Public radio in the Netherlands is provided jointly by a number of broadcasting organizations operating within the framework of the
Netherlands Public Broadcasting (NPO). News bulletins on all stations are provided by
NOS.
All of the stations below are also available on digital satellite, digital terrestrial and cable television.
Vibe Radio: Urban music. Available on FM in Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague.
Cable only stations
A number of additional stations are carried on the Netherlands' leading cable television suppliers:
NETHERLANDS: Arrow Classic Rock, Concertzender, Effeling Kids Radio plus all regional public radio stations.
BELGIUM (VRT): VRT Radio 1, VRT Radio 2, Studio Brussel, Klara, NMN.
GREAT BRITAIN (BBC): BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio 4.
GERMANY: Deutsche Welle.
Other local Dutch commercial stations and public stations from across Europe are available along with a selection of themed music channels.
Regional
Regional Commercial Networks
Regional and local commercial networks
Kavel B01 and B06: Kink
Alkmaar FM 98.3, Amsterdam 98.0, Den Haag 98.0, Rotterdam 97.6 and Utrecht 97.3.
Kavel B02: Wild FM
Alkmaar FM 96.3, Almere 97.4, Amsterdam 93.6 and Haarlem 97.3.
Many public and commercial radio stations broadcast a number of themed, online sister stations. Most stations broadcast non-stop music with
NOS or
ANP news bulletins on the hour.
NPO Radio 2 (NPO Radio 2 Top 2000, NPO Radio 2 In Concert, NPO Radio 2 Liedkunst, All Day Jazz,[3] EastWestRadio.nl, Sterren.nl)
NPO 3FM (NPO 3FM Alternative, NPO 3FM Live, NPO 3FM Serious Talent, NPO 3FM Mega Top 50, Xnoizz)
NPO Radio 4 (AVRO Back to the Old School, AVRO Baroque around the Clock, AVRO Easy Listening, AVRO Klassiek Film, AVRO Het beste van het beste, AVRO Radio Festival Classique, AVRO Steenen Tijdperk Fifties, AVRO Steenen Tijdperk Sixties, AVRO Ziel en Zaligheid, AVRO Operette, IKON Musica Religiosa, IKON Orgelradio, Radio 4 Eigentjids, Radio 4 Jong Klassiek)
NPO Radio 6 (NPO Radio 6 Jazz, NPO Radio 6 Jazz Jong, NPO Radio 6 Grooves, NPO Radio 6 Blues, NPO Radio 6 World, NPO Radio 6 Outer Limits, NPO Radio 6 Metropole Orkest)
On The Real FM (Hip Hop, beat tapes and breaks from independent musicians and MCs) [onthereal.nl]
Concertzender (Classical music, early music, jazz, world music, interface, Dutch music media, contemporary music, ambient, gregorian chant, orient express, hard bop, pop, young professionals, folk it!)
Commercial
Radio 538 (538 Dancedepartment, 538 Hitzone, 538 Juize, 538 Non Stop 40, 538 Party Radio, 53L8)
Sky Radio (Sky Radio Love Songs, Sky Radio NL, Sky Radio Dance Classics (Jan-Jun), Sky Radio Summer Hits (Jun-Oct), Sky Radio The Christmas Station (Oct-Dec))
Radio Veronica (Veronica Hitradio, Veronica Rock Radio, Veronica Top 1000 Allertijden,
Radio 10 Gold (Radio 10 Gold Disco, Radio 10 Gold Top 4000, Radio 10 Gold 60s and 70s, Radio 10 Gold 80s, Radio 10 Gold 90s)
There were two subscription cable radio services operated in the Netherlands: Music Choice and XLnt Radio. But the two services have since merged after
Stingray Digital in Canada acquired them.
XLnt Radio
Previously, XLnt Radio ran 52 full-time music channels and is available through Caiway:
XLnt Kiddo FM
XLnt Hip Hop
XLnt R&B
XLnt Trance
XLnt Dance
XLnt Hits
XLnt Party
XLnt Lounge
XLnt Chill Out
XLnt Today's Pop
XLnt Nederpop
XLnt Arabian Nights
XLnt Turk
XLnt Alternative Rock
XLnt Hard Rock
XLnt Rock
XLnt New Age
XLnt Easy Listening
XLnt Classic Rock
XLnt Piratenhits
XLnt Salsa
XLnt Dance Classics
XLnt Comedy
XLnt Country
XLnt Love Songs
XLnt Motown
XLnt Reggae
XLnt Italia
XLnt France
XLnt Espana
XLnt Blues
XLnt Oldies
XLnt Nederpop Gold
XLnt Schlager
XLnt Rock N Roll
XLnt Classical
XLnt Jazz
XLnt Classic Jazz
XLnt NL Luisterlied
XLnt Nostalgie
XLnt Kleuterliedjes
XLnt Skihut
XLnt JackFM
XLnt Film
XLnt Relipop
XLnt Christmas
XLnt Musical
XLnt Opera
XLnt Operette
XLnt Crooners
XLnt Fanfare
XLnt Etalagekanaal
Music Choice
Previously, Music Choice ran full-time music channels on the
Ziggo and
UPC cable networks:
60s
70s
80er - Germany
80s
90er - Germany
90s
2000s
All Day Party
Arabic
The Alternative - Germany
The Alternative - UK
Bass, Breaks & Beats
Blues
Bollywood Hits
Carnival - Germany
Chansons
Chillout
Classic R'n'B & Soul
Classic Rock
Classical Calm
Classical Greats
Classical India
Classical Orchestral
Cocktail Lounge
Cool Jazz
Country
Dancefloor Fillers
Drive
East African Gospel
Freedom
Freedom - Sweden
Groove (Disco & Funk)
Harder Than Hell
Hindi Gold
Hip Hop
Indie Classics
Jazz Classics
Kids
Kids - Germany
New Age
Punjabi
Reggae
Revival (60s & 70s)
Revival (60s & 70s)- Germany
Rewind (80s & 90s)
Rewind (80s & 90s) - Germany
Rewind (80s & 90s)- Sweden
Rock Anthems
Rock Anthems - Germany
Rock'n'Roll
South Africa Gospel
South Africa Modern
South Africa Traditional
Schlager
Schlager - Sweden
Silk (Love Songs)
Sounds of South India
Swiss Hits
Total Hits - Belgium (a.k.a. Belpop)
Total Hits - France
Total Hits - Germany
Total Hits - Germany
Total Hits - Italy
Total Hits - East Africa
Total Hits - Netherlands
Total Hits - Nordic
Total Hits - Spain
Total Hits - Sweden
Total Hits - UK
Türk Müzigi
Trance FM
Urban
Urban - Germany
Volksmusik
World Carnival
Xmas / New Years
Xmas / New Years Germany
Low power AM
With the cessation of
NPO Radio 5's broadcasts on 747 kHz and 1251 kHz in late 2015, the Dutch government opened a public consultation on opening up the medium waveband for low powered broadcasting.[4] In May 2016, it was formally announced that 747, 828, 1035, 1251, and 1395 kHz (previously used by full-power stations) would have a maximum transmission power of 100 watts, while 1485 kHz would have a maximum transmission power of 1 watt.[5]
A current list of AM broadcasters is available at Radio-tv-nederland.nl.