Netherlands Archives

Music inspired by EON³ | Audæon

18/02/2025

Music inspired by EON³ | Audæon is an internet radio station created by Paulus Stephanus Letschert in the Netherlands which broadcasts an eclectic mix of music with a CD Quality Lossless FLAC stream. The website contains a ‘Now Playing’ list plus links to Spotify playlists and YouTube. According to the station it is “When you want to spend about a whole day with well-known legacy from stage, screen and Dutch national radio.” Website: https://c16.radioboss.fm/u/379 CD […]

Riverside Radio

29/01/2025

Riverside Radio is a Pop and Rock Music internet radio station in the Netherlands with a CD Quality Lossless FLAC stream, a 320kbps MP3 stream and a 32kbps AAC+ stream available – all available either via their webplayer or direct stream links. The website has recently been upgraded and there is a programme guide, links to their social media and radio aggregators. The FLAC stream says it is 24-bit, 48kHz giving a bitrate of 2024kbps. […]

Zap! FM

02/01/2025

Zap! FM is a, oldies, pop music internet radio station in the Netherlands broadcasting CD Quality Lossless FLAC, a 192kbps MP3 and 3 AAC+ (48, 96 and 192kbps) streams. In January 2025 it changed its FLAC stream URL. The station’s website has a 192kbps MP3 web player and is switchable between Dutch and English languages. No further information is available on the website but its metadata title says “ZAP! FM – Non-stop the greatest hits […]

XRadio.nl

23/10/2024

XRadio.nl has ceased broadcasting its CD Quality Lossless FLAC and AAC streams and now just offers 320kbps MP3 via its webplayer and direct stream link. The station mainly broadcasts pop music. No information is available on the current website but a past statement from the station said “XRADIO is a worldwide online radio station playing a crisp, inspiring and mixed music arrangement for a worldwide crowd. XRADIO are an autonomous station for the online era, […]

PowerXS

18/06/2024

PowerXS was a Dutch internet radio station with two channels of music which permanently closed on the 1st May this year. HitRadio was an eclectic mix of pop and dance music and Dance Classics played dance music from multiple decades. Both channels offered a CD Quality Lossless FLAC stream, a 192kbps AAC and a 320kbps MP3 stream. The station’s website contained a webplayer, programme details and links to their social media sites. Note: The stream […]

Dutch music industry grew 9% in 2023

08/03/2024

Dutch music industry grew 9% in 2023 with streaming being the main source of income according to NVPI Audio, the Dutch music industry association. In 2023, the total turnover of the Dutch music industry amounted to 299 million euros, an increase of 9% compared to 2022. Turnover from streaming music increased by 11% to almost 240 million euros. Sales of CDs and vinyl also grew, respectively 16.1 (+5%) and 38.2 (+3%) million euros. The growth is […]

Haarlem Shuffle Radio

19/02/2024

Haarlem Shuffle Radio is a Dutch internet radio station broadcasting Classic Hits with a CD Quality Lossless FLAC stream. It also has 192kbps (labelled 128kbps on its webplayer) and 320kbps MP3 and 64kbps and 128kbps AAC streams both available as direct stream links and via a webplayer on their website. The station is a ‘sister site’ of local broadcaster Haarlem 105 which provides news and programming for the local area. Website: https://www.haarlem105shuffle.nl/ Webplayer: https://www.haarlem105shuffle.nl/2021/08/23/player/ CD […]