Arrow Jazz FM
Encyclopedia
Arrow Jazz FM is a Dutch commercial radio station
, that plays jazz
music. It is the sister station
of Arrow Classic Rock
.
, but slowly but surely more places in the Netherlands have been able to receive the station on cable television
and on various FM frequencies across most of the Netherlands.
In February 2009, Arrow was ordered by the Radiocommunications Agency to cease Arrow Jazz FM broadcasting on FM frequencies across the Netherlands by March 11 after owing €2 million in licence fees.
Radio station
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, that plays jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
music. It is the sister station
Sister station
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of Arrow Classic Rock
Arrow Classic Rock
Arrow Classic Rock is a Dutch radio station, that despite its name plays pop & some rock music. Arrow Classic Rock broadcasts on FM and is also receivable via cable, 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...
.
History
In February 2004 Arrow Jazz FM began test broadcasts, and started regular broadcasts in May. In the beginning Arrow Jazz FM was only broadcast on the InternetInternet
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, but slowly but surely more places in the Netherlands have been able to receive the station on cable television
Cable television
Cable television is a system of providing television programs to consumers via radio frequency signals transmitted to televisions through coaxial cables or digital light pulses through fixed optical fibers located on the subscriber's property, much like the over-the-air method used in traditional...
and on various FM frequencies across most of the Netherlands.
In February 2009, Arrow was ordered by the Radiocommunications Agency to cease Arrow Jazz FM broadcasting on FM frequencies across the Netherlands by March 11 after owing €2 million in licence fees.