Radio orchestra

In the heyday of radio such orchestras were numerous, performing classical, popular, light music and jazz.

This makes it quite unique[citation needed] in that the musicians are trained both classically and rhythmically to a high degree.

In the Netherlands, the Muziekcentrum van de Omroep (Broadcasting Music Centre), an umbrella organization of the Netherlands Public Broadcasting associations, supports the Radio Filharmonisch Orkest, the Radio Kamer Filharmonie, the Groot Omroepkoor (Netherlands Radio Choir), and the Metropole Orkest, the world's largest professional pop and jazz orchestra.

On March 28, 2008 the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation announced that the orchestra would be dissolved at the end of November.

[2] The ensemble has continued independent of network affiliation as the National Broadcast Orchestra based in Vancouver.