EUROPEAN RADIO STATIONS TO PLAY ' YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE' FRIDAY MARCH 20 AT 8.45AM TO SHOW UNITY IN TIMES OF CRISIS
Many European radio stations have decided to all play 'You'll Never Walk Alone' by Gerry & The Pacemakers at the same time on Friday March 20 at 8.45AM (CET). This is an initiative from Dutch radio presenter Sander Hoogendoorn (radio station 3FM) who asks all his colleagues around Europe to join him by playing the same song at the same time to show unity in times of crisis.
Sander Hoogendoorn, radio presenter at radio station 3FM says: "We all have to do what we can to beat this crisis. Things like this just go beyond the boundaries of radio channels. That's why I thought: why don't all radio morning shows play the same song at the same time? 'You'll Never Walk Alone' would be our choice as it could speak to those doing an incredible job working in health care right now, those who are ill or those who can't leave their house for a while."
The initial ambition was to make sure all morning shows in The Netherlands joined in, but thanks to the help of the Members of the European Broadcasting Union the idea spread to broadcasting stations around Europe. So far, many radio stations in The Netherlands (NPO Radio 1, NPO Radio 2, NPO 3FM, NPO Radio 4, NPO Radio 5, 100%NL, Radio 10, Veronica and others), The United Kingdom (BBC1 and BBC2), Luxembourg (Radio 100,7), Germany (WDR 4, SWR3, RBB), Austria (ORF Austria, OE3), Belgium (Stubru, Radio 1, Radio 2, Joe, Willy, Q-music, Klara, Nostalgie, NRJ, MNM), Estonia(Radio 2), Bulgaria (Bulgarian National Radio), Finland (Yle Vega, Yle X3M),Latvia (Latvijas Radio), Slovakia (Radio and Television Slovakia), Romania (Radio Romania) and Spain (Radio Nacional de España) support the initiative. The aim is to have all European radio stations play 'You'll Never Walk Alone' this Friday at 8.45 AM (CET).
Sander: "We are very proud that so many radio stations around Europe have responded with enthusiasm to our initiative. We hope that this Friday at 8.45 AM, everybody around Europe can sing along to 'You'll Never Walk Alone' and feel like they are not alone in this crisis." The hashtag for the initiative is #neverwalkalone.
Note to press, not for publication: We continue to add new radio stations to our list of participants. If you would like to receive an up-to-date version of the list, please reach out to marloes.groen@bnnvara.nl
Update 19 march, 20.00
List of radio stations:
THE NETHERLANDS
1. NPO Radio 1
2. NPO Radio 2
3. NPO 3FM
4. NPO Radio 4
5. NPO Radio 5
6. 100% NL
7. Radio 10
8. Radio 538
9. Q-Music
10. Sky Radio
11. Veronica
12. Omroep Zeeland
13. WOS Radio
14. Omroep Weert
15. Oog Radio
16. RTV Utrecht
17. Radio Gouwestad
18. Radio Ultiem
19. Slos omroep
20. Omroep Gelderland
21. KX
22. Haarlem 105
23. RTV Albrandswaard
24. Omroep Flevoland
25. Siris (someren)
26. Granprix Radio
27. RPL Woerden
28. RTV Focus Zwolle
29. AVULO - Algemene Vughtse Lokale Omroep
30. KINK
31. Jumbo radio
32. Omroep West
33. RTV Rijnmond
34. Sunrise FM
35. RTW FM WADDINXVEEN
36. Studio Alphen
37. Den Haag FM
38. BNR
39. Zuidwest FM
40. 076Radio.nl
41. Veluwe FM
42. RTV Parkstad
43. Shine Radio
44. Radio Oost
LUXEMBOURG
45. Radio 100,7
46. Radio Latina Luxembourg
GERMANY
47. WDR 2
48. WDR 4
49. 1Live
50. SWR3
51. RBB Radio Eins
52. hr3
53. YOU FM
54. Deutschlandfunk Kultur
55. Bayern 2
56. Antenne Niedersachsen in Hannover, Duitsland
57. Rundfunk Berlin Brandenburg (rbb)
58. MDR1
59. MDR Kultur (maybe)
60. NDR 1
61. Radio Osnabrücks
SPAIN
62. RADIO NACIONAL DE ESPAÑA (RNE)
63. Radio Clásica
64. Radio 3
65. Radio 1 Mallorca
66. JammFM Radio Costa del Sol
AUSTRIA
67. ORF OE1
68. ORF OE3
69. ORF FM4
70. ORF Radio Burgenland
71. ORF Radio Kärnten
72. ORF Radio Niederösterreich
73. ORF Radio Oberösterreich
74. ORF Radio Steiermark
75. ORF Radio Salzburg
76. ORF Radio Tirol
77. ORF Radio Vorarlberg
78. ORF Radio Wien
BELGIUM
79. Stubru
80. Radio 1
81. Radio 2
82. Joe
83. Willy
84. Q music
85. Klara
86. Nostalgie
87. NRJ
88. MNM
89. PURE
90. Classic 21
91. Radio Lifeline
92. BRF1
93. La Première and Vivacité
94. Radio Beverland
UK
95. BBC Radio 1
96. BBC Radio 2
97. BBC Radio 6
98. STAR Radio
ESTONIA
99. Raadio 2
BULGARIA
100. Horizont – national
101. Hristo Botev – cultural
102. Radio Sofia – regional and for young people
103. Radio Shumen – regional
104. Radio Burgas- regional
105. Radio Varna - regional
FINLAND
106. Yle Vega
107. Yle X3M
LATVIA
108. Latvijas Radio 1
109. Latvijas Radio 2
110. Latvijas Radio 3 – Classics
111. Latvijas Radio 4 - Домскаяплощадь
112. Latvijas Radio 5 - pieci.lv
113. LRT RADIJAS
114. LRT KLASIKA
SLOVAKIA
115. Radio Slovensko
116. Radio Devin
117. Radio_FM
118. Radio Patria
119. Radio Regina West
120. Radio Regina East
121. Radio Regina Central Slovakia
ROMANIA
122. Radio Romania
GEORGIA
123. Georgian Radio (Georgian Public Broadcaster)
124. Georgian Radio Music (Georgian Public Broadcaster)
125. Radio Ajara
126. Fortuna
127. Fortuna+
128. Autoradio
129. Ardaidardo
130. Radio Utsnobi
131. Radio Positive
132. Radio Commersant
133. Radio Maestro
134. JAKO FM
135. LIFE FM
136. “Shokoladi”
137. Radio “Kalaki”
138. Radio Vinyl
139. Radio Georgian Vinyl
140. GIPA Radio
PORTUGAL
141. Channel Antena 1 (Main Full Service )
142. Antena 3 (Alternative Pop Channel )
143. RadioZigZag (Kids Radio Digital Station )
POLAND
144. Czwórka Polskie Radio
TURKEY
145. LigRadyo
146. Trt Radyo
CURACAO
147. Paradise FM
SWITZERLAND
148. Radio SRF 3
149. Espace 2
150. La 1ère
DENMARK
151. P1
152. P3
153. P4
154. P6 BEAT
IRELAND
155. RTE Gold
156. RTE's oldies channel
157. RTE 2FM
FRANCE
158. FIP Radio France
CYPRUS
159. RIK Classic
160. Deejay 93.5
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
161. BH Radio 1
NORWAY
162. Radio 102
SLOVENIA
163. VAL 202
ITALY
164. RAI Radio 1