Since the late 2010's, NPO Radio 2 has been one of the market share leaders among Dutch radio stations. During the first years of the 2020s, it competed against commercial station QMusic for the top spot. The station's annual top 2000 event regularly leads to a large market share for the station during December.[1][2]
History
The origins of the station go back to "Hilversum 1", launched in 1947. The name change to "Radio 2" took place on 1 December 1985.[3] On 19 August 2014, the name was changed to "NPO Radio 2".
Target audience and content
The primary target adult audience comprises listeners aged between 35 and 55, while NPO 3FM is aimed at listeners aged 15–34. The station plays a wide variety of songs from the 1980s to 1990s, though 1960s and 1970s songs may also be incorporated. Current hits air occasionally and are based upon NPO 3FM's Mega Top 30 chart.[3]
NPO Radio 2 is also known for its annual NPO Radio 2 Top 2000 presentation, first broadcast as a one-off event in 1999. Since then, it has turned into an annual event, consisting of a list of the 2000 best songs of all times as voted by the general public, broadcast continuously between Christmas Day and midnight on New Year's Eve.[4][5]
Content contributors
As of 2020, the following broadcasting organizations participate in the production of NPO Radio 2's programming:
^Oitmann, Pierre (20 December 2019). "Top 2000 al twintig jaar een traditie" [Top 2000, twenty years of tradition]. Metro (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 February 2023.
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