VPRO

The VPRO (originally an acronym for Vrijzinnig Protestantse Radio Omroep, or "Liberal Protestant Radio Broadcasting Corporation") was established in the Netherlands in 1926 as a religious broadcasting organization. Falling under the Protestant pillar, it represented the Liberal Protestant current. However, in the 1950s and 1960s it became more (social) liberal than protestant, and while the acronym VPRO was kept, its meaning was dropped. It was the first to show a nude woman on Dutch television, Phil Bloom in 1967, in the Wim T. Schippers show Hoepla.[1]  The VPRO is known for producing and broadcasting quality (and sometimes avant-garde) programmes, documentaries and films, the target audience of the VPRO could be considered as mostly highly educated and creative people (e.g. artists, designers, scientists).[2]

The VPRO logo from 1971 to 1981VPRO logo from 1981 until August 2010VPRO often collaborates with other broadcasting organisations such as WDR, the BBC, and Arte.

Like all Dutch public broadcasters, the VPRO does not have its own dedicated channel.

VPRO was the first broadcaster in the Netherlands to implement, in late 1996, the web content management system MMBase, now in use by major Dutch broadcasters, publishers, educational institutes, and national and local government administrations.



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[hide]  *1 Some shows of the VPRO  ==Some shows of the VPRO[ edit] == ===Radio[ edit] === ==Radio sessions[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ==
 * 1.1 Radio
 * 2 Radio sessions
 * 3 See also
 * 4 References
 * 5 External links
 * Noorderlicht
 * Radio Bergeijk
 * Backlight (Tegenlicht)
 * Metropolis TV - the program sees correspondents from around the world reporting on life and culture in different cultures. In 2010 the program was honoured with a Tegel Award(De Tegel)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-3" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[3]
 * Van Kooten en de Bie
 * Absolutely Fabulous
 * Draadstaal
 * Holland Sport
 * White Noise, Dave Clarke's weekly Techno show on 3FM (2006-2012)
 * Alternative rock band Nirvana played a famous VPRO session in 1991 that was released on various bootlegs.