Radio Veronica (offshore radio)

Offshore station Radio Veronica was a 1960 from 17 May to 31 August 1974 broadcast from the North Sea with programs focused on Netherlands.



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[hide] *1 history of Radio Veronica  ==History of Radio Veronica[ Edit] == ===Beginning[ Edit] === Following the example of Radio Mercur was in Denmark on October 15, 1959 in Hotel Krasnapolsky Amsterdam decided to radio broadcasts from a ship on the North Sea to boot. The station went to work under the name free Radio Broadcasting Netherlands, abbreviated VRON. From this abbreviation was derived the name Veronica, who also referred to the poem the sheep Veronica by Annie M.G. Schmidt. [1]  On 20 april 1960 was made a first test broadcast. Radio Veronica finally went off on 17 may 1960 from the former lightship Borkum Riff, that in the port of Emden German was converted to send ship, at 192 metres or 1563 kHz. In november 1964 the Borkum Riff was replaced by the Norderney Iceland trawler.
 * 1.1 Beginning
 * 1.2 Competition on sea
 * 1.3 bomb attack on the Mebo II
 * 1.4 Against wind from the shore
 * 1.5 Struggle on the Mainland
 * ship's journal 1.6
 * 2 wavelength and frequency
 * 3 Musical
 * 4 external links

Radio Veronica was hugely popular with the youth, because they are popular and pop music broadcast in 1969 from a fixed programme schedule. From 2 January 1965 was a weekly hit parade of the most popular songs, the Dutch charts, soon known as the Veronica Top 40, broadcast. At that time it was hardly on the regular pop music radio stations (Hilversum I and II) broadcast. This formula was unique for Netherlands . The Netherlands also were innovative for jingles, to which the listener his favorite radio station (station calls) and disk jockey instantly could recognize. A new phenomenon to the country were drive-inshows, where the listeners their favorite dj when turning pictures could admire. This Veronica-drive-inshows had a lot of success and received a lot of imitation at the broadcasters, other stations and nightclubs.

Famous DJs include:

Under the news readers were:
 * Rob Out, submitted by the NCRV, later to become the first Director of the MTO, including gold of Out his program, ex dj Radio Noordzee 214 mtr
 * Ellen van Eck, announcer and program leader of the first hour
 * Max Green, announcer of the first hour
 * Tony Fox, dj of the first hour
 * Tineke de Nooij, the first female dj in the Netherlands, with Tea time and jingle 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-Tíéíéneke!
 * Cees van Zijtveld, left in 1966 Veronica for the AVRO
 * French Nienhuys (the oldest Dutch dj ever, with its program-one questions and we run), ex-VARA, later TROS
 * Joost den Draaijer (Lord know), did in 1971 and over to Radio North Sea International in 1973 to the NOS
 * Lex Harding, rather at Radio Dolphin
 * Tom Collins, rather at Radio Dolphin
 * Gerard de Vries, Dj TROS Hilversum 3
 * Harmen Siezen, later NOS News TV
 * Stan Haag (with its Jukebox), starting from 1975 at Radio Mi Amigo
 * Will Luikinga (with its program Will do want), Radio Caroline 319 (1979-80)
 * Hans Mondt (with its program Music while you work)
 * Sandman, pseudonym of Tom Mulder, starting from 1974 at the TROS
 * Chiel Montagne (started in 1971 at the TROS television programmes with Dutch-language songs On loose grooves /full speed)
 * Jan van Veen, starting from 1971 at Radio North Sea and later at the AVRO
 * Bart van Leeuwen, starting from 1976 at Radio Mi Amigo, since 2003 at Radio Veronica
 * Robbie Dale (also had a tv program JAM at the TROS) and also as a dj on Radio Caroline South Hilversum 3 Radio, ex dj 259, Radio Nova Ireland (80 's)
 * Eddy Becker, left in 1970 to the NCRV
 * Krijn Torringa (if Bob by Bob & Brenda), later at the AVRO, now deceased
 * Ankit (Hans Obi) with Radio Sinar Sang Surya from Curaçao

