History
BBC Radio 3 was launched on 30 September 1967 as a result of a BBC Radio reshuffle following the launch of new pop music station Radio 1. All of the BBC's radio stations were relaunched to the new numbered system - BBC Radio 3 had succeeded the BBC Third Programme that launched on 29 September 1946 and launched alongside BBC Radio 2, formerly the Light Programme, and BBC Radio 4, formerly the BBC Home Service.
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