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TROS

Omroepvereniging TROS (lit. 'TROS Broadcasting Association'), originally an acronym for Televisie Radio Omroep Stichting ('Television Radio Broadcasting Foundation'), was a public broadcaster within the Dutch public broadcasting system. It was known for its entertainment programmes and focus on Dutch-language pop music. In 2014, TROS merged with fellow broadcaster AVRO to form AVROTROS.[1][2]

TROS
TypePublic broadcasting association
Country
Netherlands
First air date
2 October 1966 (1966-10-02)
Founded4 November 1964; 61 years ago (1964-11-04)
HeadquartersHilversum, Netherlands
Dissolved7 September 2014 (2014-09-07)
Official website
tros.nl
Replaced byAVROTROS

History

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TROS was founded on 4 November 1964 as a direct response to the introduction of the Anti-REM Act.[1] From the REM Island, the pirate broadcaster TV Noordzee had briefly transmitted television programmes from outside Dutch territorial waters. At first, the government was unable to intervene, but the new law brought an abrupt end to these broadcasts. Many viewers, however, missed the light entertainment programmes that TV Noordzee had offered.[1]

The entrepreneurs behind TV Noordzee subsequently sought to continue their activities within the official public broadcasting system by establishing a formally recognised broadcaster.[1] The organisation's provisional name was Televisie Radio Omroep Stichting, but in accordance with the regulations of the Dutch public broadcasting system, it ultimately adopted the legal form of an association (vereniging) rather than a foundation (stichting). As a result, the acronym TROS became its official name.

TROS grew rapidly. Within a decade it advanced from aspiring broadcaster (1966)[3] to C-status (1967),[4]: 169  then to B-status (1 October 1971), and finally achieved A-status on 1 October 1974.[5] Unlike the older broadcasters – all rooted in religious or ideological pillars dating back to the 1920s – TROS positioned itself as a non-ideological, viewer-driven organisation. Its mission was to broadcast the programmes people actually wanted to watch.[1][3] The success of this approach reshaped Dutch public broadcasting. Competing stations, fearing loss of audience share, increasingly adopted similar entertainment-focused programming.[3] This shift became known as vertrossing (lit. 'TROS-ification').[3][5]

In 2004, TROS celebrated its 40th anniversary.[6] The broadcaster published two television guides: TROS Kompas and TV-krant.

Programmes

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Television

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Game shows

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News and consumer programmes

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Entertainment

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Radio

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Logos

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Historie". avrotros.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 29 July 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  2. ↑ "Rutgers & Posch Advises on the merger of AVRO and TROS". rutgersposch.com. 17 January 2014. Archived from the original on 11 August 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 NTR. "De grootste familie van Nederland: de TROS". Andere Tijden (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  4. ↑ Timothy Green (1972). The Universal Eye: World Television in the Seventies (PDF). The Bodley Head. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 December 2024.
  5. 1 2 Mastenbroek, Tjitte L. (28 March 2007). "De TROS en vertrossing in televisiekritieken van NRC Handelsblad, de Volkskrant en De Telegraaf 1966-1980" (PDF).
  6. ↑ "TROS". tvark.org. Archived from the original on 3 September 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  7. ↑ "Tros stopt met Miljoenenjacht". radiowereld.nl (in Dutch). 9 January 2002. Archived from the original on 3 September 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  8. ↑ "Eenvandaag". zoeken.beeldengeluid.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 3 September 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  9. ↑ "Bassie & Adriaan En De Verdwenen Tros-ster (1994)". kindertvgeheugen.nl (in Dutch). 10 October 2023. Archived from the original on 15 July 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  10. ↑ "Nieuw seizoen Dit Was Het Nieuws bij AVROTROS". broadcastmagazine.nl (in Dutch). 17 August 2024. Archived from the original on 3 September 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  11. ↑ Legrand, Emmanuel (4 December 1993). "TROS, Veronica Sign Chart Deal" (PDF). Music & Media. pp. 1 and 20. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  12. ↑ Van Gelder, Henk (10 July 1976). "Dutch Debut 'Europarade'" (PDF). Billboard. p. 51. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  13. ↑ "Dutch Europarade for six countries' hits" (PDF). Music Week. 19 June 1976. p. 8. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
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