Arrow Classic Rock is a Dutch radio station

Radio station

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, that despite its name plays pop & some rock music

Rock music

Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...

. Arrow Classic Rock broadcasts on FM

Frequency modulation

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 and is also receivable via cable

Cable radio

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, all nationwide. The station began in 1996 and bought AM 828 from Veronica FM in 1998. In 2003 the frequencies of medium wave had been redistributed and the station moved to AM 675. In May 2007 Arrow bought Caz!

Caz!

Caz! is a Dutch commercial radio station that started on April 18, 2006 at 06.00 using the frequencies formerly used by Yorin as Yorin FM. Due to disappointing results, RTL Group sold Yorin FM in 2006 to SBS Broadcasting who relaunched it under the Caz! brand....

 to use their FM frequencies and stop broadcasting on AM. On 31 January 2008 they ceased their AM transmissions, transmitting an announcement in English

English language

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 advising their move to FM and to use the web stream

Internet radio

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.

Once a year the station organizes Arrow Rock Festival

Arrow Rock Festival

Arrow Rock Festival is a rock festival that takes place on a yearly basis since 2003 in the Netherlands. This festival presents mostly classic rock bands. The original location for the festival was Lichtenvoorde; until 2007 when the venue changed to Biddinghuizen. 2008 saw another location change,...

, one of the largest rock festivals

Music festival

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 in the Netherlands with dozens of big-name bands playing every year. Aerosmith

Aerosmith

Aerosmith is an American rock band, sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston" and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band". Their style, which is rooted in blues-based hard rock, has come to also incorporate elements of pop, heavy metal, and rhythm and blues, and has inspired many...

 performed at Arrow Rock Festival 2007 along with Scorpions

Scorpions (band)

Scorpions are a heavy metal/hard rock band from Hannover, Germany, formed in 1965 by guitarist Rudolf Schenker, who is the band's only constant member. They are known for their 1980s rock anthem "Rock You Like a Hurricane" and many singles, such as "No One Like You", "Send Me an Angel", "Still...

 and Europe

Europe (band)

Europe is a Swedish rock band formed in Upplands Väsby in 1979 under the name Force by vocalist Joey Tempest, guitarist John Norum and drummer Tony Reno. Although widely associated with glam metal, the band's sound incorporates heavy metal and hard rock elements...

. In 2008, Kiss

KISS (band)

Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in January 1973. Well-known for its members' face paint and flamboyant stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid to late 1970s on the basis of their elaborate live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood spitting,...

 headlined the festival.

Arrow also contributes to the newly founded Pinkpop Classic

Pinkpop

Pinkpop Festival, or Pinkpop for short, is an annual festival held at Landgraaf, Netherlands. It is held annually on the Pentecost weekend...

 rock festival, to be held August 2007 featuring the performance of Status Quo, among others.

In October Arrow has Rocktober which is in the spirit of Rock, that includes:

• The sympho-25 (the 25 best sympho-rock songs)
• The blues top 50
• The album top 100 of the 70's 80's and 90's
• The best guitar player, singer, bass player and drummer
• The Arrow rock 500
• British Invasion
  British Invasion
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• Rock in Waterland

FM closure

In February 2009, Arrow was ordered by the Radiocommunications Agency to cease Arrow Classic Rock broadcasting on FM frequencies across the Netherlands by March 11 after owing under €7 million in licence fees. Arrow Classic Rock was now to received on AM 828 kHz 24 hours a day with a power of 5 kW, but on 5 May 2009 this transmitter was switched off.

Bankruptcy

After its assets were seized by the Government, Arrow was declared bankrupt in April 2009. As a result, Arrow Classic Rock does not have any DJ

Disc jockey

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's left. Arrow now broadcasts around the clock without a DJ.