Current logo of Norddeutscher Rundfunk.

Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) [North German Broadcasting] is a public radio and television broadcaster, based in Hamburg. In addition to the city-state of Hamburg, NDR transmits for the German Länder (states) of Schleswig-Holstein, Lower Saxony and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. NDR is a member of the ARD consortium. Image File history File links NDR_logo2. ... Image File history File links NDR_logo2. ... Public broadcasting is a form of public service broadcasting (PSB) intended to serve the diverse needs of the listening public. ... Hamburgs motto: May the posterity endeavour with dignity to conserve the freedom, which the forefathers acquired. ... Schleswig-Holstein is the northernmost of the 16 Bundesländer in Germany. ... With an area of 47,618 km and nearly eight million inhabitants, Lower Saxony (German Niedersachsen) lies in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the countrys sixteen Bundesl nder (federal states). ... Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (German: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) is a state in northern Germany. ... Current logo ARD (Arbeitsgemeinschaft der öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunkanstalten der Bundesrepublik Deutschland – the Consortium of public-law broadcasting institutions of the Federal Republic of Germany), is a joint organization of Germanys regional public broadcasting agencies. ...

NDR Studios

Map of the nine regional broadcasting members of Germany's ARD radio/TV network.

Studios in Hamburg are divided between two locations. Television studios are located in the Lokstedt part of Hamburg, and the radio studios are located at the "Rothenbaum." In addition to these, there are also regional studios, also comprising television and radio studios, in the state capitals of Hanover, Kiel and Schwerin. NDR also maintains other bureaus within its four state territory. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (500x646, 41 KB) Summary Taken from German wikipedia: http://de. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (500x646, 41 KB) Summary Taken from German wikipedia: http://de. ... Hanover (German: Hannover []), on the river Leine, is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany. ... Kiel ( ) is a city in northern Germany and the capital of the Bundesland Schleswig-Holstein. ... Schwerin is a town in northern Germany. ...

Stations

The NDR currently provides a number of services on its own or in co-operation with other broadcasters:

Television

• ARD Das Erste - joint national channel
• NDR Fernsehen (formerly N3 and Norddeutsches Fernsehen) - third public service channel for the NDR area and Bremen, in co-operation with Radio Bremen.
• Phoenix - events channel produced by ARD and ZDF
• KI.KA - children's channel produced by ARD and ZDF
• Arte - Franco-German culture channel
• 3sat- cultural channel, co-produced by the ARD, ZDF, ORF, and SRG

The principal German public national TV channel. ... Bremen may mean: Bremen (city), the city in Germany itself Bremen Airport Bremen (state), which comprises the cities of Bremen and Bremerhaven Archbishopric of Bremen, a historical state to the north of the city Duchy of Bremen, a historical state created on the secularization of the archbishopric in 1648 Bremen... Current logo of Radio Bremen. ... KI.KA (Der Kinderkanal = The Childrens Channel)is a public television channel based in Erfurt, Germany. ... Arte is a Franco-German TV network, which aims to promote quality programming related to the world of arts and culture. ... 3sats logo 3sat is the name of a public, advertising-free, television network in Central Europe. ...

Radio

• NDR 90.3 - Local station for Hamburg, playing music for older listeners.
• NDR 1 Niedersachsen - Local station for Lower Saxony, run from Hanover with some regional opt-outs. Plays music for older listeners.
• NDR 1 Welle Nord - Local station for Schleswig-Holstein, run from Kiel with some regional opt-outs. Plays music for older listeners.
• NDR 1 Radio MV - Local station for Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, run from Schwerin with some regional opt-outs. Plays music for older listeners.
• NDR 2 - Popular music station for middle-aged listeners. This is a commercial public service station.
• NDR Kultur - Arts and culture station.
• NDR Info - News and information station.
• N-Joy - Young persons station.
• Nordwestradio - Cultural station for northwest Lower Saxony and Bremen, produced by Radio Bremen.

Musical organizations

The NDR has four musical organizations, including two orchestras, a chorus and a "big band":

• Sinfonieorchester des Norddeutschen Rundfunks Hamburg - the NDR Hamburg Symphony Orchestra; created in 1945 as the Symphony Orchestra of the NWDR and continued by the NDR under its current name sine 1955. Principal conductors have included Günter Wand and John Eliot Gardiner.
• NDR Radiophilharmonie - the NDR Radio Philharmonic; created in 1950 as the Hanover Radio Orchestra of the NWDR and continued by the NDR under its current name since 1955. Principal conductors have included Willy Steiner and Bernhard Klee. The orchestra plays light classical or "concert hall" music.
• Chor des Norddeutschen Rundfunks - the NDR Chorus; created in 1946 by the NWDR and continued under its current name by the NDR since 1955. The choir sings "old time music" and occasional contemporary songs.
• NDR Bigband; created by the NWDR and continued by the NDR in 1955 as the NDR Studioband. Renamed NDR Bigband in 1971.

