Radio Netherlands Worldwide

Early international shortwave broadcasts from the Netherlands began as early as the 1920s with reception reports received from the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia).  Radio Netherlands Worldwide transmissions began just after World War II with help from the BBC.  English broadcasts to North America ended in 2008 and a massive 70% budget cut took place in 2011.  The very last shortwave broadcast was in Spanish for a Cuban audience in 2014.  Radio Nederland Wereldomroep is now RNW Media with content aimed mostly at countries in Africa and Asia to bring about social change using digital media platforms.