BBC Radio 3 Listeners

Radio 3 is known as the BBC’s classical music station, but that description sells it short. It provides just over 2 million people with programming that still, in some way, connects with the BBC's original charter to enlighten and educate rather than to merely entertain. It presents music, poetry, opera, literature, drama, analysis, and serious discussion on all aspects of culture.

Radio 3 is a national treasure despite recent populist changes, an oasis of intelligence and real culture in an increasingly dumbed down world - the only media outlet in the UK that celebrates European and world music over the past 800 years, and ideas and literature over an even longer period than this. It is the only media outlet in the UK whose remit is serious music, opera, art and culture, despite the populist changes to the channel over the past decade.

The station is the world’s most significant commissioner of new music, and its New Generation Artists scheme promotes young musicians of all nationalities. All BBC Proms concerts are broadcast live on Radio 3, and all concerts performed by the BBC orchestras and BBC Singers are also broadcast, either live or recorded. There are regular productions of both classic plays and newly commissioned drama.

In 2009 Radio 3 won the Sony Radio Academy UK Station of the Year Gold Award. It was nominated for the same award in 2011.

There are a lot of us out there, people who turn to Radio 3 every morning and every evening of the working week - and throughout the day at the weekends - knowing that we will be challenged, touched, and educated. We love Radio 3. We care about it. And we have listened to it for many years.

This group will provide a forum to discuss Radio 3 broadcasts. Non-UK residents can also tune into Radio 3 broadcasts and participate in this group by visiting the Radio 3 website (http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/) and either using the streaming media service or the "Listen Again" service, as can UK residents.

You can listen to Radio 3 programmes in a variety of ways: DAB, Cable, Satellite, Internet streaming, Internet Radio Player, FM Radio and Freeview. On the radio, Radio 3 can be found on : 90 - 93FM.

Listening Live on the Internet (advice from the Radio 3 website): The Radio 3 live stream is provided as one of the listening options in the Radio Player. Radio 3 streams all its broadcast output on the web. The Radio Player is like a jukebox which appears in its own window in your web browser. Use the Radio Player to listen to a selection of programmes from Radio 3 and other BBC stations when it suits you. Music programmes are available to listen to again for up to seven days after broadcast. Some speech programmes are available for longer.

The BBC makes this as easy as possible. Tune in and enjoy!

There are now (at July 2010) 2,600 plus members of this group. Please respond to messages.

Group website: http://www.for3.org/

Total members: 2,046 members

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Afternoon on 3		2	antimuzak, January 3
New Generation Artists		5	antimuzak, January 1
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Night Waves		38	antimuzak, August 2012
BBC Proms 2012		18	antimuzak, August 2012
Proms Plus		5	antimuzak, August 2012
The Devil in Music		1	antimuzak, August 2012
Lebrecht		7	antimuzak, July 2012
The Hands of the Composer		1	antimuzak, July 2012
Great British Ideas		1	antimuzak, July 2012
BBC Radio 3 unveils UK's brightest young thinkers		5	antimuzak, July 2012
John Amis at 90		1	antimuzak, June 2012
Live in Concert		1	antimuzak, June 2012
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Schubert Marathon		17	BobH1, April 2012
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BBC Young Musician		1	antimuzak, February 2012
Kafka: The Musical		1	antimuzak, January 2012
New Brahms		1	antimuzak, January 2012
Belief		1	antimuzak, January 2012
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WG Sebald		4	antimuzak, December 2011
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The Devil in Music		1	antimuzak, November 2011
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50 Modern Classics		1	antimuzak, November 2011
Celebration of the Symphony		2	antimuzak, November 2011
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Evening Concert		18	antimuzak, October 2011
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Radio 3 fans complain station is 'dumbing down'		6	antimuzak, September 2011
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Radio 3 in Concert		1	antimuzak, September 2011
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Ageism is Alive & Well in Classical Music		1	antimuzak, September 2011
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BBC Proms 2011		39	antimuzak, September 2011
Dialogues of Sorrow		1	antimuzak, August 2011
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Radio 3 Live in Concert		1	antimuzak, June 2011
Composer of the Week		7	antimuzak, May 2011
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BBC Trust Review Feedback		6	antimuzak, February 2011
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