ONS (TV channel)

ONS (formerly NostalgieNet) is a Dutch commercial television channel of Just Media Group, which is dedicated to viewers aged 49 years or older. ONS's main target is the older audience. ONS airs footage from the forties to the eighties. Each month a specific theme is on the channel. Topics such as the Dutch East Indies, Netherlands Waterland, railroads, mills, work, food and household are broadcast. The channel launched as NostalgieNet on 1 January 2006 and changed its name into ONS on 13 September 2015.[1]

ONS
Launched1 January 2006 (2006-01-01)
Owned byJust Media Group
Picture format576i 16:9 SDTV (PAL)
CountryNetherlands
Broadcast areaNetherlands
Flanders
HeadquartersHilversum, Netherlands
Formerly calledNostalgieNet (2006-2015)
Websitewww.kijkbijons.nl
Availability
Terrestrial
DigitenneChannel 25 (01:00-06:00)
Satellite
Canal DigitaalChannel 55
TV Vlaanderen (Flanders)Channel 35
Cable
ZiggoChannel 50
CaiwayChannel 50
CAI HarderwijkChannel 139
DELTAChannel 50
Stichting Kabeltelevisie Brabant-GelderlandChannel 139
Kabel NoordChannel 257
IPTV
KPNChannel 89
Tele2 NetherlandsChannel 217
T-Mobile NetherlandsChannel 377
StipteChannel 377
Fiber NederlandChannel 377
Streaming media
Ziggo GOZiggoGO.tv (Europe only)

ONS can be received through Ziggo, KPN, Caiway, KBG, Canal Digitaal, CAI Harderwijk, Glashart Media and HSO in the Netherlands, and through TV Vlaanderen in Flanders.[2]

ONS's old logo as NostalgieNet

Programs

ONS broadcasts include the following programs:[3]

Program Rough translation Description
Een bijzonder jaarA Special YearA series of programs that provide an overview of everything that happened in a specific year and discusses subjects in the areas of politics, sports, culture and other news.
Mijn Nostalgisch NederlandMy Nostalgic NetherlandsA series of nostalgic programs about cities and regions in the Netherlands, including Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, South Limburg, the Achterhoek, West Friesland and Groningen.
Nederland ToenNetherlands Back ThenAn anthology of Polygoon fragments, with the distinctive voice of Philip Bloemendal as commentator. Themes such as transport, household, fashion and sports.
Retourtje ToenReturn Ticket Back ThenA series of programs on a specific topic with people looking back on their personal experiences of the past, with topics such as fashion, aviation, music, sport, education and vacation.
Natuur in beeldNature on ScreenA series on nature in the Netherlands.
Spoor door het verledenTrack Through the PastA series about trains and trams in the Netherlands.
Ontdek je plekjeDiscover Your PlaceIdyllic images of cities and villages in the Netherlands, commented by Joop Scheltens.
KluchtenFarcesDifferent farces (comedies) like Daar komt de bruid, Ik slaap wel op de bank and Oscar.

Additionally ONS's television broadcasts including De Dageraad, Sil de Strandjutter and Portret van een Passie. On Wednesdays Dutch films, like Het meisje met den blauwen hoed, De dijk is dicht and Kort Amerikaans.

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References
  1. Jarco Kriek (11 September 2015). "Interview: ONS vervangt NostalgieNet" (in Dutch). TotaalTV.nl.
  2. Waar te zien | ONS
  3. Programma's | ONS
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