Editing BBC Radio 3 (section)

{{Short description|British national radio station}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2013}}
{{For|other stations known as Radio 3|Radio 3 (disambiguation){{!}}Radio 3}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name = BBC Radio 3
| logo = [[File:BBC Radio 3 2022.svg|frameless|class=skin-invert]]
| city = [[London]] and [[Salford]]
| logo_caption = Logo used since 2022
| area = United Kingdom{{efn|Also available internationally via [[BBC Sounds]].}}
| branding = 
| airdate = {{start date and age|1967|9|30|df=y}}
| frequencies = {{ubl|[[FM band|FM]]: 90.2–{{frequency|92.6|MHz}}|[[Digital Audio Broadcasting|DAB]]: 12B ([[BBC National DAB]])|[[Freeview (UK)|Freeview]]: 703|[[Freesat]]: 703|[[Sky (UK)|Sky]] (UK only): 0103|[[Virgin Media]]: 903|[[Virgin Media Ireland]]: 909|[[Astra 2E|Astra 2E (28.2°E)]]|[[Intelsat 901|Intelsat 901 (27.5°W)]]}}
| former_frequencies = 648 MW (1967–1978)<br />1215 MW (1978–1992)
| rds = BBC R3
| format = [[Classical music|Classical]], [[opera]], [[jazz]], [[world music]], [[Radio drama|drama]], [[High culture|culture]] and [[the arts|arts]]
| former_callsigns = [[BBC Third Programme]]
| language = English
| owner = [[BBC]]
| licensing_authority = [[Ofcom]]
| sister_stations = [[BBC Radio 3 Unwind]]
| website = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live:bbc_radio_three BBC Radio 3] via [[BBC Sounds]]
}}
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'''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]], [[Radio drama|drama]], [[High culture|culture]] and [[the arts]] also featuring.<ref name="BBC Radio 3 Service Licence">{{cite web|title=BBC Radio 3|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/our_work/services/radio/service_licences/bbc_radio_3.html|work=Service Licences|publisher=BBC Trust|access-date=7 July 2012}}</ref> The station has described itself as "the world's most significant commissioner of new music".<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.britishacademy.com/public-events-news/british-composer-awards-2008-2.html| title= British Academy of Composers and Songwriters| access-date= 16 November 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081028010229/http://www.britishacademy.com/public-events-news/british-composer-awards-2008-2.html| archive-date= 28 October 2008| url-status= dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Roger Wright, Controller, Radio 3 and Director, BBC Proms|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/insidethebbc/managementstructure/biographies/wright_roger.html|work=About the BBC|publisher=BBC|access-date=7 July 2012}}</ref>

Through its [[BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists scheme|New Generation Artists scheme]], it promotes young musicians of all nationalities.<ref name="NGA Radio3">{{cite web|title=New Generation Artists|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/classical/newgenerationartists|publisher=BBC|access-date=7 July 2012}}</ref> The station broadcasts the [[The Proms|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<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.radioawards.org/winners/?awid=183&awname=UK+Station+of+the+Year&year=2009/ |title=Sony Radio Academy Awards 2009 |publisher=Sony Radio Academy |access-date=31 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116151128/http://www.radioawards.org/winners/?awid=183&awname=UK+Station+of+the+Year&year=2009%2F |archive-date=16 January 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and was nominated again in 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.radioawards.org/Nominees/index.cfm?nominees_year=2011&winners_award_group_id=5&winners_award_category_id=5/ |title=Sony Radio Academy Awards 2011 |publisher=Sony Radio Academy }}</ref> According to [[RAJAR]], the station broadcasts to a weekly audience of 1.9 million with a listening share of 1.6% as of March 2024.<ref>{{cite web |title=RAJAR Quarterly Listening|url=https://www.rajar.co.uk/listening/quarterly_listening.php}}</ref>