KRO-NCRV, a privately owned company headquartered in the Netherlands, functions as a tier 1 media tech buyer. Established in 2014 from a merger of Catholic Radio Broadcasting (KRO) and the Dutch Christian Radio Association (NCRV), the organization, which employs approximately 580 individuals, reported $129.8M in revenue as of 2024. The company specializes in media managed services and operates as a Dutch public broadcasting company based in Hilversum, transmitting on NPO 1, NPO 2, and NPO 3. In 2016, KRO-NCRV also integrated programming from the former Roman Catholic Church Association (RKK), aiming to serve the Catholic and Protestant Christian communities in the Netherlands.
KRO-NCRV recently announced Christian (14), Lotte (11), and Daley (11) as nominees for its Lief gebaar Award on January 30, recognizing children for their selfless efforts to create a fairer, greener, or better world. Earlier, on January 27, Ahmet Polat shared his life story in the program De Verwondering, detailing his journey as an artist and human after an earthquake in Turkey. Previously, on January 26, the broadcaster launched five new episodes of Carnavalshart, produced in collaboration with regional broadcasters L1 and Omroep Brabant, exploring the significance of the Catholic festival through joyful and heartwarming stories. This follows KRO-NCRV's announcement on January 18 of 'Come closer' as the theme for The Passion 2026, set to be held in Dwingeloo, and the opening of registration for cross-bearers for the 16th edition.