NPO 3FM Alternative

NPO 3FM Alternative is the Dutch public broadcaster's answer to formulaic playlists. It's raw, it's curated, and it doesn't care about Top 40. The programming swings from garage rock to dream pop, with healthy doses of post-punk and indie folk thrown in. You'll hear artists like Tame Impala, King Gizzard, and local Dutch acts such as DeWolff. The daytime rotation is energetic but never obnoxious. Evening slots get properly weird - darker, slower, more experimental. It's the kind of station where a deep cut from The National might follow a track by a Rotterdam-based band you've never heard of.…