DR P3 (referred to in Denmark simply as P3) is a Danish current-based hit music

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operated by the

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. It is broadcast on

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, DAB, and

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. It commenced broadcasting on 1 January 1963 as ''Musikradioen'' in response to the popularity of the offshore

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, which had been outlawed by the

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in June 1962. In April 1966 the station became ''Danmarks Radio Program 3'' and to ''Danmarks Radio P3'' in 1971. On 1 October 2017 P3 became available on

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radio when a nationwide switch-over took place. On 5 April 2022, DR P3 merged with its sister online streaming service and former TV channel

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Music

The station's music features a mix of both established and emerging artists. The annual "KarriereKanonen" allows unknown musicians to breakthrough and have their songs played on P3. Once a week, a song is selected to be ''P3s Uundgåelige'' (previously known as ''Ugens Uundgåelige'' and ''Powerplay'') from the playlist, which means that the song is going to be rotated more frequently than any other songs on P3 this week. Some of these songs that have been sung by Danish musicians have been released on CDs in 2004 and 2005.

References

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