The most famous sound engineer was Ad Bouman, who between 1967 and 1974 are favorite new plates if the Abraham Baldwin Top ten during the programs of first Jan van Veen and later Lex Harding presented got. ===Competition on sea<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Despite the good earnings reports continued to not listen. The brothers Verweij names the Board over and Veronica kept getting more popular, in such a way that there are other hijackers appeared on the coast, such asRadio Dolphin in 1967 and in 1970 Radio 227, Capital Radio and Radio North Sea international, Radio Caroline in 1972 and in 1973 Radio Atlantis and Radio Mi Amigo.
 * Freek Simon, later became producer at the CABLE, now deceased
 * Eagle Langenberg, later news reader at REUTERS/NIS and the Sky Radio Group. He died on 30 december 2012.
 * Dick Klees, after Veronica: presenter/Editor worldwide, with a view to Tomorrowmanaging editor, presenter and AVRO Radio journal NOS Radio 1 Journal, World Service presenter now
 * Hans Becker was editor/presenter of Veronica's Popjournaal and Veronica538, as well as the sheet ' house photographer ', after Veronica: Editor Personal Computer Magazine VNU, now independent documentary filmmaker

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">There came in 1964 even short time a TV pirate, that of a specially built artificial island (the REM-Island) broadcast. From here were Radio Noordzee and TV Noordzee transmitted. This Radio North Sea started on 29 July 1964 and stopped on 17 december 1964. TV Noordzee began on 1 september 1964; the test image was already starting from 12 August in the air. TV North Sea ceased on 14 december 1964. Everything has been by intervention of the gendarmerie put an end. TV North Sea, that in no time become so popular was, got his sequel to country as new public service broadcasting, the cable.

<p lang="en" len="91" style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Another, later, competitor had to almost stop the activities in a different way. ===Bomb attack on the Mebo II<span class="mw-editsection" len="357" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">On 15 may 1971 was disturbs aboard the Mebo II (the broadcasting ship of Radio North Sea international) by a bomb attack, committed by order of the Executive Board of Veronica. It was intended that the ship would be scooped up a port to burn out and thus the competition would be silenced. Veronica had tried with the owners of Radio North Sea to reach an agreement at a charge to discontinue the Dutch-language broadcasts.But Radio North Sea wild is not know, with the bomb attack as a result. The three divers led by Tom van der Linden (the ex-captain of the Mebo II) who placed the bomb in Exchange for 25 000 gulden, however, the same night on land were arrested by the police (they were already seen by the crew of the Mebo II while carrying away in a rubber boat) and interrogated. This soon came out that Veronica-shareholder and advertising Advisor Norbert Jürgens had paid them, which this was arrested on 17 May. The following day Veronica Director Bull Verweij gave an interview with Ria Bremer, in which he stated Jürgens have given money to take action against the ship. Let the police arrest him on May 19. Verweij said had only commissioned the ship of anchor lights, so he could let the drag to the port of Scheveningen and said nothing of a bomb to know.Eventually it turns out that Captain Van der Linden alone had decided to place a incendiary bomb and the police regarded him as the main perpetrator. However, the police kept Verweij responsible as principal and indicated that he had been allowed to leave the action to another. Both the three divers (Tom van der Linden, William p. and Jan p.), as received, although Radio North Sea Jürgens and Verweij no indictment of them had submitted a year sentence imposed by the judge. Verweij said during a later interview sorry to have by his act, since there also kill could fall. Veronica paid the damage to the Mebo II. ===Against wind from the shore<span class="mw-editsection" len="355" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === Born april 7, 1973 the Norderney<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The call to the Hague to a legal prohibition on the zeezenders by the bombing was louder and so was the survival of Veronica threatened by the approaching being anti-piratenwet. To make matters worse, the broadcasting ship during a heavy storm of its anchors and stranded the Norderney on 2 april 1973 on the beach of Scheveningen.Veronica already sent two weeks later off again, now from the MV Mi Amigo, the broadcasting ship of Radio Caroline, which offered his services in Exchange for new studio equipment. On 18 april 1973 it was Veronica ship revived, while tens of thousands of young people at that time in the Hague held a big demonstration for the preservation of their beloved music transmitter, when in the Second Room in those weeks the debates on the ratification of the Strasbourg Convention were going on.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The mass demonstration was also the moment when Veronica started to a legal status as a members werfcampagne commercial channel to get ashore. To do this, we were looking for donors for the Veronica Broadcasting Foundation (Fox). The FOX would be a private radio station, a Hilversum 4, on non-commercial basis, start. Because there were no legal possibilities outside the broadcasting system to set up an independent radio station, to be sure, one founded a Veronica Broadcaster also (VOO) on, the model of a legal broadcaster TROS broadcasting, not coincidentally with "sea legs". If the FOX not allowed would be automatically be deposited, the donors to a VOO membership.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The Public Ministry forbade the intercession of Secretary Vaughn David, however, because of the pursuit of an illegal purpose. The construction that was devised for the donors was initially declared void because the donors could not refrain from membership nor could get their money refunded . At a higher court was that statement revised: on the registration and broadcasting map was clearly concerned that the membership of the VOO was supported but also the FOX. Nevertheless it was presented, in addition to the programme service that Veronica, a reason for Vaughn to no C-State to grant to the broadcaster. Veronica decided the decision at the Council of State to challenge.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">On 31 August 1974 Radio Veronica stopped the broadcasts at 6 p.m. because of the entry into force of the anti-piratenwet. This closure was done with the playing the Wilhelmus. Many fans remember the moment Veronica-good because of the penultimate musical contribution: the saxophone-solo from the song What Love of The Collectors.

