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| First air date | 1 July 1979 |
| Format | All news, talk, contemporary music |
| Owner | RTVE |
| Webcast | http://www.rtve.es/radio/ |
| Website | http://www.rtve.es/radio/ |
Radio 3 is RTVE's third radio station broadcasting programming mostly featuring indie music, alternative rock, electronic music and hip hop. Additionally, Radio 3 airs other music-themed programs such as Spanish folk music, flamenco, world music, jazz, country, blues, Brazilian music, heavy metal, punk and new-age music.
Besides music, Radio 3 also features serialised radio drama and collects news from different cultural expressions: literature, film, theater and visual arts, always highlighting and supporting the most innovative and restless in each discipline.
RRadio 3 started broadcasting in 1979 as El Tercer Programa (The Third Programme), and adopted its current name in 1981.