Foundation Hindu Media

{{Short description|Dutch Hindu radio station}}

{{Infobox broadcasting network

| network_name = Foundation Hindu Media /
Organisatie Hindoe Media

| network_logo = Organisatie Hindoe Media logo.jpg

| country = Netherlands

| network_type = Public broadcaster

| available = Netherlands

| owner = Netherlands Public Broadcasting

| founded = February 10, 1993

| slogan =

| website = [http://www.ohmnet.nl ohmnet.nl]

}}

The Foundation Hindu Media,[http://www.ohmnet.nl/generalInfo.aspx?lIntEntityId=15# English about page of OHM] Dutch: Organisatie Hindoe Media (abbr. OHM), was a special broadcaster on the Netherlands Public Broadcasting system, which was allowed to broadcast on radio and television because of their religious background. They made programming for the Dutch Hindu community.

OHM was one of the "2.42 broadcasters" (named after the Article 2.42 of the Mediawet, the Dutch media law, which allowed faith-based broadcasters to get airtime on radio and TV without having to have any members).

On January 1, 2016, the broadcasters in the NPO were reduced to eight,{{Cite web|url=https://www.government.nl/topics/the-media-and-broadcasting/media-act-rules-for-broadcasters-and-programming|title=Media Act: rules for broadcasters and programming|last=Zaken|first=Ministerie van Algemene|website=www.government.nl|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-02-04}} and the 2.42-broadcasters, including OHM, ceased to exist. NTR became responsible for producing programming for Hindu people.{{Cite news|url=http://www.totaaltv.nl/nieuws/zendtijd-voor-moslims-en-hindoes-definitief-naar-ntr/|title=Zendtijd voor moslims en hindoes definitief naar NTR|access-date=2018-02-04|language=nl}}