Omroep Zeeland

Omroep Zeeland was founded in 1988 after being in the pipeline since 1965. It launched its radio broadcasts on 1 January 1990.^[4] Its building, located in Oost-Souburg, served until 1996 as municipality seat of Oost- en West-Souburg.^[5][6] Omroep Zeeland launched its television broadcasts on 1 October 1997.^[7][8] In 2000, after it filmed riots by football supporters of the Dutch national team in Middelburg, Omroep Zeeland surrendered its film material under severe pressure to the Dutch police.^[9][10]

In 2007, Flip Feij retired as founding director and chief editor and was replaced by Monique Schoonen and Edwin Laar in his respective positions.^[11] A plan to move to Vlissing's historic Timmerfabriek was dropped in 2012.^[12][13] In March 2012, the website of Omroep Zeeland was contaminated with a Trojan malware for about an hour and blocked by Google for about 12 hours.^[14][15] The virus was reported to be a variant of Zeus malware^[16] that may have entered through an advertiser. Over 2012, the average daily reach was 25% for its television broadcasts and 15% for its radio station.^[17] In 2013, it partnered with the Provinciale Zeeuwse Courant, especially in the domain of internet reporting.^[18]

Budget cuts in the 2010s largely affected the organization.^[3][19][2] Since 2016, Omroep Zeeland TV can be received in HD resolution via cable networks.^[20] In 2017, the Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij was upset over Omroep Zeeland's annual report that contained, according to SGP, profanity in Zeelandic in its title.^[21] Also in 2017, Omroep Zeeland's TV channel was again found to be more popular than its radio channel.^[22] Exposure rate for the radio was 14%,^[23] just 1 point percent down since 2012. In 2019, Omroep Zeeland's satellite broadcast was ceased due to high costs.^[24] In the late 2010s, a drunken editor was fired after groping two female colleagues at an employee party.^[25]

• Carolyn Lilipaly, former TV news host^[26]