Confederale Radio en Televisie - "Opening Eyes"
Founded in 1922 as Confederale Radio Omroep (CRO) after approval by the States-General of Hampden, it was the first public broadcasting institution at a national level after the merger of the different regional stations, CRO first broadcast was on 21 December 1922 with a message from the Confederation's Executive Authority members celebrating the winter solstice. CRO would soon also broadcast, particularly in neighbouring Garimidia and Zypra, where the broadcasting would serve to incite better understanding of multicultural Hampden.
It was not until 1961 that CRO would broadcast on the small screen on a non-experimental basis, it would continue forward. In 1962, CRO received its current name Confederale Radio en Televisie (CRT) and became Hampden's sole television broadcaster for almost forty years. As Hampden's sole television channel for over three decades, CRT has entertained and informed generations of Hampdenians and allowed them to see the world across our frontiers.
Nowadays, and despite the breaking of CRT's monopoly on broadcasting, CRT continues to thrive, deploying 6 television channels, 5 of them national; 4 radio stations and a world-covering news agency that is still the most trustworthy in Hampden, according to recent polls. It is no surprise then, than despite the appearance of private channels, CRT remains the most viewed and popular television broadcaster in de Statenbond.
Opened in 1929, CRT World Service first reported national and international events across the waves in Kosmopol through the radio, nowadays, thanks to technological progress and expertise, CRT Werld is able to provide those same services abroad on Internet or the television, not only in Dutch but also in another 11 different languages.
Therefore, choose to watch CRT and we will ensure the highest quality information and programming, both Hampdenian and foreign.
Sophie Kamp
Minister for Education and Culture