SWR3

SWR3 is the pop music station of the public broadcaster Südwestrundfunk (SWR), produced at the SWR broadcasting center in Baden-Baden with regional studios in Stuttgart and Mainz. It was established in 1998 from the merger of SDR 3 and SWF 3 as part of the formation of SWR [1, 2]. SWR3 primarily targets listeners aged 14 to 49, offering a 24-hour live program formatted as Hot Adult Contemporary [2]. Its programming features current pop music, hits from the 1980s and 1990s, along with hourly news and traffic updates [1, 2]. SWR3 hosts the annual "SWR3 New Pop Festival," showcasing national and international artists [2]. The station boasts an average of 3.5 million daily listeners nationwide, making it one of Germany's most-listened-to radio stations [1, 4]. Additional offerings include radio comedy, podcasts, and web radio streams [2, 3].