Westdeutscher Rundfunk Köln (pronounced[ˈvɛstˌdɔʏtʃɐˈʁʊntfʊŋkˈkœln]; "West German Broadcasting Cologne"), shortened to WDR (pronounced[ˌveːdeːˈʔɛʁ]ⓘ), is a German public-broadcasting institution based in the Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia with its main office in Cologne. WDR is a constituent member of the consortium of German public-broadcasting institutions, ARD. As well as contributing to the output of the national television channel Das Erste, WDR produces the regional television service WDR Fernsehen (formerly known as WDF and West3) and six regional radio networks.
WDR was created in 1955, when Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk (NWDR) was split into Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) – covering Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein, and Hamburg – and Westdeutscher Rundfunk, responsible for North Rhine-Westphalia. WDR began broadcasting on two radio networks (one produced jointly with NDR) on 1 January 1956. WDR constitutes the most prominent example of regional broadcasting in Germany.[1]
WDR's first and original logo used from 1956 to 1970.
WDR's second and former logo used from 1970 to 1994.
WDR's third and previous logo used from 1994 to 2012.
WDR's fourth and current logo since 2012.
Fundingedit
WDR is in part funded by the limited sale of on-air commercial advertising time; however, its principal source of income is the revenue derived from viewer and listener licence fees. As of 2023 the monthly fee due from each household for radio and television reception was €18.36.[4] These fees are collected not directly by WDR but by a joint agency of ARD (and its member institutions), ZDF, and Deutschlandradio.
WDR began its regional television service, Westdeutsches Fernsehen (WDF), on 17 December 1965. On 27 August 1967, when West Germany broadcast its first color TV program, WDF used a live broadcast originating from a Bosch outside broadcast van to start broadcasting in color. In 1988, the channel was renamed West 3; since 1994, it has been known as WDR Fernsehen.
While the programmes are mainly run from their Cologne headquarters, they also have a number of sub-regional studios contributing to a regular broadcast called Lokalzeit with the opt-outs "aus Aachen" (Aachen), "OWL" (Bielefeld), "aus Bonn" (Bonn), "aus Dortmund" (Dortmund), "aus Düsseldorf" (Düsseldorf), "aus Duisburg" (Duisburg), "Ruhr" (Essen), "aus Köln" (Cologne and Bonn), "Münsterland" (Münster), "Südwestfalen" (Siegen) and "Bergisches Land" (Wuppertal) for each respective region. WDR has its current affairs and regional politics studios in Düsseldorf.
It has served as the production entity for shows on Das Erste, such as Verbotene Liebe ('Forbidden Love'), which, over the years, has introduced many young actors to the German audience, such as Andreas Stenschke, Jo Weil, Luca Zamperoni and Kay Böger. The Sportschau is produced for ARD in Cologne, and WDR contributes to ARD Digital, 3sat and arte.
A long-running talk show on wheels was Hallo Ü-Wagen ("Hello Radio Van"), was ran from 1974 to 2010 with Carmen Thomas as the original host.
WDR's main radio channels are available on FM and digital (DAB+), as well as via cable and satellite:
1LIVE is a popular music channel modelled on BBC Radio 1 and aimed at a young audience. Its schedules include such non-mainstream night-time programmes as Heimatkult, focusing on pop music from Germany, and Lauschangriff, a series of audio-books.
WDR 2, featuring adult-oriented popular music, focuses strongly on national and regional news, current affairs, and sport.
WDR 3, the cultural channel, offers mostly classical, jazz and world music as well as radio drama and spoken-word features dealing with literature and the performing arts.
WDR 4 (motto: Melodien für ein gutes Gefühl, "Melodies for a good feeling") is a channel aimed chiefly towards an older audience. Its focus is on tuneful music – in particular, oldies and classic hits: popular music of the 1960s to the 1980s or later – with more specialized programming (operetta, country, folk) in the evenings. Around 30–40% of WDR 4's musical output is made up of German-language songs.
WDR 5 features spoken-word programming with the focus on present-day culture and society. Between 6.05 and 9.45 each Monday to Saturday morning the channel offers news, background briefing, interviews, and correspondents' reports in a sequence entitled Morgenecho. The main lunchtime and early-evening news and current affairs programmes Mittagsecho (at 13.05–14.00 on Mondays to Fridays and 13.30–14.30 on Sundays) and Echo des Tages (at 18.30–19.00 daily) are both co-productions with Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) in Hamburg. Additionally, WDR 2's 30-minute round-up of the day's most important news reports, Berichte von heute, is simulcast by WDR 5 on Monday to Friday evenings at 23.30. WDR 5 also carries children's radio programming from KiRaKa at 19.05–20.00 each evening as well as on Sundays at 7.05–8.00 and 14.05–15.00.
COSMO (earlier WDR 5 Funkhaus Europa – an offshoot of WDR 5 – and now a joint production of Radio Bremen, RBB, and WDR) is a channel principally aimed at serving immigrants and promoting integration. It features a wide selection of world music. It is not available over-the-air in every part of WDR's broadcasting area.
