Sveriges Radio P3
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| Broadcast area |  Sweden Åland Islands |
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| Format | Contemporary hit radio |
| Language | Swedish |
| Audience share | 10.1% (January 2009, SIFO) |
| Owner | Sveriges Radio |
| Sister stations | SR P3 Street SR P3 Star SR P3 Rockster SR P3 Svea |
| Website | SR P3 |
Sveriges Radio P3, P3 or SR P3 is a Swedish radio station owned by Sveriges Radio and is oriented towards young people (from (junior) high school to the age of 35). The P in P3 originally stood for Program (Programme) but today has no official meaning and is simply a name.
P3 also features webcast and also has web-only channels like P3 Street (hip-hop), P3 Star (also provided through DAB), P3 Rockster (rock) and P3 Svea (Swedish music only).
[edit] Programmes
- P3 Dans is a weekly two-hour radio show dedicated to techno and house music.
- P3 Hiphop is a weekly two-hour radio show, dedicated to all sorts of hip hop music. It is hosted by the famous Swedish MC Timbuktu and the Swedish DJ Amato.
- P3 Pop is a weekly two-hour radio show dedicated to new pop and indie music.
- P3 Rock is a weekly two-hour radio show on that station, dedicated to new rock and hard rock.
- P3 Rytm is a weekly two-hour radio show on that station, dedicated to rhythm music, mostly reggae and ragga, hosted by Papa Dee.
- P3 Soul is a weekly radio show, dedicated to soul and hip hop music. It is hosted since 1978 by Mats Nileskär, who was the first ever to play hip hop music in Swedish radio.
- Tracks is a weekly radio show where listeners vote for their favourites in a top 20 list.
- Vaken med P3 & P4 is the overnight show. It's a simulcast with Sveriges Radio P4.
Next to the radio programmes, it also offers a TMC service.
