Antena 3 is one of the three national radio channels produced by the

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, the others being

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and Antena 2. The channel specializes in

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and

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, featuring live concerts, news and chart countdown programmes.

History

Inaugurated on 26 April 1994, Antena 3 is distinguished by its promotion of new Portuguese music. The station has discovered and promoted some of the most important contemporary Portuguese bands. In 2015, the station was rebranded as "the entrance door of pop culture in the RTP universe". Over the years, Antena 3 has been controlled by

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, Luís Montez,

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The Team

Some of the house names are: * Álvaro Costa (One of the Portuguese radio biggest names) * Ana Galvão * António Freitas (Metal presenter of "Alta Tensão") * Augusto Seabra * Catarina Limão * DJ Vibe (weekend nights DJ) * Família Fazuma (Reggae presenter "Música Enrolada") *

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(Presenter of "Prova Oral" ) * Henrique Amaro (One of the biggest specialists in Portuguese music producer of programs like "100%" e "Portugália") * José Paulo Alcobia (Cinema critic) *

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* Miguel Quintão (With Álvaro Costa presents "Bons Rapazes") *

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(The voice of M and many TV advertisements, never showing her face) * Nuno Calado (Disciple of

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, author of "Clandestino" and "Indigente") *

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(Author "Caixa de Ritmos") * Paulo Castelo ("the traffic boy") *

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(author of "Coyote") * Raquel Bulha (author of "Planeta 3", "Terra à Vista", "Borda d'água" and presenter of "Hora do Sexo" with the psychologist Quintino Aires) * Ricardo Sérgio (The news men of "info-3" and summer festivals, also music critic on the newspaper diary "DN" and magazine "Op") * Rui Estêvão * Rui Miguel Abreu (author of "Nação Hip-Hop" and founder of the record label

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( Lux DJ, Friday nights on Antena 3)

External links

Official homepage of Antena 3
(in Portuguese)
Antena 3 Live Stream on RTP Play

References

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History

The Team

External links

See also

References