NPO Zappelin Extra was a digital theme TV channel jointly operated by

AVROTROS AVROTROS () is a Dutch radio and television broadcaster that is part of the Dutch public broadcasting system. It was founded in 2014 as the result of a merger between the Algemene Vereniging Radio Omroep (AVRO) and the TROS, Televisie Radio Omro ...

, EO,

KRO-NCRV KRO-NCRV is a Dutch public broadcasting company based in Hilversum established on 1 January 2014 from a merger of the broadcasters Catholic Radio Broadcasting (KRO) and the Dutch Christian Radio Association (NCRV), transmitting on NPO 1, NPO ...

, NTR and

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. The TV channel launched as Zappelin 24 on 30 May 2009. The channel broadcast daily from 3:30am to 8:30pm, timesharing with Familie 24 overnight. However, at launch, UPC Nederland left out the channel from its digital offer.

Broadcasting

It broadcasts replays and broadcasts from

NPO Zapp NPO Zapp is a Dutch children's block from the NPO on NPO 3 that launched as Z@pp on 4 September 2005. Since September 2005, NPO Zappelin has been the name of a block for young children. The @ in the name of the channel was removed on 10 Septe ...

and

NPO Zappelin NPO Zappelin is a Dutch television program block for younger children that launched as Z@ppelin in September 2000. The brand was created as a counterbalance to violent programming on its commercial competitors. Before Z@ppelin, the programmes w ...

, via the cable and

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. The TV channel was part of the

Nederlandse Publieke Omroep 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 it ...

. On 10 March 2014, Zappelin / Zapp 24 changed its name into NPO Zapp Xtra. NPO Zapp Extra became a 24-hour channel on 25 December 2018 and was renamed NPO Zappelin Extra. NPO Zapp Extra used to time-share with

NPO 1 Extra NPO 1 Extra is a television channel jointly operated by Dutch public broadcasters AVROTROS, BNNVARA, EO, KRO-NCRV and MAX Max or MAX may refer to: Animals * Max (American dog) (1983–2013), at one time purported to be the world's oldest livi ...

until 25 December 2018 and has since taken over the former frequency of the defunct tv channel,

NPO 3 Extra NPO 3 Extra (formerly ''NPO 101'' and ''101 TV'') was a Dutch Digital television, digital theme channel of Dutch public broadcaster BNNVARA, which has been broadcasting since 31 October 2006. The channel could be received via the Internet, as well ...

. NPO Zappelin Extra closed on 15 December 2021. The last programme was a Bob the Builder movie (Mega Machines)

Final programing

*''Dinopaws'' *''

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'' *'' Cars Toons: Mater's Tall Tales'' *''

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'' *'' Zig & Sharko''

Former programming

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References

External links

Official Website ''NPO Zappelin Extra''
{{Television in the Netherlands, state=Defunct npo spirit npo 1 24 Defunct television channels in the Netherlands Television channels and stations established in 2009 Television channels and stations disestablished in 2021