in the miniature park
Madurodam On 8 July 1923, Hilversumsche Draadlooze Omroep was launched by the Nederlandsche Seintoestellen Fabriek (in English: Dutch Transmitter Factory) under supervision of Willem Vogt. On 21 July 1923, it provided the first regular radio broadcast in the Netherlands. In 1927 it changed its name into Algemeene Nederlandsche Radio Omroep (ANRO), followed soon by a merger with Nederlandsche Omroep Vereeniging (NOV). On 28 December 1927, the two merged broadcasters continued as Algemeene Vereeniging Radio Omroep (A.V.R.O., in English: "General Association of Radio Broadcasting"). In 1938, AVRO sponsored what was the strongest
chess tournament ever to be held, won by
Paul Keres on a tiebreak over
Reuben Fine. AVRO was historically associated with the liberal
pillar, a fact reflected in its longtime slogan, "promoting freedom." In 1971, AVRO was the broadcasting association that had the largest amount of members, being one of the four A-rated associations. On 2 September 1999, AVRO adopted its fourth and last logo, consisting of the "Avro" wordmark made up of blue stripes, except the letter "o" made up of a blue ball. On 7 September 2014, AVRO merged with its fellow broadcaster
TROS to create one company known as
AVROTROS. ==Radio channels==