AVROTROS () is a Dutch radio and television broadcaster that is part of the

Dutch public broadcasting system The Dutch public broadcasting system () is a group of organizations that are responsible for public service television and radio broadcasting in the Netherlands. It is composed of the Nederlandse Publieke Omroep (NPO) foundation, which acts as its ...

. It was founded in 2014 as the result of a merger between the

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(AVRO) and the Televisie Radio Omroep Stichting (TROS). The name AVROTROS has been used for jointly produced programmes since 1 January 2014. Since 7 September 2014, all existing AVRO and TROS programmes have also been broadcast under the name AVROTROS.

Building

Before 2014, the AVRO was housed in the building in

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from 2000, while the TROS operated from the former Christelijk Lyceum, also in Hilversum, from 1970. On 20 June 2012, it was announced that both broadcasters would move into the Wereldomroepgebouw after the merger. The move was completed after a renovation on 1 January 2014. In 2014, AVROTROS started using the Vondelparkpaviljoen in

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, which had been renovated and renamed "Vondel CS".AVROTROS opent omroephuis in Vondelpark
parool.nl; 12 mei 2014. It was opened on 13 May 2014. The building houses several

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and

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s and offers space for events and activities organised for members.

Programmes

* '' Beste Zangers'' * '' Bloedverwanten'' * '' Brugklas'' * '' Buitenhof'' * '' Draadstaal'' * '' EenVandaag'' * '' Flikken Maastricht'' * ''

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'' * '' Fort Boyard'' * ''

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'' * Junior Eurovision Song Contest * '' Kids Top 20'' * '' Koefnoen'' * '' De Luizenmoeder'' *

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* '' Wie is de Mol?''

Presenters

* Bart Arens * Naomi van As * Jojanneke van den Berge * Daniël Dekker * Tim Douwsma * Pieter Jan Hagens * Antoinette Hertsenberg * Jort Kelder * Cornald Maas * Roos Moggré * Ivo Niehe * Annemieke Schollaardt * Jan Smit * Monique Smit * Rob Stenders * Dionne Stax * Lauren Verster * Rik van de Westelaken

References

External links

* Dutch public broadcasting organisations Television channels and stations established in 2014 Radio stations established in 2014 Dutch companies established in 2014 {{Netherlands-media-stub