Qmusic (previously written as Q-music) is a Dutch commercial radio station which has been broadcasting since 31 August 2005.

In 2005, Dutch entrepreneur John de Mol planned to purchase Radio 538, which was the current market leader.

On July 1, 2005 DPG Media purchased the NoordzeeFM radio station for the symbolic sum of one euro.

[1] After two months with a stripped-down version of Noordzee FM have gone by, the new owners began on 31 August 2005, around 20:30, a few hours earlier than had been announced, one in Flanders already quite successful radio format, under the name Q-music.

These so-called feel-good formula with many recent hits, short presentations, a remarkable morning show and many actions, also caught on in the Netherlands.

Qmusic used the first years of the Noordzee FM studio on the 's Gravelandseweg in Hilversum, but moved in the end of September 2009, to the former bubble-gum factory Maple Leaf on the industrial Overamstel in Amsterdam.

After the morning show follows Het Foute Uur and thereafter programs of Martijn Kolkman, Lieke Veld and Wim van Helden.

As of October 2006 there was a few months a full day programming with Daniel Smulders, Timon Jacobs and Marcel Vermeer.

[5][6][7] Qmusic also has a number of digital (theme) stations: Every hour (with Mattie & Wietze and Niek van der Bruggen also on the half-hour), the news is broadcast, it is provided by the ANP.

From 25 July 2011 to 12 August 2011 were heard consecutively: Henkjan Smits, Karin Bloemem, Jan de Hoop, Lola Brood, Jan Kooijman, Eddy Zoëy, Rens Goseling, Guido Weijers, Lucille Werner, Kim-Lian van der Meij, Dennis van der Geest and "Star" of Oh oh Cherso (Tony Wyczynski).

From 2 July 2012 to 20 July 2012 were heard consecutively: Tim Coronel, Emile Ratelband, Isabelle Brinkman, Rik van de Westelaken, Ymke Wieringa, Art Rooijakkers, Ruben van der Meer, Piet Paulusma, Robert Kranenborg, Kim Kötter, Britt Dekker, Mari van de Ven, Jeffrey Wammes, Ellen ten Damme and Fiona Hering.

Successively were heard: Renske Leijten (SP), Geert Wilders (PVV), Tofik Dibi (GroenLinks), Alexander Pechtold (D66), Sybrand van Haersma Buma (CDA), Fred Teeven (VVD), Tanja Jadnanansing (PvdA), Hero Brinkman (DPK), Arie Slob (Christian Union) en Marianne Thieme (PvdD).

This was a great success and therefore Q-music Netherlands started in September 2011 with a radio program called Qcollege.

Listeners can let SMS know how many seconds they thought the gold block or the key was hitting the ground.

In order to participate, listeners need do apply daily during 1 of the 2 application moments that lasts a few minutes.

Every hour, during daytime radio on Monday through Friday (From 7:00 to 19:00), one applicant is called back who than gets 1 change to guess the action performed to produce the sound.

If the sound is not guessed for a long time, the radio station wil start handing out hints.

Below is a list of past sounds that ended up with a highest price money before being guessed, per year: When this action could listeners call in the help of the presenters of the radio station to help other people with chores such as bringing children to school, mowing grass, ironing, suitcase packing, handing out muffins, fill in for linesman, raids for sidekick to a radio program and cheese at the market.