Broadcast only via DAB (Digital Radio) as well as DVB-S and partly DVB-C:
1LIVE diggi – off-mainstream music and news from 1LIVE
WDR Event – program of events for special occasions
WDR 2 Klassik – Contributions from WDR 2 with classical music, briefly replaced by the online service Mein WDR Radio after it was discontinued
1LIVE Kunst – web radio with cultural themes and sophisticated pop music
Radio Dortmund – The first local radio station in North Rhine-Westphalia, which was started in 1985 as part of a cable pilot project. Radio Dortmund ran for nine years until WDR needed the frequency for a new WDR 2 "regional window".
^"Potschka, Christian and Golding, Peter (2012) The structural developments of regional broadcasting in Britain and Germany. Media History 18(3-4): 443-458" (PDF). Retrieved 2014-12-02.
^Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR 5) 7 April 2013: "35 Jahre keine Langeweile!" Intendantin Monika Piel verlässt den WDR 17 June 2013 at the Wayback Machine
^DWDL.de: Tom Buhrow tritt am 1. Juli als WDR-Intendant an, by Thomas Lückerath 18 June 2013
^. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
External linksedit
Media related to Westdeutscher Rundfunk at Wikimedia Commons
Official website
November 01, 2023
westdeutscher, rundfunk, köln, pronounced, ˈvɛstˌdɔʏtʃɐ, ˈʁʊntfʊŋk, ˈkœln, west, german, broadcasting, cologne, shortened, pronounced, ˌveːdeːˈʔɛʁ, german, public, broadcasting, institution, based, federal, state, north, rhine, westphalia, with, main, office, . Westdeutscher Rundfunk Koln pronounced ˈvɛstˌdɔʏtʃɐ ˈʁʊntfʊŋk ˈkœln West German Broadcasting Cologne shortened to WDR pronounced ˌveːdeːˈʔɛʁ is a German public broadcasting institution based in the Federal State of North Rhine Westphalia with its main office in Cologne WDR is a constituent member of the consortium of German public broadcasting institutions ARD As well as contributing to the output of the national television channel Das Erste WDR produces the regional television service WDR Fernsehen formerly known as WDF and West3 and six regional radio networks Westdeutscher Rundfunk KolnLogo used since 2012TypeBroadcast radio television and onlineCountryGermanyFounded1955HeadquartersCologne North Rhine Westphalia GermanyOfficial websitewdr wbr de Contents 1 History 1 1 Origins 1 2 Directors 2 Logo history 3 Funding 4 Services 4 1 Television 4 2 Radio 5 Musical organizations 6 See also 7 Notes 8 External linksHistory editOrigins edit The Westdeutsche Funkstunde AG WEFAG was established on 15 September 1924 There was a substantial purge of left wing staff following the Nazi seizure of power in 1933 This included Ernst Hardt Hans Stein and Walter Stern nbsp One of WDR s buildings in CologneWDR was created in 1955 when Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk NWDR was split into Norddeutscher Rundfunk NDR covering Lower Saxony Schleswig Holstein and Hamburg and Westdeutscher Rundfunk responsible for North Rhine Westphalia WDR began broadcasting on two radio networks one produced jointly with NDR on 1 January 1956 WDR constitutes the most prominent example of regional broadcasting in Germany 1 Directors edit 1926 1933 Ernst Hardt director general of WERAG 1933 1937 Heinrich Glasmeier director general of Reichssender Koln 1937 1941 Anton Winkelnkemper director general of Reichssender Koln 1942 1945 closed 1945 1947 Max Burghardt director general of NWDR 1947 1961 Hanns Hartmann director general of NWDR and since 1956 of WDR 1961 1976 Klaus von Bismarck 1976 1985 Friedrich Wilhelm von Sell 1985 1995 Friedrich Nowottny 1995 2007 Fritz Pleitgen 2007 2013 Monika Piel 2 since 1 July 2013 Tom Buhrow 3 Logo history edit nbsp WDR s first and original logo used from 1956 to 1970 nbsp WDR s second and former logo used from 1970 to 1994 nbsp WDR s third and previous logo used from 1994 to 2012 nbsp WDR s fourth and current logo since 2012 Funding editWDR is in part funded by the limited sale of on air commercial advertising time however its principal source of income is the revenue derived from viewer and listener licence fees As of 2023 the monthly fee due from each household for radio and television reception was 18 36 4 These fees are collected not directly by WDR but by a joint agency of ARD and its member institutions ZDF and Deutschlandradio Services editTelevision edit This section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed May 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message WDR began its regional television service Westdeutsches Fernsehen WDF on 17 December 1965 On 27 August 1967 when West Germany broadcast its first color TV program WDF used a live broadcast originating from a Bosch outside broadcast van to start broadcasting in color In 1988 the channel was renamed West 3 since 1994 it has been known as WDR Fernsehen While the programmes are mainly run from their Cologne headquarters they also have a number of sub regional studios contributing to a regular broadcast called Lokalzeit with the opt