STAD Radio Amsterdam

STAD Radio Amsterdam (1974-1989, city stands for Wireless broadcasting Amsterdam Foundation), also known as Radio City, was a public radio station in Amsterdam. In 1989, the station became part of RTV Noord-Holland.

STAD Radio Amsterdam began her work in an extremely turbulent period. The riots around the construction of the metro were followed by urban renewal, the fight against the vacancy of homes and the blossoming of thesquatting movement. CITY aimed in this exciting environment to reduce the distance between media and civil.

The station was known (and infamous) because of the thin line between her journalism and the action being. The transmitter did exuberant report of evictions of squats and other riots. Starreporter "at the front" was Stan van Houcke. On 30 april 1980 manicured city together with the VARA broadcast a theme about the inauguration of Queen Beatrix. Presenter Hanneke Groenteman started this broadcast as follows: "it's a beautiful day to crack, but not to crowns".

Much later known program makers had at Radio CITY a fixed heading. Peter van Ingen presented his Wailing line, Hans van den Boom had an opera program, Heikelina Verrijn Stuart participated in the weeklyJournalists forum and also John Dolman (Paul H) made her appearance on a weekly basis. Jan Mom and Twan Huys are started their career at Radio CITY. Also Jan Carmiggelt, Henk Kool, Gerdy Nadeem, Margreet Vermeulen, Simon from Ben and many others began their career at Radio City. Editor-in-Chief was Leo Jacobs. Most of the news readers is to hear/see in this decade at the national broadcasters. Town was best known for the professional character, a giant listening crowd and the many world stars who came along for a chat & picture. The station was also one of the few regional radio stations that "gewoonboot" in the list and composition of the national airplay charts, such as the Top100 and Top40.