- Station name Station name
- BBC Radio 3
- Description Description
- The station has described itself as "the world's most significant commissioner of new music". Through its New Generation Artists scheme, it promotes young musicians of all nationalities.
- Launch date Launch date
- 1967
- Owner Owner
- BBC
- Contact Contact
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BBC Radio 3
United Kingdom
BBC Radio 3 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC. It replaced the BBC Third Programme in 1967 and broadcasts classical music and opera, with jazz, world music, drama, culture and the arts also featuring.
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Station overview Station overview
| Country Country |
United Kingdom
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|---|---|
| Language Language | English |
| Stream status Stream status | Ok |
| Homepage Homepage | bbc.co.uk |
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Primary frequency
92.6 MHz
Service type
DAB
Owner / network
BBC
First air date
1967
Digital service
DAB · 92.6 MHz
Digital broadcast
DAB · 92.6 MHz
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| Station ID | 221 |
|---|---|
| Region | United Kingdom |
| Owner | BBC |
| Launched | 1967 |
| Website | bbc.co.uk |
| Primary frequency | 92.6 MHz |
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| Last check | 12 hours ago |
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| Track seen | 6 days ago |
| Stream host | as-hls-ww-live.akamaized.net |
| Final host | as-hls-ww-live.akamaized.net |
| HTTP status | 200 |
| Content type | application/vnd.apple.mpegurl |
| Server software | c3 |
| Latency | 15 ms |
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12 hours ago
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About station About BBC Radio 3
BBC Radio 3 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC. It replaced the BBC Third Programme in 1967 and broadcasts classical music and opera, with jazz, world music, drama, culture and the arts also featuring.
The station has described itself as "the world's most significant commissioner of new music". Through its New Generation Artists scheme, it promotes young musicians of all nationalities. The station broadcasts the BBC Proms concerts, live and in full, each summer in addition to performances by the BBC Orchestras and Singers. There are regular productions of both classic plays and newly commissioned drama. Radio 3 won the Sony Radio Academy UK Station of the Year Gold Award for 2009 and was nominated again in 2011. According to RAJAR, the station broadcasts to a weekly audience of 1.9 million with a listening share of 1.6% as of July 2025.
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