This article is about the Dutch radio station. For other uses see Classic FM.

Classic FM is a classical music

Classical music

Classical music is the art music produced in, or rooted in, the traditions of Western liturgical and secular music, encompassing a broad period from roughly the 11th century to present times...

 radio station

Radio station

Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...

 in the Netherlands

Netherlands

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, which at one time broadcast on FM, but is now available nationally on cable

Cable

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 and internationally on the Internet

Internet

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It transmits soft classical music 24 hours per day. The format is almost identical to the UK Classic FM

Classic FM (UK)

Classic FM, one of the United Kingdom's three Independent National Radio stations, broadcasts classical music in a popular and accessible style.-Overview:...

 station, including the 'jingles' except, of course, that the presenters are Dutch. News

News

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 is broadcast or streamed

Streaming media

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on the hour.