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| Country | Netherlands |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | National. Also available in Belgium and Germany |
| Headquarters | Hilversum |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | NPO |
| Sister channels | NPO 1 NPO 2 NPO 1 Extra NPO 2 Extra NPO Politiek en Nieuws |
| History | |
| Launched | 4 April 1988 |
| Former names | Nederland 3 (1988–2014) |
| Links | |
| Website | NPO 3 website |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Digitenne (FTA) | Channel 3 (HD) |
| Streaming media | |
| NPO | Watch live |
| Ziggo GO | ZiggoGO.tv (Europe only) |
| KPN iTV Online | Watch live (Europe only) |
NPO 3 (known as Nederland 3 [ˌneːdərlɑn ˈdri] until 2014) is the third and youngest of the terrestrial television channels operated by the Dutch public-broadcasting organization NPO in the Netherlands. It carries programmes provided by member-based non-profit broadcasting associations and is oriented towards children, youth, and innovative television. The channel is also available on cable companies in its overseas dependencies in the Caribbean, either live or time-shifted.[1][2][3]