Chinese Radio and TV (Netherlands)
Encyclopedia
Chinese Radio and Television (CRTV) is an organization created to bring Chinese language programming to the Netherlands and is operated by a group of enthusiastic volunteers. CRTV started with a biweekly one hour radio program and has developed into one of the biggest cross-media platforms in Europe. CRTV offers a wide range of programs and activities: radio, television, a website, events, and editorship. CRTV offers progrmming in three languages: Cantonese
, Mandarin and Dutch
.
The audiences of CRTV programs include Chinese immigrants from mainland China and Hong Kong, the next generation of Dutch-born Chinese, students from China, and Dutch people interested in Chinese culture.
CRTV offers also television programs in Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague every last Sunday. CRTV issues its own magazine and organizes talk shows about Chinese culture and society. Chinese Radio and Television cooperates with Dutch and Chinese organizations to make programs and to get or to give support. Recent examples are co-organization of the Amsterdam China Festival, promotion of Chinese films, and interviews with Chinese performers.
Chinese Radio and Television has become a communication platform between the different generations of Chinese people and between the Chinese community and Dutch society.
, Rotterdam
and The Hague every Sunday. The program mainly reports events and interviews of Chinese related activities in The Netherlands
and Belgium
.
Standard Cantonese
Cantonese, or Standard Cantonese, is a language that originated in the vicinity of Canton in southern China, and is often regarded as the prestige dialect of Yue Chinese....
, Mandarin and Dutch
Dutch language
Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...
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The audiences of CRTV programs include Chinese immigrants from mainland China and Hong Kong, the next generation of Dutch-born Chinese, students from China, and Dutch people interested in Chinese culture.
History
CRTV was founded by a group of young Chinese graduates in May 1996. They started initially with a one hour radio program called Chinese Radio Amsterdam (CRA) broadcasted every other week through cable. The idea was to present a radio program in Chinese to inform the Chinese community about social, cultural and political issues.Development
Today, the audience can listen to one hour radio programs on cable, on air and on the Internet every Sunday till Friday. The subjects of the programs include news (local, national and China), education (health, legislations, finance), discussions, entertainment (show business, films, quizzes, sports), interviews, language courses, and reports, interluded by modern and classic Chinese music.CRTV offers also television programs in Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague every last Sunday. CRTV issues its own magazine and organizes talk shows about Chinese culture and society. Chinese Radio and Television cooperates with Dutch and Chinese organizations to make programs and to get or to give support. Recent examples are co-organization of the Amsterdam China Festival, promotion of Chinese films, and interviews with Chinese performers.
Chinese Radio and Television has become a communication platform between the different generations of Chinese people and between the Chinese community and Dutch society.
Radio
- Live in Amsterdam at FM 99.4 on air and at FM 104.6 on cable, every day except Saturday from 21:00 till 22:00 (Monday till 23:00)
- In The Hague at FM 106.8 on cable every Monday from 22:00 till 23:00
| Topic | Language | Content | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | CRTV Info 城市之聲資訊站 |
Cantonese | News and information for first generation Chinese people; activities and Dutch language lessons. |
| Tuesday | CRTV Culture 城市之声文化馆 |
Mandarin | Chinese culture in-depth discussion, Chinese artist interviews, Chinese music introduction |
| Wednesday | CRTV Showbiz 城市之聲娛樂場 |
Cantonese | Show business talk and entertainment news from Hong Kong, China, Netherlands and Hollywood; a quiz. |
| Thursday | CRTV Society 城市之声社会篇 |
Mandarin | Subjects related to living in the Netherlands. Every last Thursday of the month features law issues. |
| Friday | CRTV News 城市之聲新聞台 |
Cantonese | News and health information for first generation Chinese people |
| Sunday | CRTV Infotainment 城市之聲 |
Dutch | News from China; agenda with activities related to China and interviews; hot topics. |
Television
CRTV started its own TV program in October 2007, with broadcasts in AmsterdamAmsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
, Rotterdam
Rotterdam
Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre...
and The Hague every Sunday. The program mainly reports events and interviews of Chinese related activities in The Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
and Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
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