NPO 3FM
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| Broadcast area |  Netherlands |
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| Format | Pop, Rock |
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| Owner | NPO |
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| Website | 3fm.nl |
3FM is a radio station for popular music, for the Dutch public broadcast.
3FM was created as Hilversum 3 (later Radio 3) by minister Maarten Vrolijk on 11 October 1965, to counterbalance the popular offshore station Radio Veronica. Opinions differ on whether it was a true alternative, because it was programmed by the existing public broadcast. The different parties therein took turns in broadcasting their idea of popular music, giving rise to a station with no true face. Attempts were made to create harmony in the station. Starting in 1971, it hosted its own hitparade: the Hilversum 3 Top 30. In 1978 it changed to a top 50. However, shortly afterwards, other stations started hosting similar shows, such as Toppop 30 by the AVRO.
3FM Serious Request
In 2004 the Station begun a project by the name of Serious Request in which three DJ's plays requested songs for money for six days and nights in a glass house. They collect this money for projects of the Red Cross. The DJ's doesn't eat during these days. Serious Request starts every year the week before Christmas.
The first three editions, in 2004, 2005 and 2006, were in Utrecht. The fourth edition was in The Hague. The edition of 2008 was in Breda and the edition of 2009 will be in Groningen.
| Year | Charity | DJ's | Amount |
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| Utrecht | |||
| 2004 | People in Darfur | Giel Beelen, Wouter Van Der Goes and Claudia De Breij | € 916,000.00 |
| 2005 | Children in Republic of Congo | Giel Beelen, Wouter Van Der Goes and Gerard Ekdom | € 2,203,549.00 |
| 2006 | Victims of land mines | Giel Beelen, Gerard Ekdom and Sander Lantinga | € 2,648,495.00 |
| The Hague | |||
| 2007 | Clean drinking water | Michiel Veenstra, Gerard Ekdom and Rob Stenders | € 5,249,466.00 |
| Breda | |||
| 2008 | Refugees all over the world | Giel Beelen, Paul Rabbering and Coen Swijnenberg | € 5,637,937.00 |
| Groningen | |||
| 2009 | Malaria | Still unknown | Still unknown |
Serious Request abroad
In 2006 there also was an glass house in Belgium. Studio Brussel introduced Music For Life it's based on Serious Request. The first Belgium edition with DJ's Peter Van de Veire, Tomas De Soete and Christophe Lambrecht in the glass house in Leuven brought in € 2,419,495.00
Also in 2007 was Music For Life in Leuven. This time DJ's Peter Van de Veire, Tomas De Soete and Siska Schoeters brought in € 3,353,568.00. But this year there was a third country which had a glass house. In Genève (Switzerland) was Couleur Terre. In contrast with Serious Request and Music For Life were the Swiss DJ's able to eat. It was the first and probably the last time Switzerland had a glass house, but this first time they brought in € 151,218.00
In 2008 was Music For Life in Gent in stead of Leuven. This time the DJ's Tomas De Soete, Siska Schoeters and Sofie Lemaire brought in € 3,503,246.00. This edition of Music For Life was for refugees of war and violence, but especially for mothers in war and violence. Besides Breda and Gent also Mälmo (Sweden) and Nairobi (Kenya) had glass houses. In Mälmo Sveriges Radio introduced Musikhjälpen and brought in € 227,778.00. This years edition in Nairobi was just to get attention for the refugees. The DJ's in this house didn't brought money in.
3FM Awards
Each year in March, 3FM hosts the 3FM awards, which are given to Dutch musicians. A public poll is held among listeners to determine the winners.
In 2009 3FM hosts the fifth edition of the 3FM Awards.
The artist with the most awards in 2009 is Ilse DeLange, she won three awards. She also won the Schaal van Rigter the award for the most played single on radio station 3FM, she won this award with the song So Incredible. The band Yellow Pearl holds the all time record of most live performances on 3FM radio. They did this over 25 times, within 4 years in over 9 different shows. The first time was in 2004 when Rob Stenders invited them in his morning show with their single For you and me. They also played during Serious Request editions 2006 and 2007.
Programming
In 2005, 3FM broadcast shows from the following groups: AVRO, KRO, NCRV, EO, TROS, BNN, VARA, LLiNK, VPRO en NPS.
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