajos») y está inspirado en el poema infantil Het Schaap Veronica («La oveja Verónica») de Annie M. G. Schmidt. (es)
  • 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. (en)
  • Radio Veronica était une radio pirate offshore indépendante qui a émis depuis un bateau-phare à destination des Pays-Bas et d'Europe du Nord à partir de 1960 et pendant 14 ans sans interruption, une durée jamais égalée par une autre programmation offshore. (fr)
  • Radio Veronica was een zeezender die van 18 april 1960 tot en met 31 augustus 1974 uitzond vanaf de Noordzee met programma's gericht op Nederland en België (Vlaanderen). (nl)
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  • Pop and Rock music (en)
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  • Veronica stopt met radiouitzending. Het zendschip van Radio Veronica, Norderney, Bestanddeelnr 927-4206.jpg (en)
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  • Radio Veronica (en)
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  • Radio Veronica fue una emisora neerlandesa de radio pirata que se mantuvo activa desde 1960 hasta 1974. Al no poder operar en suelo neerlandés por el monopolio de la radiodifusión pública, difundía su señal desde un buque atracado en aguas internacionales. Tras su desaparición, varios miembros constituyeron la radiodifusora Veronica Omroep. El nombre de la emisora es un juego de palabras con las siglas VRON (Vrije Radio Omroep Nederland; «Emisora Libre de Radio de los Países Bajos») y está inspirado en el poema infantil Het Schaap Veronica («La oveja Verónica») de Annie M. G. Schmidt. (es)
  • Radio Veronica était une radio pirate offshore indépendante qui a émis depuis un bateau-phare à destination des Pays-Bas et d'Europe du Nord à partir de 1960 et pendant 14 ans sans interruption, une durée jamais égalée par une autre programmation offshore. (fr)
  • Radio Veronica was een zeezender die van 18 april 1960 tot en met 31 augustus 1974 uitzond vanaf de Noordzee met programma's gericht op Nederland en België (Vlaanderen). (nl)
  • 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. After the station's closure, some of its staff applied for a broadcasting licence and continued as a legal organisation with the same name. (en)
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  • Radio Verónica (es)
  • Radio Veronica (radio pirate) (fr)
  • Radio Veronica (zeezender) (nl)
  • Radio Veronica (en)
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