Transmitters

FM, MW and TV

• Hamburg Billwerder
• Hemmingen (for Hannover)
• Flensburg
• Kronshagen (for Kiel)
• Lingen

The Transmitter Hamburg-Billstedt is a broadcasting facility in Hamburg-Billstedt, etablished in 1934. ... The transmitter Hemmingen is a transmission facility for mediumwave (frequency 828kHz), FM an TV run by the Northern German Broadcasting Corporation (NDR). ... Flensburg-Engelsby transmitter is a facility of NDR for mediumwave, FM- and TV-broadcasting at Flensburg, Germany. ... Lingen transmitter is a facility of NDR for FM-, mediumwave and TV broadcasting. ...

FM and TV

• Steinkimmen
• Torfhaus
• Zernien
• Osnabrück
• Aurich-Popens
• Göttingen
• Lauenburg
• Bungsberg
• Welmbüttel/Heide (Holstein)
• Sylt
• Visselhövede
• Cuxhaven

The transmitter Steinkimmen is a facility of the NDR for FM- and TV-broadcasting at Ganderkesee-Steinkimmen, Germany. ... There are two transmission facilities at Torfhaus, the transmitter of NDR and the transmitter of the German Telecom Inc. ... The transmitter Aurich-Popens is a facility for FM-/TV-broadcasting of the NDR near Aurich in Germany. ... The Fernmeldeturm Bungsberg (Telecommunication Tower Bungsberg) is a 179 metre high telecommunication tower on the Bungsberg in Northern Germany, built between 1975 and 1977. ...

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

In Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, in the former East Germany, NDR programmes are broadcast from facilities owned by Deutsche Telekom AG. GDR redirects here. ...

History

For 1924-1955 in detail, see Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk.-1...

Pre-war

Broadcasting in the NDR's region began in 1924 in Hamburg, when Norddeutsche Rundfunk AG (NORAG) was created. In 1934 it was incorporated into Großdeutschen Rundfunk, the national broadcaster controlled by Joseph Goebbels's Propagandaministerium, as Reichssender Hamburg. 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Dr. Paul Joseph Goebbels (October 29, 1897 – May 1, 1945) was Adolf Hitlers Propaganda Minister (see Propagandaministerium) in Nazi Germany. ... The Propagandaministerium () (or State Ministry for Public enlightenment and Propaganda) was the Ministry of propaganda in Nazi Germany. ...

Post-war

In the British Zone of occupied Germany, the military authorities quickly established Radio Hamburg to provide information to the population of the area. The four Allied occupation zones in post-war Germany and Austria The Allied powers who defeated Germany in World War II divided the country west of the Oder-Neisse line into four occupation zones for administrative purposes during the period 1945-1949. ...

The British Control Commission appointed Hugh Greene to manage the creation of public service broadcasting in their Zone. On 22 September 1945, Radio Hamburg became Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk, the single broadcasting organisation of the British Zone. Sir Hugh Carleton Greene (1910-1987) was Director-General of the BBC from 1960 to 1969, and is generally credited with modernising an organisation that had fallen behind in the wake of the launch of ITV in 1955. ... September 22 is the 265th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (266th in leap years). ... 1945 (MCMVL) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ...

Länder control

In 1948, the Control Commission transferred the NWDR to the control of the constituent Länder. At first, NWDR had just one radio station, later known as NWDR1. In 1950, it introduced a regional station for the north, NWDR Nord (later to become NDR2), and a regional station for the west, NWDR West (later WDR2). To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards and appeal to a wider international audience, this article may require cleanup. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

That same year, NWDR became a founding member of ARD. The NWDR also played a founding role in launching 625-line television in Germany, starting broadcasts on 25 December 1952. Standard-definition television or SDTV refers to television systems that have a lower resolution than HDTV systems. ... December 25 is the 359th day of the year (360th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 6 days remaining for the year. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

NWDR split

In February 1955, North Rhine-Westphalia decided to establish its own broadcaster, whilst Hamburg, Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein continued with the existing system. To this end, the NWDR was split into two broadcasters - Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) in the north and Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) in North Rhine-Westphalia. 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

NDR continued to operate out of Hamburg. The split was effective from 1 January 1956, although the station NWDR1 remained a joint operation with regional opt-outs. January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The NWDR television service also remained a joint operation, from 1 April 1956 under the name Nord- und Westdeutsche Rundfunkverband (North and West German Broadcasting Federation - NWRV). The NDR and the WDR launched separate television services for their area in 1961. April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ...

