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Antena 3 (Portugal)

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First air date
  
26 April 1994

Broadcast area
  
Portugal - National FM, DAB

Slogan
  
A alternativa Pop The Pop alternative A primeira vez é sempre na 3 You hear it first on Antena 3

Frequency
  
92.3 – 107.9 MHz (mainland Portugal)

Format
  
talk, contemporary music

Audience share
  
3.7% (4th quarter of 2011), [1])

Antena 3 is one of the three national radio channels produced by the Portuguese public broadcasting entity Rádio e Televisão de Portugal, the others being Antena 1 and Antena 2.

Contents

The channel specializes in contemporary and alternative music, featuring live concerts, news and chart countdown programmes.

History

Inaugurated on 26 April 1994, Antena 3 is distinguished by its promotion of new Portuguese music. The station has discovered and promoted some of the most important contemporary Portuguese bands. Its slogan is A Primeira Vez é Sempre na 3 (First time every time on 3).

Over the years, Antena 3 has been controlled by Jorge Alexandre Lopes, Luís Montez, José Mariño, Rui Pêgo and (currently) Nuno Reis.

The Team

Some of the house names are:

  • Álvaro Costa (One of the Portuguese radio biggest names)
  • Ana Galvão
  • António Freitas (Metal presenter of "Alta Tensão")
  • Augusto Seabra
  • Catarina Limão
  • DJ Vibe (weekend nights DJ)
  • Família Fazuma (Reggae presenter "Música Enrolada")
  • Fernando Alvim (Presenter of "Prova Oral" )
  • Henrique Amaro (One of the biggest specialists in Portuguese music producer of programs like "100%" e "Portugália")
  • José Paulo Alcobia (Cinema critic)
  • Luís Oliveira
  • Miguel Quintão (With Álvaro Costa presents "Bons Rapazes")
  • Mónica Mendes (The voice of M and many TV advertisements, never showing her face)
  • Nuno Calado (Disciple of António Sérgio, author of "Clandestino" and "Indigente")
  • Nuno Reis (Author "Caixa de Ritmos")
  • Paulo Castelo ("the traffic boy")
  • Pedro Costa (author of "Coyote")
  • Raquel Bulha (author of "Planeta 3", "Terra à Vista", "Borda d'água" and presenter of "Hora do Sexo" with the psychologist Quintino Aires)
  • Ricardo Sérgio (The news men of "info-3" and summer festivals, also music critic on the newspaper diary "DN" and magazine "Op")
  • Rui Estêvão
  • Rui Miguel Abreu (author of "Nação Hip-Hop" and founder of the record label Loop Recordings)
  • Rui Vargas (Lux DJ, Friday nights on Antena 3)

    • References

    Antena 3 (Portugal) Wikipedia
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