The dawn of commercial competition and changing ideas about modern radio forced Radio 3 to overhaul its format drastically in 4 January 1992. First, three broadcasters (NCRV, KRO and AVRO) decided to join forces and introduced "Station 3" in January 1992, with a horizontal format for three days from 6am to midnight (Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays), with programs hosted by DJs from these three broadcasters. As from Monday 5 October 1992, Radio 3 went horizontal completely, with each public broadcaster losing its own designated day (except Veronica on Saturday and TROS on Sunday) but getting a fixed and daily time slot instead.