Radio 10 (Netherlands)

Radio 10 is a Dutch radio station that specializes in international music hits (mostly from the 1960s up to the 1990s ). In addition to music and moderation, there are also advertising, jingles, a raffle ( Kraak de Kluis ) and news on the hour, originating from the ANP news agency.

History

First Moderator "on air" was Rob van Someren, later, among others, the contracting legal 3FM and then again - with his mission Somertijd - at Radio Veronica. The station played - and plays to this day - a mixture of soft pop, oldies, soul and rhythm and blues with a wide rotation.

Radio 10 Gold is to be received in the Netherlands on medium wave 828 kHz and wired. Another possibility is received via the satellite ASTRA 19.2 ° East, 12574 GHz horizontally polarized, digital unencrypted or heard online on the Internet at the web site of www.radio10gold.nl. By mid-2007 radio was to receive 10 Gold 1008 kHz outside the Netherlands on the medium wave frequency.

Talpa Radio Nederland 's owner, who also operates the transmitter Juize.FM and Radio 538. The station has since April 4, 1988 on the air, first for legal reasons as a satellite program for Milan, which could be 10 fed under the name Radio only as " foreign " program in Dutch cable networks. Since 1992, the spread on the cable network was legal without this detour. Shortly thereafter, Radio received 10 gold temporarily some FM frequencies in the north of the Netherlands. From 28 January 1994, the station could be received terrestrially on medium wave ( until May 2003 on the medium wave transmitter Lopik 675 kHz). The station called itself the meantime Radio 10 FM, the FM frequency after he had been assigned to 103 MHz 1998. In 2003, it came as a result of electro - discussion on the political turmoil surrounding the transmitter Lopik, which eventually led to his transfer. In the re-tendering its frequency radio went from 10 FM empty.

After a transitional solution ( low-power broadcasting on 1395 kHz ) of the transmitter has been called since December 1, 2003 Radio 10 Gold again and could July 1, 2004 by English operators Radlon Media Ltd.. the frequency 1008 kHz take on the medium wave transmitter Flevo.

By the end of August 2007 was radio at night to hear 10 Gold in Europe: On the 400 kW medium wave 1008 kHz, radioed to the earlier NOS Radio 1. Meanwhile, the frequency and the AM radio station yet. After a transitional phase, the transmitter also Dutch " Groot Nieuws Radio" was added on 1 December 2007, his program below 1008 kHz.

Many, including the public broadcasting -known Dutch radio presenters have worked at the transmitter and do it some day. The jingles were from Top Format Productions BV produced. For a long time even jingles were used which had been prepared in the 1980s for the then New York station WNBC.

In a press release, the transmitter has announced on 5 March 2007, set for financial reasons broadcasting on medium wave 1008 kHz. They wanted to focus on the distribution channels cable, satellite and Internet. Next, the station was dissatisfied with declining advertising revenues.

Since Monday, October 18, 2010 radio is to receive 10 gold again on the medium wave. The program is spread throughout the day on 828 kHz on the transmitter Heinenoord. During the day, with 20 kW, sent at night only with 5 kW.