Rooms-Katholiek Kerkgenootschap

Rooms-Katholiek Kerkgenootschap

Type	Public broadcaster
Country	Netherlands
Availability	Netherlands
Founded	1957
Official website	katholieknederland.nl

Rooms-Katholiek Kerkgenootschap (abbr. RKK: English: Roman Catholic Church Association) is a special broadcaster on the Netherlands Public Broadcasting system, which is allowed to broadcast on radio and television because of their religious background. Article 2.42 of the Dutch media law (the Mediawet) makes room for faith-based radio and television broadcasters who do not have to have any members, unlike regular public broadcasters (several of which are also faith-based).

Together with the KRO they are responsible for managing broadcasts made by the Catholic Church in the Netherlands. The broadcaster is known for broadcasting Roman Catholic events such as the Urbi et Orbi papal address at Easter and at Christmas.

External links

(Dutch) Katholieknederland.nl

Dutch public broadcasting system

Broadcasters	Governing organization NPO Membership associations AVROTROS BNN-VARA EO KRO-NCRV MAX PowNed VPRO WNL State broadcasters NOS NTR Special broadcasters BOS HUMAN IKON JO OHM RKK ZvK Other broadcasters Omrop Fryslân PP Socutera STER

Television	NPO 1 NPO 2 NPO 3 Digital NPO 101 NPO Best NPO Cultura NPO Doc NPO Humor TV NPO Nieuws NPO Politiek NPO Sport NPO Zapp Xtra International BVN

Radio	NPO Radio 1 NPO Radio 2 NPO 3FM NPO Radio 4 NPO Radio 5 NPO Soul & Jazz FunX International RNW

Former broadcasters	AVRO Concertzender LLiNK Moslim Omroep NIO NMO NOT NPS RVU TROS VOO

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