GrootNieuws Radio 1008kHz

In the Netherlands the mediumwave frequency 1008 kHz is being taken over by Christian oriented radio station ‘GrootNieuws Radio’.

Radio 10 Gold will continue broadcasting for two or three more weeks on AM 1008 kHz (currently operating on low power to reduce costs).

GrootNieuwsMedia, the company behind GrootNieuws Radio, is owned by F W de Groot from the Dutch town Goudriaan. Arjen de Heer is one of the initiators of the project.

GrootNieuws Radio will start broadcasting religious oriented music in a few weeks’ time on AM 1008 kHz with 200kW power and by December should be fully operational.

The station is targetting protestants and evangelicals, but also Roman Catholics. GrootNieuws Radio plans to focus on news that is ‘relevant’ to the Christian community. Opinion, information and music programming will also be broadcast.

The new radio station has no connections with other media organisations such as Family 7 or Bright FM, but is open for co-operation and the possibility for organisations to hire airtime to reach their audiences.

De Heer states that there are no concrete plans to broadcast also on other platforms such as cable, but is interested in broadcasting in DAB+ which may become available in the near future.

GrootNieuws Radio is the first religious oriented radio station to broadcasts terrestrially on AM or FM 24 hours a day in in the Netherlands.

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