15 Years local television MerweTV comes with full evening look back - HetKompasSliedrecht.nl

SLIEDRECHT – Region Broadcasting MerweRTV celebrates on Thursday, May 2 that the broadcasting exactly 15 years ago began with television. That was primarily text-TV (cable news). As soon afterwards came a TV expirement and built the local station slowly after the program sequence Region Report.

Not only on television looks at the ‘crystal’ anniversary. On Merwe Radio can be heard which includes the launch of MerweTV. Thursday, May 2 between 10:00 to 11:00 hrs, 15.00-16.00 hrs and 22:00 to 11:00 p.m. a program Was particularly the then Secretary of State for Culture the late Dr Aad Nuis opening performed. Furnace was born in Sliedrecht and later made a program on Radio Merwe. Presenter and editor Peter Donk talks on Merwe Radio with Riny Mourik, president of the foundation MerweRTV. Mourik looks back and forward.

Start
The emergence of MerweTV did not fall from the sky. Actually at the start of the then Radio Sliedrecht (later Radio Merwe) was discussed video in 1991. It came out of years. The finances were missing simple, but also the knowledge to make television. Late 90s Radio broadcasting Merwe experienced a difficult period. The decision would fall ‘stop’ or ‘continue’. The latter was more decisive. The broadcas ter had to go, but also new activities to go through a growth and mature. The board decided to television experiments. When in 1998 the BDU commercial reasons to quit cable news Merwe Radio decided to take over. Channel with the volunteers On Saturday, May 2, 1998 began broadcasting with image, which soon was named MerweTV.

The broadcaster managed it to drs Aad Nuis, then Secretary of State for Culture, to snare. “It was a beautiful day. Furnace would come for a few hours, but was that day in the afternoon pass away. He met at the opening an old neighbor who unexpectedly stepped with us. After opening the old man stepped in Nuis in official and a ride along the birthplace of Nuis made, “says Riny Mourik, who kept good memories of the visit of Nuis. MerweTV has grown in recent years. Especially after the relocation of the broadcasting of the Stationsweg to Dr. Langeveld Square. The broadcaster has studios in the town hall. There has MerweTV its own TV studio. Mourik: “We will definitely continue our base, radio, Radio Merwe. But television, picture, future. We live in a visual society. We create programs weekly as Current and church programs. In November last year we sent along with newspaper Contact The elections in the new town of Mill Waard. And there are new TV programs in the pipeline. “The broadcaster is working on a transition from analog to digital. MerweRTV strives for a better range, better image quality and a larger catchment area.

TV evening
The broadcaster broadcaster for Sliedrecht and Giessendam. Until recently also Graafstroom but runs through the reclassification request a new airtime for the municipality Mill Waard. Growth is important for the finances. Although it is working with volunteers cost new investments in the digitization process the necessary money. On that, but especially with many look back, the TV evening on Thursday, May 2. The broadcaster transmits from 17:00 to MerweTV ou t. Between 17:00 to 18:00 hrs looks back on children’s programs, from 19.00 – 20.00 looks back on other programs, between 19:00 to 20:00 hours Region report back (first regular TV program), 20:00 to 23:00 pm there is a live TV evening with guests and look back presented by Peter Donk and Wim van Mourik. The evening ends of 23.00-24.00 hour look back from Region Report with special moments.