outs aus Aachen Aachen OWL Bielefeld aus Bonn Bonn aus Dortmund Dortmund aus Dusseldorf Dusseldorf aus Duisburg Duisburg Ruhr Essen aus Koln Cologne and Bonn Munsterland Munster Sudwestfalen Siegen and Bergisches Land Wuppertal for each respective region WDR has its current affairs and regional politics studios in Dusseldorf It has served as the production entity for shows on Das Erste such as Verbotene Liebe Forbidden Love which over the years has introduced many young actors to the German audience such as Andreas Stenschke Jo Weil Luca Zamperoni and Kay Boger The Sportschau is produced for ARD in Cologne and WDR contributes to ARD Digital 3sat and arte Radio edit This section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed May 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message nbsp Hallo U Wagen with Carmen Thomas in 1982A long running talk show on wheels was Hallo U Wagen Hello Radio Van was ran from 1974 to 2010 with Carmen Thomas as the original host WDR s main radio channels are available on FM and digital DAB as well as via cable and satellite 1LIVE is a popular music channel modelled on BBC Radio 1 and aimed at a young audience Its schedules include such non mainstream night time programmes as Heimatkult focusing on pop music from Germany and Lauschangriff a series of audio books WDR 2 featuring adult oriented popular music focuses strongly on national and regional news current affairs and sport WDR 3 the cultural channel offers mostly classical jazz and world music as well as radio drama and spoken word features dealing with literature and the performing arts WDR 4 motto Melodien fur ein gutes Gefuhl Melodies for a good feeling is a channel aimed chiefly towards an older audience Its focus is on tuneful music in particular oldies and classic hits popular music of the 1960s to the 1980s or later with more specialized programming operetta country folk in the evenings Around 30 40 of WDR 4 s musical output is made up of German language songs WDR 5 features spoken word programming with the focus on present day culture and society Between 6 05 and 9 45 each Monday to Saturday morning the channel offers news background briefing interviews and correspondents reports in a sequence entitled Morgenecho The main lunchtime and early evening news and current affairs programmes Mittagsecho at 13 05 14 00 on Mondays to Fridays and 13 30 14 30 on Sundays and Echo des Tages at 18 30 19 00 daily are both co productions with Norddeutscher Rundfunk NDR in Hamburg Additionally WDR 2 s 30 minute round up of the day s most important news reports Berichte von heute is simulcast by WDR 5 on Monday to Friday evenings at 23 30 WDR 5 also carries children s radio programming from KiRaKa at 19 05 20 00 each evening as well as on Sundays at 7 05 8 00 and 14 05 15 00 COSMO earlier WDR 5 Funkhaus Europa an offshoot of WDR 5 and now a joint production of Radio Bremen RBB and WDR is a channel principally aimed at serving immigrants and promoting integration It features a wide selection of world music It is not available over the air in every part of WDR s broadcasting area Broadcast only via DAB Digital Radio as well as DVB S and partly DVB C 1LIVE diggi off mainstream music and news from 1LIVE WDR Event program of events for special occasionsFormer radio channels are WDR 1 Predecessor of 1 Live WDR 2 Klassik Contributions from WDR 2 with classical music briefly replaced by the online service Mein WDR Radio after it was discontinued 1LIVE Kunst web radio with cultural themes and sophisticated pop music Radio Dortmund The first local radio station in North Rhine Westphalia which was started in 1985 as part of a cable pilot project Radio Dortmund ran for nine years until WDR needed the frequency for a new WDR 2 regional window KiRaKa web radio for children aged 5 to 16 WDR Info WDR data and news service with visual information WDR VERA full length traffic news spoken non stop by a computerMusical organizations editWDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne WDR Sinfonieorchester Koln WDR Rundfunkorchester Koln WDR Big Band WDR Rundfunkchor Koln Studio for Electronic Music WDR See also editGerman television Public broadcasting Rockpalast WDR ComputerclubNotes edit Potschka Christian and Golding Peter 2012 The structural developments of regional broadcasting in Britain and Germany Media History 18 3 4 443 458 PDF Retrieved 2014 12 02 Westdeutscher Rundfunk WDR 5 7 April 2013 35 Jahre keine Langeweile Intendantin Monika Piel verlasst den WDR Archived 17 June 2013 at the Wayback Machine DWDL de Tom Buhrow tritt am 1 Juli als WDR Intendant an by Thomas Luckerath 18 June 2013 Der Rundfunkbeitrag Informationen zur Beitragssenkung Archived from the original on 2016 03 04 Retrieved 2016 03 09 External links edit nbsp Media related to Westdeutscher Rundfunk at Wikimedia Commons Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Westdeutscher Rundfunk amp oldid 1174596074, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
