Denominational public service broadcaster in the Netherlands
Denominational public service broadcasters (2.42-omroep) are broadcasters in the Netherlands that were put on a new legal basis with the media laws of 2008.
Regulations
Article 2.42 specifies the special status of "kerkgenootschappen en genootschappen op geestelijke grondslag" ( German churches (also denominations) and communities on a spiritual basis ) broadcasters. In professional circles in the Netherlands, the term 2.42-omroep (German: broadcasting corporations according to §2.42 Media Act) has established itself.
Public broadcasters in the Netherlands are set up as foundations or associations. They carry out their work through the foundation's assets or through the contributions of the association members. Article 2.42 regulates the existence of broadcasters, even if they cannot raise the financial means themselves. The state then provides financial resources if these cannot be obtained through the association's contributions. The state has made this its task in order to have a plural media offer and to be able to give minorities a voice in public broadcasting. In total, the 2.42-omroepen can provide 351 hours of television and 1057 hours of radio broadcasts per year for public broadcasting in the Netherlands ( Nederlandse Publieke Omroep ). In the old media law, the stations were known as 39f-omroep .
Legal text
Article 2.42
- Once every five years, the commissariat can designate "churches and communities on a spiritual basis" as a legal institution where two or more communities work in cooperation (e.g. two regional churches) and commission the supply of a media offer, for the ecclesiastical or spiritual area for the nationwide media landscape, according to the church's own regulations.
- Only church communities and communities on a spiritual basis that are considered to be representative of a church or spiritual mainstream in the Netherlands are eligible.
2.42 broadcasters
The following broadcasters are currently subject to the Media Act:
- Boeddhistische Omroep Stichting (BOS) ( German foundation of the Buddhist Broadcasting Corporation )
- Humanist Omroep (HUMAN) ( German Humanist Broadcasting Corporation )
- Interkerkelijke Omroep Nederland (IKON) ( German Inter-Church Broadcasting Corporation Netherlands )
- Joodse Omroep (JO) ( German Jewish Broadcasting Corporation )
- Organization Hindoe Media (OHM) ( German organization of Hindu media )
- Rooms-Katholiek Kerkgenootschap (RKK) ( German radio of the Roman Catholic Church Community )
- Zendtijd voor Kerken (ZvK) ( German airtime for churches )