VPRO

Omroepvereniging VPRO
Type	Public broadcaster
Country	Netherlands
Founded	29 May 1926
Former names	Vrijzinnig Protestantse Radio Omroep
Official website	www.vpro.nl

The VPRO (stylized vpro; originally an acronym for Vrijzinnig Protestantse Radio Omroep, lit. 'Liberal Protestant Radio Broadcaster') is a Dutch public broadcaster and part of the Dutch public broadcasting system. It was founded in 1926 as a liberal Protestant radio station. In the 1950s and 1960s, it gradually became social liberal rather than Protestant, and the original meaning of the acronym was eventually dropped.

VPRO's visual identity (2010)

In 1967, VPRO was the first station in the Netherlands to show a nude woman, Phil Bloom, on national television, which caused scandal and controversy at the time.^[1] VPRO produces avant-garde programs, documentaries, and films; its target audience consists of educated and creative people.^[2]

Like all public broadcasters in the Netherlands, VPRO does not have its own television channel.^[3] VPRO often cooperates with foreign broadcasters such as WDR, the BBC, and Arte.

Logos

Logo used from 1926 to 1966
Logo used from 1971 to 1981
Logo used from 1981 to August 2010
Current logo, in use since August 2010

Programming

Television

Backlight (Tegenlicht)
Beagle: In Darwin's wake (2009–2010)
Buitenhof (TV program)
Draadstaal (2007–2009)
Het Gat van Nederland (1972–1974)
Hoepla (1967)
De Hokjesman (2013–2016)
Holland Sport (2003–2011)
Van Kooten en de Bie (1974–1998)
Metropolis TV
Missie Aarde (2015)
Noorderlicht
Pingu
Toren C
Villa Achterwerk
Zomergasten
Zondag met Lubach
De Avondshow met Arjen Lubach
De dagshow met Keo
The Spectacular (2021)

Radio

3voor12
Argos
Het Gebouw
The John Peel Show (1984–1986)
OVT
Radio Bergeijk
Villa 65
White Noise

Documentaries

Radio sessions

Pink Floyd's 1969 performance at the Concertgebouw
Alternative rock band Nirvana played a VPRO session in 1991 that was released on various bootlegs.
Post-rock band Godspeed You! Black Emperor played a VPRO session in 1998 with the songs of Moya and Steve Reich.

References

^ "RC-document". Archived from the original on 19 March 2007. Retrieved 8 November 2006.
^ http://www.adnovus.nl/pdf/profiel-vpro.pdf^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ Kelly, Mary; Mazzoleni, Gianpietro; McQuail, Denis (2004). The Media in Europe: The Euromedia Handbook. SAGE Publications. ISBN 978-0-7619-4131-6.

External links

[1] "RC-document". Archived from the original on 19 March 2007. Retrieved 8 November 2006.

[2] ttp://www.adnovus.nl/pdf/profiel-vpro.pdf^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[3] Kelly, Mary; Mazzoleni, Gianpietro; McQuail, Denis (2004). The Media in Europe: The Euromedia Handbook. SAGE Publications. ISBN 978-0-7619-4131-6.

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