NDR3 and Norddeutsches Fernsehen

On 1 December 1956 the NDR started its third radio channel, NDR3 (from 1962 to 1973, this was a joint operation with Sender Freies Berlin). December 1 is the 335th (in leap years the 336th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Logo of Sender Freies Berlin Sender Freies Berlin (SFB) was public radio and television service for West Berlin from 1 June 1954 until 30 April 2003. ...

On 4 January 1965 the NDR, Radio Bremen and SFB began a joint "third channel" television service, Third Channel, later Nord 3 and N3. As of December 2001, this service is called NDR Fernsehen. SFB started a separate tv channel for Berlin in 1992, called B1, later SFB1, now RBB Fernsehen. January 4 is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Orlando Sanford International Airport (IATA: SFB, ICAO: KSFB) is an airport in Sanford, Florida, near Orlando, Florida. ... Map of the nine regional broadcasting members of Germanys ARD radio/TV network. ...

Regionalisation

In 1977, Gerhard Stoltenberg, the Ministerpräsident (Prime Minister) of Schleswig-Holstein walked out of the NDR-Staatsvertrag, the governing body of the NDR, causing discussion of new ways of organising broadcasting in the NDR's region. For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ...

In 1980, the NDR signed a new convention with the three Länder, changing the pattern of broadcasting and creating new regional services. NDR1 was divided into three independent radio stations from 2 January 1981: 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... January 2 is the second day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• NDR 1 Radio Niedersachsen (from 2002, NDR 1 Niedersachsen) for Lower Saxony
• NDR 1 Welle Nord for Schleswig-Holstein
• NDR Hamburg-Welle 90.3 (from 2 December 2001, NDR 90.3) for Hamburg

NDR2 and NDR3 (now NDR Kultur) continued as regional stations. For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... December 2 is the 336th day (337th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...

These regional services were further subdivided with opt-outs for specific areas. NDR 1 Niedersachsen established regions based around Oldenburg-Ostfriesland-Bremen-Cuxhaven, Osnabrück-Emsland, greater Hanover, Braunschweig-southern Lower Saxony and northern Lower Saxony. NDR 1 Welle Nord was subdivided with studio centres in Flensburg, Heide, Norderstedt, Lübeck and Kiel.

Teletext

On 30 September 1988 the NDR introduced a teletext service on its N3 television channel. Originally called Nordtext, it became NDR Text on 2 December 2001. The teletext service also offers information for viewers in the Radio Bremen area under the title Radio Bremen Text. September 30 is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... December 2 is the 336th day (337th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...

NDR4

On 1 April 1989, the NDR introduced its fourth radio service, NDR4. This service was later renamed NDR4 Info and from 2 June 2002 is now known as NDR Info. The station is a news and information service for the whole NDR region. April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... June 2 is the 153rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (154th in leap years), with 212 days remaining. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...

NDR 1 Radio MV

On 1 January 1992, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania in the former East Germany joined the NDR as the fourth Land in the organisation. The area receives the main NDR radio and television stations, plus the regional NDR 1 Radio mV, which has subregions based in Schwerin, Rostock, Neubrandenburg and Greifswald. In October of the same year, SFB in Berlin stopped relaying the Nord 3 television service in favour of its own Berlin 1 TV channel. January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...

N-Joy

On 4 April 1994, the NDR introduced N-Joy Radio (since 2001, just N-Joy), a young-persons radio station aimed at 14 to 19-year-old listeners. April 4 is the 94th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (95th in leap years). ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ...

NDR3

On 3 October 1997, NDR3 was relaunched as Radio 3, produced in co-operation with Ostdeutscher Rundfunk Brandenburg. At the end of 2000, SFB joined Radio 3. This arrangement lasted until ORB and SFB merged on 1 January 2003 and started their own classical and culture network. NDR3 became NDR Kultur on 1 January 2003. October 3 is the 276th day of the year (277th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Nordwestradio

On 1 November 2001, the NDR and Radio Bremen launched a joint radio station, Nordwestradio, to serve Bremen and northwestern Lower Saxony. This service replaced Radio Bremen 2 and control of the service remains with Radio Bremen. November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 60 days remaining. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...

Directors

• 1955—1961: Walter Hilpert
• 1961—1973: Gerhard Schröder
• 1974—1980: Martin Neuffer
• 1980—1987: Friedrich-Wilhelm Räuker
• 1987—1991: Peter Schiwy
• 1991—present: Jobst Plog

See also: German television As one of the largest industrial nations and with the largest population in Europe, Germany today offers a vast diversity of television stations. ...

External links

• (German) NDR Homepage