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| Country | Netherlands |
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| Language | Dutch |
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| Founded | 2021 |
| Launched | 27 May 2022 (2022-05-27) |
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| Website | omroepzwart.nl |
Omroep Zwart (Dutch:[ˈɔmrupsʋɑrt],lit. 'Broadcaster Black'), also known simply asZwart (stylised inall caps), is aDutchbroadcasting association that is part of theDutch public broadcasting system since 1 January 2022. The initiators are rapper Akwasi Ansah and film director Gianni Lieuw-A-Soe.[1] The goal of the broadcaster is to create inclusive programs with new people, including those with differentskin colors, preferences,origins,sexual orientations,backgrounds, ordisabilities.[2] The broadcaster collaborates withBNNVARA.[3]
On 31 March 2021, it was announced that Zwart had reached the 50,000 members required to be eligible for admission to theNPO.[4] In July 2021, this broadcaster received provisional recognition from ministerArie Slob.[5] It was announced that Zwart will be able to broadcast on Dutch public television from 2022 and that it was provisionally recognized as an aspiring broadcaster. This recognition is valid until 2026. In November 2021, Zwart made an online marathon broadcast.[6]
Since 2022, Zwart has been broadcasting programmes on the Dutch public broadcasting system. Initially, the broadcaster was allowed to airDe nacht is Zwart ('The Night Is Black') on the public radio two nights a week, and has a regular segment onGiel Beelen's programme onNPO Radio 2. The first television programme,Podium Zwart onNPO 3, a late-night music and culture programme presented byGlen Faria [nl] andVeronica van Hoogdalem [nl], was aired on 27 May 2022. The premiere, on a Friday night, only attracted 23,000 viewers.[7]
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