Many European radio stations have decided to all play 'You'll Never Walk Alone' by Gerry & The Pacemakers at the same time on Friday March 20 at 8.45AM (CET). This is an initiative from Dutch radio presenter Sander Hoogendoorn (radio station 3FM) who asks all his colleagues around Europe to join him by playing the same song at the same time to show unity in times of crisis.

Sander Hoogendoorn, radio presenter at radio station 3FM says: "We all have to do what we can to beat this crisis. Things like this just go beyond the boundaries of radio channels. That's why I thought: why don't all radio morning shows play the same song at the same time? 'You'll Never Walk Alone' would be our choice as it could speak to those doing an incredible job working in health care right now, those who are ill or those who can't leave their house for a while."

The initial ambition was to make sure all morning shows in The Netherlands joined in, but thanks to the help of the Members of the European Broadcasting Union the idea spread to broadcasting stations around Europe. So far, many radio stations in The Netherlands (NPO Radio 1, NPO Radio 2, NPO 3FM, NPO Radio 4, NPO Radio 5, 100%NL, Radio 10, Veronica and others), The United Kingdom (BBC1 and BBC2), Luxembourg (Radio 100,7), Germany (WDR 4, SWR3, RBB), Austria (ORF Austria, OE3), Belgium (Stubru, Radio 1, Radio 2, Joe, Willy, Q-music, Klara, Nostalgie, NRJ, MNM), Estonia(Radio 2), Bulgaria (Bulgarian National Radio), Finland (Yle Vega, Yle X3M),Latvia (Latvijas Radio), Slovakia (Radio and Television Slovakia), Romania (Radio Romania) and Spain (Radio Nacional de España) support the initiative. The aim is to have all European radio stations play 'You'll Never Walk Alone' this Friday at 8.45 AM (CET).

Sander: "We are very proud that so many radio stations around Europe have responded with enthusiasm to our initiative. We hope that this Friday at 8.45 AM, everybody around Europe can sing along to 'You'll Never Walk Alone' and feel like they are not alone in this crisis." The hashtag for the initiative is #neverwalkalone.

Note to press, not for publication: We continue to add new radio stations to our list of participants. If you would like to receive an up-to-date version of the list, please reach out to marloes.groen@bnnvara.nl

Update 19 march, 20.00

List of radio stations:

THE NETHERLANDS

1. NPO Radio 1

2. NPO Radio 2

3. NPO 3FM

4. NPO Radio 4

5. NPO Radio 5

6. 100% NL

7. Radio 10

8. Radio 538

9. Q-Music

10. Sky Radio

11. Veronica

12. Omroep Zeeland

13. WOS Radio

14. Omroep Weert

15. Oog Radio

16. RTV Utrecht

17. Radio Gouwestad

18. Radio Ultiem

19. Slos omroep

20. Omroep Gelderland

21. KX

22. Haarlem 105

23. RTV Albrandswaard

24. Omroep Flevoland

25. Siris (someren)

26. Granprix Radio

27. RPL Woerden

28. RTV Focus Zwolle

29. AVULO - Algemene Vughtse Lokale Omroep

30. KINK

31. Jumbo radio

32. Omroep West

33. RTV Rijnmond

34. Sunrise FM

35. RTW FM WADDINXVEEN

36. Studio Alphen

37. Den Haag FM

38. BNR

39. Zuidwest FM

40. 076Radio.nl

41. Veluwe FM

42. RTV Parkstad

43. Shine Radio

44. Radio Oost

LUXEMBOURG

45. Radio 100,7

46. Radio Latina Luxembourg

GERMANY

47. WDR 2

48. WDR 4

49. 1Live

50. SWR3

51. RBB Radio Eins

52. hr3

53. YOU FM

54. Deutschlandfunk Kultur

55. Bayern 2

56. Antenne Niedersachsen in Hannover, Duitsland

57. Rundfunk Berlin Brandenburg (rbb)

58. MDR1

59. MDR Kultur (maybe)

60. NDR 1

61. Radio Osnabrücks

SPAIN

62. RADIO NACIONAL DE ESPAÑA (RNE)

63. Radio Clásica

64. Radio 3

65. Radio 1 Mallorca

66. JammFM Radio Costa del Sol

AUSTRIA

67. ORF OE1

68. ORF OE3

69. ORF FM4

70. ORF Radio Burgenland

71. ORF Radio Kärnten

72. ORF Radio Niederösterreich

73. ORF Radio Oberösterreich

74. ORF Radio Steiermark

75. ORF Radio Salzburg

76. ORF Radio Tirol

77. ORF Radio Vorarlberg

78. ORF Radio Wien

BELGIUM

79. Stubru

80. Radio 1

81. Radio 2

82. Joe

83. Willy

84. Q music

85. Klara

86. Nostalgie

87. NRJ

88. MNM

89. PURE

90. Classic 21

91. Radio Lifeline

92. BRF1

93. La Première and Vivacité

94. Radio Beverland

UK

95. BBC Radio 1

96. BBC Radio 2

97. BBC Radio 6

98. STAR Radio

ESTONIA

99. Raadio 2

BULGARIA

100. Horizont – national

101. Hristo Botev – cultural

102. Radio Sofia – regional and for young people

103. Radio Shumen – regional

104. Radio Burgas- regional

105. Radio Varna - regional

FINLAND

106. Yle Vega

107. Yle X3M

LATVIA

108. Latvijas Radio 1

109. Latvijas Radio 2

110. Latvijas Radio 3 – Classics

111. Latvijas Radio 4 - Домскаяплощадь

112. Latvijas Radio 5 - pieci.lv

113. LRT RADIJAS

114. LRT KLASIKA

SLOVAKIA

115. Radio Slovensko

116. Radio Devin

117. Radio_FM

118. Radio Patria

119. Radio Regina West

120. Radio Regina East

121. Radio Regina Central Slovakia

ROMANIA

122. Radio Romania

GEORGIA

123. Georgian Radio (Georgian Public Broadcaster)

124. Georgian Radio Music (Georgian Public Broadcaster)

125. Radio Ajara

126. Fortuna

127. Fortuna+

128. Autoradio

129. Ardaidardo

130. Radio Utsnobi

131. Radio Positive

132. Radio Commersant

133. Radio Maestro

134. JAKO FM

135. LIFE FM

136. “Shokoladi”

137. Radio “Kalaki”

138. Radio Vinyl

139. Radio Georgian Vinyl

140. GIPA Radio

PORTUGAL

141. Channel Antena 1 (Main Full Service )

142. Antena 3 (Alternative Pop Channel )

143. RadioZigZag (Kids Radio Digital Station )

POLAND

144. Czwórka Polskie Radio

TURKEY

145. LigRadyo

146. Trt Radyo

CURACAO

147. Paradise FM

SWITZERLAND

148. Radio SRF 3

149. Espace 2

150. La 1ère

DENMARK

151. P1

152. P3

153. P4

154. P6 BEAT

IRELAND

155. RTE Gold

156. RTE's oldies channel

157. RTE 2FM

FRANCE

158. FIP Radio France

CYPRUS

159. RIK Classic

160. Deejay 93.5

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

161. BH Radio 1

NORWAY

162. Radio 102

SLOVENIA

163. VAL 202

ITALY

164. RAI Radio 1