The Brandaris

The Brandaris was a radio station for Dutch seafarers of the Navy and Merchant Navy. ==London[ Edit] == The Brandaris began in May 1941 with news broadcasts. Hendrik van den Broek and Bob den doolaard were appointed by the Government to the programs to take care of. There was also an injured ship's wireless operator involved, who had to make sure the language use maritime sounded. The broadcasts were also to listen clandestinely in Netherlands. The popularity of the Brandaris in the early days was sometimes greater than that of Radio Orange, where the texts were checked by the censorship Department of the Government. For example, there was not about ' sleeves ' are spoken. ==Fusion[ Edit] == In October 1942, the Brandaris and Radio Orange by Prime Minister Gerbrandy merged in exile. The transmitter went through under the name Radio Oranje, although most staff walked out. The tone of the program was by the employees of the Brandaris determined. Van den Broek was Director. Loe de Jong of Radio Oranje only stayed until the end of the war at the transmitter concerned.

The Germans tried to disturb the broadcasts by technical means. Also they had the Dutch radio stations retrieved. In 1943 it was forbidden to own a radio, everyone had to surrender his device.It is estimated that 80% of the Dutch radios was actually submitted. A result was that news almost exclusively through the newspapers controlled by the occupying forces and illegal newspaperswas distributed. ==Eindhoven[ Edit] == Especially after d-day was the need for daily news broadcasts in size. In the autumn of 1944 was Southern Netherlands released. Van den Broek left for Netherlands and after a channel in the Philips factory in Eindhoven on 3 October 1944 was the first broadcast of Radio Netherlands As told. Den doolaard became head of Radio Oranje, until the station closed in January 1946.