Nederlandse Christelijke Radio Vereniging

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NCRV
Type Public broadcaster
Country
Netherlands
AvailabilityNetherlands
Founded1924
DissolvedMerged on 1 January 2014 with KRO, to form KRO-NCRV.
Official website
www.ncrv.nl

NCRV (Nederlandse Christelijke Radio Vereniging) (English: Dutch Christian Radio Association) was a public radio and television broadcaster in the Netherlands, mostly transmitting on NPO 1 and NPO 2.

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On 1 January 2014, NCRV merged with KRO to form KRO-NCRV.

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