RTHK Radio 3 () is a broadcasting station under

Radio Television Hong Kong Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) is the public broadcasting service of Hong Kong. GOW, the predecessor to RTHK, was established in 1928 as the first broadcasting service in Hong Kong. As a government department under the Commerce and Economic ...

. It was launched on 30 June 1928 and is the first radio broadcast station in

Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...

. At present, the station broadcasts on 567 kHz for all of Hong Kong, as well as additional FM frequency in selected regions. RTHK Radio 3, which is mainly broadcast in English, is positioned as a “news and information and entertainment platform” to tie in with the pace of international metropolises in Hong Kong and provide information for English speakers in Hong Kong to help them understand world and local affairs. There are Nepali,

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and

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periods. Notable shows include current affairs program 'Backchat', economics and finance-oriented 'Money Talk', and afternoon lifestyle program 'The 1 2 3 Show'.

History

The station was the first radio station established by Radio Television Hong Kong. From the beginning, the call sign was GOW and the frequencies were AM 845 kHz and AM 1525 kHz. On 1 February 1929, the call sign was changed to ZBW and the frequency was AM 860 kHz. In August 1948, the station cancelled its call sign and changed its name in 1981. Radio team organized and broadcast fundraising reality shows for

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since 1960s. Later, in 1980s, RTHK Radio 3 invented Christmas contest that was called "Operation Santa Claus", that was also for charity, and this contest became a longstanding Christmas tradition in Hong Kong.

World's Most Durable DJ Uncle Ray

DJ Uncle Ray (Ray Cordeiro) was called in 2000 by

Guinness World Records ''Guinness World Records'', known from its inception in 1955 until 1999 as ''The Guinness Book of Records'' and in previous United States editions as ''The Guinness Book of World Records'', is a British reference book published annually, list ...

as The World's Most Durable DJ. Until his death, Ray Cordeiro hosted RTHK Radio 3 "All the Way with Uncle Ray", a show of popular music. He started his radio career with Radio Rediffusion in 1949 in age of 25, and joined RTHK in 1960.

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