NPO 1
| NPO 1 | |
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| Launched | 2 October 1951 |
| Owned by | NPO |
| Picture format |
576i (SDTV) 16:9 1080i (HDTV) 16:9 |
| Audience share | 21.7% (2014, ) |
| Slogan | "Wij zijn 1" (We are 1) |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Broadcast area | National. Also available in Belgium and Germany |
| Headquarters | Hilversum |
| Formerly called | NTS (1951-1964) Nederland 1 (1964-2014) |
| Sister channel(s) |
NPO 2 NPO 3 |
| Website | NPO 1 website |
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Availability
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| Terrestrial | |
| Digitenne (FTA) | Channel 1 (SD) |
| Satellite | |
| CanalDigitaal | Channel 1 (HD) |
| TV Vlaanderen (Belgium) | Channel 16 (HD) |
| Cable | |
| Ziggo | Channel 1 (HD) Channel 925 (SD) |
| CAIW | Channel 1 (SD) Channel 401 (HD) |
| Telenet (Belgium) | Channel 14 |
| Setar (Aruba) | Channel 51 |
| Telbo MiTV (Bonaire) | Channel 4 |
| Flow (Curaçao) | Channel 201/204 |
| IPTV | |
| KPN | Channel 1 |
| Mine TV | Channel 1 |
| Belgacom TV (Belgium) | Channel 20 |
| Streaming media | |
| Ziggo GO | ZiggoGO.tv (Netherlands only) |
| KPN iTV Online | Watch live (Netherlands only) |
NPO 1 (formerly Nederland 1 Dutch pronunciation: [ˌneːdərlɑnt ˈeːn] until 2014) is the first national television station in the Netherlands, it launched on 2 October 1951. It provides public broadcasting and currently exists next to sister channels NPO 2 and NPO 3. A wide range of broadcasting organisations of the Publieke Omroep deliver programs. A wide variety of programs is broadcast on the channel, usually for larger audiences. In 2014, it was the most viewed channel in the Netherlands, reaching a market share of 24.2% for the evening (18:00–00:00 hours).
In the Netherlands the first television experiments took place in the 1930s. Dutch technology company Philips played an important role in these experiments. In 1951 public radio broadcasters AVRO, KRO, VARA and NCRV established the NTS, Nederlandse Televisie Stichting (Dutch Television Foundation). The very first public broadcast began from studio Irene in Bussum on 2 October 1951 at 8:15 pm. It was transmitted from Lopik, soon followed by Hilversum as well. On 5 January 1956 the NTS broadcast their first news programme, NTS Journaal. In the 1950s television attracted only a low number of viewers. The high prices of television sets were the main reason why. During the 1950s television became available nationally by the introduction of more transmitters and repeaters in Goes, Roosendaal, Loon op Zand, Mierlo, Roermond, Markelo, Ugchelen, Zwolle, Smilde and the new Gerbrandy Tower in IJsselstein.
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