| Type | Public broadcaster |
|---|---|
| Country | Netherlands |
| Availability | Netherlands |
| Founded | 1925 |
| Slogan | Ter inspiratie (For inspiration) |
| Official website | www.kro.nl |
KRO, or Katholieke Radio Omroep (Catholic Radio Broadcasting), is a Dutch public broadcasting organization founded on 23 April 1925. Broadly Catholic in its spiritual outlook, KRO broadcasts the bulk of its television output on the Nederland 1 channel. KRO is also responsible for managing broadcasts made by the Catholic Church in the Netherlands in the airtime of RKK. KRO publishes the magazines Studio KRO Magazine and Mikro gids.
On television, KRO's "behind-the-news" show is Netwerk, which it produces in cooperation with EO and NCRV.
A popular show which KRO began in 2005 is Boer zoekt vrouw (Farmer seeks wife), presented by Yvon Jaspers. Many Dutch farmers remain single because they find it hard to find a woman who is willing to put up with the long hours, hard work, and lack of holidays which farming life requires.
As of 2008, this show, which aims to remedy that situation, is the KRO's highest-rated TV programme, achieving an average weekly viewership of 4.5 million.
KRO also has its own children's strands, KRO Kindertijd (KRO Childhood) and Tien Plus (Ten plus), which transmit during its scheduled slots on Nederland 1. KRO Kindertijd also has some programmes available live across The Netherlands via Omroep NL's digital service, Familie 24. Some of their output can also be viewed outside The Netherlands, via Kindertijd's "Video Juke Box" service, at this address. The broadcast identity of KRO Kindertijd is seen on the left.
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