Radio Netherlands (RNW; Dutch: Radio Nederland Wereldomroep) was a public radio and television network based in Hilversum, producing and transmitting programmes for international audiences outside the Netherlands.
Its services in Dutch ended on 10 May 2012. English and Indonesian languages ceased on 29 June 2012 due to steep budgets cuts imposed by the Dutch government and a concomitant change in focus. The last programme broadcast on shortwave was a daily half-hour show in Spanish for Cuba named El Toque (The Touch) on 1 August 2014.
Due to government directives, the service implemented a new mandate in 2013 to promote free speech. In 2017, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs altered the organisation's mission, cut the budget by nearly half and made 70% of the staff redundant. RNW Media now works to build digital communities for social change.
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