calamiteitenzender
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Dutch
Etymology
Equivalent to calamiteit (“calamity, disaster”) + -en- + zender (“broadcaster, broadcast channel”).
Pronunciation
Noun
calamiteitenzender m (plural calamiteitenzenders)
- (Netherlands) a public television channel that will broadcast in case of a disaster
- Synonym: rampenzender
- 2004, A. van den Berg & H. Sleurink, "Waardestelsels in en rond de media", in P.T. de Beer & C.J.M. Schuyt, Bijdragen aan waarden en normen, Amsterdam University Press (WRR imprint), 327.
- Media kunnen rust en zekerheid brengen in tijden van paniek; de regionale omroepen in Nederland hebben zelfs een wettelijke taak als calamiteitenzender.
- Media can bring calm and certainty in times of panic; regional broadcasters in the Netherlands even have a legal duty as an emergency channel.