Radio Veronica is a Dutch commercial

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owned by Talpa Radio, a subsidiary of

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. The station runs pop and rock music from the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, however in 2017, as the new show schedule was launched, the music format shifted towards so-called ''timeless'' hits which also includes recurrents. The station can be compared with

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and

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in the United Kingdom. Radio Veronica in its present form was created on 31 August 2003 by a merger of the cable station

Radio Veronica Radio Veronica was an offshore radio station that began broadcasting in 1960, and broadcast offshore for over fourteen years. It was set up by independent radio, TV and household electrical retailers in the Netherlands to stimulate the sale ...

of the Vereniging Veronica and the golden oldie station Radio 103 of Sky Radio Ltd. In return, received the Vereniging Veronica 3.5% of the shares of the Sky Radio Ltd. in hands. In 2006, this interest was expanded to 10%, after the Telegraaf Media Groep NV and ING acquired the Sky Radio Group and those in Sienna Holding BV - operating under the name Sky Radio Group accommodated. In 2007, the Telegraaf Media Groep NV acquired 85% (now 22.85%) of the company owned and thus control over the company. The brand "Radio Veronica" has a long heritage in the Netherlands going back to the offshore station (VRON) in the 1960s and early 1970s later becoming (as VOO) part of the Dutch

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before once again becoming a private venture however the station/brand has undergone several changes of ownership since. Radio Veronica is comparable to

Sky Radio Sky Radio is a Dutch commercial radio station playing non-stop Adult Contemporary pop music, owned by Talpa Holding. The target audience is men and women between 25 and 54 years of age. It is programmed according to the Adult Contemporary, AC for ...

by their similarity of decades (1980s - today). The only difference is that Sky do not play any "rock" music.

Fluctuations

Uunco Cerfontaine was since 2003 the program director of the station. Early 2013 was

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appointed as program director. On 4 November 2013 the station was a new course. This meant the dismissal of Erwin Peters, Bart van Leeuwen,

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and Dennis Hoebee. The change did not achieve a higher market share. Between January 2013 and October 2014, the market share decreased by 2%. Also Rob van Someren was replaced in autumn 2014 by Jeroen van Inkel. Niels Hoogland was replaced on 1 November 2014 by

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. Erik de Zwart presented on 2 February 2015 a new programming. In this new course old items, such as "De Stemband", "De plaat en zijn verhaal" and Veronica FM program "Rinkeldekinkel" returned. The design of the station appears again in the eighties, but adapted to the present time. Further De Zwart took the DJs Bart Van Leeuwen and Dennis Hoebee back.

Charts

Current

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* Album Top 1000 allertijden * 80s Top 880 *

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* 00s Top 500 * Top 500 van de 21ste eeuw * Top 40 Hitdossier * RockHits Top 500 * Download Top 1000 allertijden

Former

* De Download Top 750 * 70s Top 270 * Soulshow Top 100

Spin-off stations

Radio Veronica and former radio and TV personnel also broadcast a number of spin-off stations which are available only via the Internet: * Veronica Top 1000 Allertijden * Veronica Rock Radio * Veronica Hit Radio * Veronica Vintage * Radio Veronica 80's Hits * Radio Veronica 90's Hits * Radio Veronica Drive-in Show * Veronica Comedy Radio * Wave Radio * Flower Power Radio * Baars Classic Rock * LX Classics * Radio 192 * ABTT * Buma Rocks

Logos

File:Radio Veronica logo 2003.gif, Used from 31 August 2003 to 16 November 2005 File:Logo Radio Veronica.png, Used from 17 November 2005 to 30 April 2010 File:Radio-Veronica-logo.png, Used from 1 May 2010 to 18 November 2014 File:RadioVeronica-logo.png, Used from 19 November 2014 to 30 September 2018 File:Veronicatvlogo.png, Used Since 1 October 2018

References

External links

* {{Radio stations in the Netherlands Radio stations in the Netherlands Mass media in Naarden