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| Type | Public broadcaster |
|---|---|
| Country | Netherlands |
| Availability | Netherlands |
| Founded | 16 February 2009 |
Official website | omroepwnl.nl |
WNL is a broadcasting association which produces radio and television programmes within the framework of the Dutchpublic broadcasting systemNPO. It was founded on 16 February 2009 as a right-wing conservative counterweight to a perceived leftist bias in Dutch public broadcasting, and its first programme was transmitted on 6 September 2010.[1] Both WNL andPowNed have links to the media companyMediahuis Nederland (formerly Telegraaf Media Groep).
The name was originally an abbreviation ofWakker Nederland ("Netherlands Awake"), but the association now officially refers to itself as simply WNL – although it says that this may be taken to representWij Nederland ("We, Netherlands").[2]
On television, WNL presents the breakfast-time showGoedemorgen Nederland ("Good Morning, Netherlands") onNPO 1 each weekday morning between 7.10 and 9.00 (with breaks for news bulletins from theNOS at 7.30, 8.00, and 8.30). Other WNL programmes on Nederland 1 includeWNL op Zondag (a Sunday morning chat-show dealing with politics, business, media, and culture) andAllemaal Familie, a documentary series looking at the people behind a number of family firms. ForNPO 2, WNL producesWNL Opiniemakers, in which invited guests discuss the week's news, andHaagse Lobby reporting on the interactions between politicians andlobbyists.
WNL also produces radio versions ofWNL Opiniemakers andHaagse Lobby, as well asWNL op Zaterdag, a 2-hour long Saturday afternoon talk programme with the same brief as the similarly named television show. These programmes are all broadcast on the news, sport, and current affairs channelNPO Radio 1. Additionally, WNL broadcasts for 10 hours a week on the largely classic-hits-basedNPO Radio 2.