Antwoord: The headquarters of Radio Netherlands Worldwide is in the Dutch town of Hilversum. We also have an editorial desk on the Caribbean island of Curaçao. RNW also has its own representation in Brazil, Colombia, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Morocco, Senegal, Suriname and the United States. These regional representatives make and maintain contacts with local radio stations and other media organisations.

Antwoord: Radio Netherlands Worldwide has a number of websites in its ten languages. The international websites are aimed at people in countries with an information deficit and everyone looking for information about the Netherlands. The sites contain information and thematic programmes on topics including human rights, international justice, development and the environment – areas in which the Netherlands occupies a prominent role at a global level. The Dutch-language websites are aimed at Dutch people abroad. They carry news and service information for specific target group such as emigrants, expats, truck drivers, seamen, servicemen and women and holidaymakers.

Antwoord: Radio Netherlands Worldwide operates in ten languages: Arabic, Chinese, Dutch, English, French, Indonesian, Papiamento, Portuguese, Sarnami and Spanish.

Antwoord: Radio Netherlands Worldwide was created as foundation in April 1947. During the 60 odd years of its existence it has developed from a radio station for Dutch people abroad into an authoritative international media organisation with millions of listeners, viewers and visitors around the world. A complete history of RNW is available here.

Antwoord: RNW makes programmes for an international audience and targets the millions of people who have little or no access to impartial and reliable information. We also keep Dutch people in other countries - emigrants, expats and holidaymakers – informed with news, background and service information. We provide our international audience with insights into the Netherlands and its culture. RNW's target groups consist primarily of well-educated people, students, opinion leaders and everyone in need of independent information.

Antwoord: Radio Netherlands Worldwide's annual reports are available in digital form as a PDF. Annual report 2010 Annual report 2009

Antwoord: The RNTC is an international training centre attached to Radio Netherlands Worldwide. The centre runs training courses and advises partner organisations in developing countries on media and communications. More information can be found on the RNTC website.

Antwoord: Vacancies at RNW are published on our website. Requests for internships can only be considered if accompanied by a letter stating your motivation and suitability. Open applications will not be accepted.

Antwoord: Radio Netherlands Worldwide is a multicultural organisation. Every day journalists, programme makers, presenters, technicians, producers and others of more than 20 nationalities create distinctive and much-discussed radio programmes, video productions and websites. Some of the staff work outside the Netherlands as journalists or as regional representatives. In total about 400 people work for RNW.

Antwoord: To distribute its programmes RNW works together with around 3,300 local radio stations and other media partners around the world. The advantage of the partner stations is that they are close to the target groups and are therefore knowledgeable about what interests the target groups. RNW also makes co-productions with a number of partners. On occasions we support them with technical assistance and training. Collaboration is a win-win situation for both parties. The partner stations often have relatively small budgets and, this way, get good programmes for free. For RNW it means our programmes can be heard in many more locations and we do not have to pay for expensive distribution channels. RNW also profits from the local input of partner stations.

Antwoord: RNW ensures that millions of people from countries with an information deficit can access reliable and impartial reporting. RNW also provides its international audience with a view of the Netherlands and its culture, as well as keeping Dutch people abroad up to date with news, current affairs and service information.

Antwoord: Our mission is, in short, contributing to a better-informed world.

Antwoord: Radio Netherlands Worldwide’s short wave frequencies are changed twice a year in order to ensure optimum reception throughout the year. We keep as many frequencies as possible the same, but there will always be some that have to be changed to compensate for changes in reception conditions through the year. That is why RNW publishes new frequency guides in March and October. Consult our latest short wave frequencies.

Antwoord: This is a device which enables you to listen to thousands of internet radio stations without needing a PC. You do need an internet connection, Wi-Fi or an ethernet cable. In the space a few minutes you can easily access around 10,000 radio stations, far more than the stations available on a conventional radio.

Antwoord: You can listen to all RNW's radio broadcasts live using the RNW player.

Antwoord: RNW offers a large number of Dutch-language programmes as podcasts. You can subscribe to one or more programmes for free. Connect your mobile phone or MP3 player to your computer for an automatic download of the most recent edition. Useful if you travel a lot or the times of RNW's broadcasts are inconvenient for you. A complete overview of our podcasts is available here.

Antwoord: Yes. Apart from RSS feeds, you can use a simple piece of code from the RNW Widget Creator. Choose you own feed, colours and layout.

Antwoord: Short wave is divided into broadcast bands. Each metre band covers a segment of the total short wave range. 49 mb: 5800-6200 kHz 41mb: 7200-7350 kHz 31 mb: 9400-9900 kHz 25 mb: 11600-12100 kHz 21/22 mb: 13750-13870 kHz 19 mb: 15100-15800 kHz 16 mb: 17480-17900 kHz 13 mb: 21450-21850 kHz

Antwoord: Our frequencies are given in kilohertz (kHz). If your receiver shows frequencies in megahertz (MHz) you need to divide the given frequency by a thousand. For example, 5955 kHz is 5.955 MHz.