<p lang="en" len="799" style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Only Radio Mi Amigo and Radio Caroline, both from the broadcasting ship (the MV Mi Amigo) broadcasting, would continue, hereinafter referred to as the zeezendergeschiedenis by on 29 August 1974 to leave the anchorage for the Dutch coast and the next day at anchor off the coast of England.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">After 31 August 1974 made legal sores sure all Veronica-employees were unemployed. Stan Haag sprang the first dance by in 1975 to the Spanish-Catalan Platja d'Aro<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-2" len="178" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[2]  to move and work for Radio Mi Amigo. ===Fight on the Mainland<span class="mw-editsection" len="355" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Veronica, from then on the VOO, endured a tough fight to get an official licence . Van Doorn Minister argued initially successful that the broadcaster no addition to the existing range formed. In 1976 the broadcaster got anyway, thanks to a motion in the House of representatives, with a aspirantstatus weekly:

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The application for the C-status was assigned thanks to a positive ruling by the Council of State. See below: Veronica Broadcasting Organisation. ===Ship's Journal<span class="mw-editsection" len="348" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">After the zeezenderperiode of Veronica, the Norderney for years in the neighborhood of the Amsterdam Central Station to the IJ. Later it was Veronica ship to Maastricht, Leeuwarden and then to Kempischdok drag in the Flemish Antwerp, where it was used as a nightclub and for private parties. For the (re) opening of "Radio Veronica 103 FM" on 31 August 2003 the ship was dragged to the party to Monnickendam lustre. Then it returned directly back to Antwerp. In 2009 the ship according to rumors moving to Benidorm, but this did not happen. At the end of november 2012 is ship to Groningen dangers, where it lay until mid november 2013 ashore. It was restored there. The ship then went to the IJ in Amsterdam-Noord, where it is moored since 18 november at the NDSM terrain. It is used as a multipurpose activity center '. Possible, there are also weather radio broadcasts from the ship.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-3" len="178" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [3]
 * one hour airtime on Hilversum III, in which from May 1976, when the cable was made that the next C-status (which would go down in October 1976) perspective on sufficient broadcasting time gave, an overview of the Dutch Top 40 and Tipparade was given;
 * one hour airtime on Hilversum II: the 3600 seconds Veronica, first presented by Lex Harding, later by Tom Collins;
 * an hour verzoekplaten program Gold Out on the Hilversum I;
 * an hour of classical music on Hilversum IV; also the VOO was cynically (in the person of Hans Mondt) who, with her only hour of airtime on that channel, Hilversum IV on 28 december 1975 should open. The presentation of that very first hour was in the hands of Simon Bleak, a character of André van Duin;
 * one hour television airtime.

* * ==Wavelength and frequency<span class="mw-editsection" len="357" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Radio Veronica sent out on a wavelength of 192 m, corresponding to a frequency of 1563 kHz. Later, in 1972, that became 538 m or 557 kHz. In reality it was the wavelength 539 metres, but especially for the jingle package was chosen for the korterklinkende and better rhyming 538 (at full power). The name of the current station Radio 538 is derived from the wavelength of the then offshore radio Veronica. ==Musical<span class="mw-editsection" len="340" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In 2011 appeared in Netherlands a musical about the history of Radio Veronica in the period 1960-1974 under the title "do you remember This yet?!"<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-4" len="178" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [4]  the show was produced by Harry Choose theatre productions and was from February to June 2011 in over 60 Dutch cities.
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