Waterstad FM

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Waterstad FM
Waterstad FM logo.jpg
City Sneek
Broadcast area Netherlands
Frequency FM, Cable and Internet
Programming
Format Pop and Rock music (Adult Contemporary)
Ownership
OwnerBeheer Regionale Radio
Freez FM and RadioNL
History
First air date
2000
Links
Webcast Webstream
Playlist
Website waterstadfm.nl

Waterstad FM is a regional Dutch commercial radio station. Waterstad FM takes its name from "the city of waters", where the station for the first time on the cable could be heard, namely Sneek.

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History

Waterstad FM was founded in 2000. After the spectrum auction in 2003, Waterstad FM started broadcasting in Friesland and the Noordoostpolder.

On 1 November 2007, Waterstad FM was acquired by the NDC Mediagroep. It managed Waterstad FM, RadioNL and Freez FM through its subsidiary NDC Radio.

On 1 May 2013, NDC Mediagroep sold its radio stations to Beheer Regionale Radio, operator of TV Oranje. [1]

Format

Initially, Waterstad FM was a non-stop music channel. Since September 2010, it also features presented programs.

Regional news on Waterstad FM is provided in cooperation with editors of the Leeuwarder Courant and Dagblad van het Noorden.

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