Netherlands: programme breakdown 1937-1959

	1937	1952	1955	1959
	%	%	%	%
AVRO
serious music	18	18	22	23
light music	57	50	47	45
spoken word	25	32	31	32
KRO
serious music	18	26	23	24
light music	52	33	33	32
spoken word	30	41	44	44
NCRV
serious music	32	37	39	35
light music	27	24	22	29
spoken word	41	39	39	36
VARA
serious music	9	21	18	17
light music	65	42	47	53
spoken word	26	37	35	30

Serious music: symphony music, chamber music, recitals, opera and oepratic concerts
Light music: orchestral music, dance music, musical entertainments, varied musical programmes, recitals, cabaret programmes, variety shows and operetta music
Spoken word: programmes for women, programmes for young people, religious broadcasts, programmes for the sick, talks, etc on economics, social affairs and foreign addairs, sport, outside broadcasts, plays and miscellaneous

Source: Digest of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (n.d but apparently c1960)

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