 In 1969-70, the partners Meister and Bollier established a commercial Offshore Radio Station, Radio Nordsee International (RNI), in international waters aboard the radio ship "Mebo II", anchored off Scheveningen,The Netherlands.Transmissions to Northwest Europe began in January, 1970.By 1971, the station had established a large listenership, especially in the Netherlands, its programs broadcast simultaneously on mediumwave (105 kW), shortwave (2 X 10 kW), and FM (1 kW).