This article deals with the Deutsche Welle company of the 1920s and 30s. For the, unconnected, international short-wave station of the same name founded in 1953, see Deutsche Welle. This article is about the German international broadcaster. ...

Deutsche Welle GmbH was a publicly licensed, though privately financed, German broadcasting company founded in August 1924 in Berlin. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Berlin is the capital city and a single state of the Federal Republic of Germany. ...

On 7 January 1926 the company opened a long-wave transmitter (which soon became known as the Deutschlandsender, since its broadcasts could be heard all over Germany) at Königs Wusterhausen near Berlin. A large part of the station's output consisted of the retransmission of material from the nine regional broadcasting companies which had been established in the previous three years; within this framework Deutsche Welle attempted to emphasize educational programming for a nationwide audience. January 7 is the seventh day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Longwave radio frequencies are those below 500 kHz, which correspond to wavelengths longer than 600 meters. ... Antenna tower of Crystal Palace transmitter, London A transmitter (sometimes abbreviated XMTR) is an electronic device which with the aid of an antenna propagates an electromagnetic signal such as radio, television, or other telecommunications. ... Deutschlandsender was one of the first German radio stations. ...

The far reach of the Deutschlandsender's long-wave transmitter meant that Deutsche Welle's programming could be heard well beyond Germany's borders. In September 1926, the Munich regional station -- the Deutsche Stunde in Bayern -- received feedback from listeners in Amsterdam when its programmes first began to be relayed by the Deutschlandsender. Munich (German: München, (pronounced listen)German Federal State of Bavaria. ... Amsterdam Location Flag Country Netherlands Province North Holland Population 742,951(1 January 2005) Coordinates Website www. ...

On 1 January 1933, Deutsche Welle GmbH was officially renamed Deutschlandsender GmbH and given the specific remit of relaying representative programme material from the regional companies to a national audience. The appointment only a few weeks later, of Adolf Hitler as Chancellor of Germany was, however, soon to alter the character of all German radio stations radically. January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... (April 20, 1889 – April 30, 1945) was Chancellor of Germany from 1933 and Führer (Leader) of Germany from 1934 until his death. ... The German head of government has been known as the Chancellor (German: Kanzler) ever since the creation of the post. ...