RTHK Radio 3

RTHK Radio 3
  • Hong Kong
Broadcast areaHong Kong
Frequency567 kHz[1]
Programming
Language(s)
FormatEnglish news and information (19%), Entertainment (16%) and Easy listening/Oldies (65%) programme
Ownership
Owner
  • Hong Kong Government
  • (via Radio Television Hong Kong)
OperatorRadio Television Hong Kong
  • RTHK Radio 4 (English; classical music)
  • other radio and TV channels of RTHK
History
First air date
30 June 1928
Former call signs
GOW (30 June 1928—1 February 1929)
ZBW (1 February 1929—August 1948)
Former frequencies
845/1525 kHz (1928)
860 kHz (1929)
Links
Webcasthttps://www.rthk.hk/radio/radio3
Websitehttps://www.rthk.hk/

RTHK Radio 3 (Chinese: 香港電台第三台; Jyutping: hoeng1gong2 din6toi4 dai6saam1 toi4) is a broadcasting station under Radio Television Hong Kong. It was launched on 30 June 1928 and is the first radio broadcast station in Hong Kong. At present, the station broadcasts on 567 kHz for all of Hong Kong, as well as additional FM frequency in selected regions.

RTHK Radio 3, which is mainly broadcast in English, is positioned as a “news and information and entertainment platform” to tie in with the pace of international metropolises in Hong Kong and provide information for English speakers in Hong Kong to help them understand world and local affairs. There are Nepali, Urdu and Tagalog periods.[2] Notable shows include current affairs program 'Backchat', economics and finance-oriented 'Money Talk', and afternoon lifestyle program 'The 1 2 3 Show'.

  1. ^ "FREQUENCY TABLE FOR ANALOGUE SOUND BROADCASTING SERVICES IN HONG KONG" (PDF). Hong Kong: Office of the Communications Authority. September 2013. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  2. ^ "Booklet 2017" (PDF). Radio Television Hong Kong. 2017. p. 8. Retrieved April 26, 2018.