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'''A.B.C. T.V.''' was a micro pirate television channel run from a house in South Amsterdam, the Netherlands, in 1981 by Ruud Koopman. The channel had a very small audience and only broadcast it's own productions using one rented camera. The station sold a total of 3 advertisement slots, of which the entire profits were used to run the channel. Ruud feared the RCD (Radiocontrolle Dienst), so he stationed his channel in a colleague's house and set up a radio using the frequency of the RCD officers, which would alert him of a raid. The channel used the exact same method of "breaking-in" as [[Rabotnik TV]] / P.K.P. TV, in which it broadcast directly to a receiver for BRT 2 on the Okura hotel building after it signed off, which would then increase their reach.
'''A.B.C. T.V.''' was a micro pirate television channel run from a house in South Amsterdam, the Netherlands, in 1981 by Ruud Koopman. The channel had a very small audience and only broadcast it's own productions using one rented camera. The station sold a total of 3 advertisement slots, of which the entire profits were used to run the channel. Ruud feared the RCD (Radiocontrolle Dienst), so he stationed his channel in a colleague's house and set up a radio using the frequency of the RCD officers, which would alert him of a raid. The channel used the exact same method of "breaking-in" as [[Rabotnik TV]] / P.K.P. TV, in which it broadcast directly to a receiver for BRT 2 on the Okura hotel building after it signed off, which would then increase their reach.


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Revision as of 17:39, 12 October 2023


Not to be confused with American Broadcasting Company


Background

A.B.C. T.V. was a micro pirate television channel run from a house in South Amsterdam, the Netherlands, in 1981 by Ruud Koopman. The channel had a very small audience and only broadcast it's own productions using one rented camera. The station sold a total of 3 advertisement slots, of which the entire profits were used to run the channel. Ruud feared the RCD (Radiocontrolle Dienst), so he stationed his channel in a colleague's house and set up a radio using the frequency of the RCD officers, which would alert him of a raid. The channel used the exact same method of "breaking-in" as Rabotnik TV / P.K.P. TV, in which it broadcast directly to a receiver for BRT 2 on the Okura hotel building after it signed off, which would then increase their reach.

Logo (1981)


Visuals: A drawing of a man with his left hand waving and right hand on a switch saying "Dit is een uit-zending van: A.B.C. T.V." in a speech bubble.

Technique: None.

Audio: Unknown.

Availability: The only image is sourced directly from Ruud's website.

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