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Radio Bremen (RB), Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
's smallest public radio and television broadcaster
Public broadcasting

Public broadcasting includes radio, television and other electronic mass media outlets that receive some or all of their funding from the public....
, is the legally mandated broadcaster for the city-state of Bremen
Bremen (state)

The Free Hanseatic City of Bremen is the smallest of Germany's 16 States of Germany . A more informal name, but used in some official contexts, is Land Bremen ....
 (which includes Bremerhaven
Bremerhaven

Bremerhaven is the port city of the free city and States of Germany of Bremen , Germany. It forms an enclave in the state of Lower Saxony and is located at the mouth of the Weser River on its eastern bank, opposite the town of Nordenham....
). With its headquarters sited in Bremen city
Bremen

Bremen is a Hanseatic League city in northwestern Germany . It is a port city, situated along the Weser River, about south from its mouth on the North Sea....
, Radio Bremen is a member of the consortium of German public broadcasting organizations, ARD
ARD (broadcaster)

ARD , is a joint organization of Germany's regional public-service broadcasters. It was founded in West Germany in 1950 to represent the common interests of the new, decentralized post-war broadcasting services — in particular, the introduction of a joint television network....
.

o Bremen began transmitting a daily programme on AM radio in 1945 under the post-war occupation of Germany by the Allied powers
Allies of World War II

The Allies of World War II were the countries officially opposed to the Axis powers of World War II during the World War II. Within the ranks of the Allies powers, the British Empire, the Soviet Union, and the United States of America were known as "The Big Three"....
. Although located in an area entirely surrounded by the British Zone of occupation, the city of Bremen belonged, together with Bremerhaven, to the American Zone, and radio broadcasting was therefore overseen by the American command.






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Radio Bremen (RB), Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
's smallest public radio and television broadcaster
Public broadcasting

Public broadcasting includes radio, television and other electronic mass media outlets that receive some or all of their funding from the public....
, is the legally mandated broadcaster for the city-state of Bremen
Bremen (state)

The Free Hanseatic City of Bremen is the smallest of Germany's 16 States of Germany . A more informal name, but used in some official contexts, is Land Bremen ....
 (which includes Bremerhaven
Bremerhaven

Bremerhaven is the port city of the free city and States of Germany of Bremen , Germany. It forms an enclave in the state of Lower Saxony and is located at the mouth of the Weser River on its eastern bank, opposite the town of Nordenham....
). With its headquarters sited in Bremen city
Bremen

Bremen is a Hanseatic League city in northwestern Germany . It is a port city, situated along the Weser River, about south from its mouth on the North Sea....
, Radio Bremen is a member of the consortium of German public broadcasting organizations, ARD
ARD (broadcaster)

ARD , is a joint organization of Germany's regional public-service broadcasters. It was founded in West Germany in 1950 to represent the common interests of the new, decentralized post-war broadcasting services — in particular, the introduction of a joint television network....
.

History

Radio Bremen began transmitting a daily programme on AM radio in 1945 under the post-war occupation of Germany by the Allied powers
Allies of World War II

The Allies of World War II were the countries officially opposed to the Axis powers of World War II during the World War II. Within the ranks of the Allies powers, the British Empire, the Soviet Union, and the United States of America were known as "The Big Three"....
. Although located in an area entirely surrounded by the British Zone of occupation, the city of Bremen belonged, together with Bremerhaven, to the American Zone, and radio broadcasting was therefore overseen by the American command. In 1949 Radio Bremen was chartered to be the public broadcaster serving the city-state of Bremen
Bremen (state)

The Free Hanseatic City of Bremen is the smallest of Germany's 16 States of Germany . A more informal name, but used in some official contexts, is Land Bremen ....
 and became a founding member of ARD in 1950.

Programming


Television

  • Radio Bremen produces and provides programmes for the nationwide television network "Das Erste" (The First).
  • Radio Bremen, together with NDR
    Norddeutscher Rundfunk

    Norddeutscher Rundfunk is a public broadcasting, based in Hamburg. In addition to the city-state of Hamburg, NDR transmits for the German states of Lower Saxony, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Schleswig-Holstein....
     and the former SFB
    Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg

    Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg is the organization responsible for public broadcasting in the Germany States of Germany of Berlin and Brandenburg....
    , began to broadcast on a regional network on 4 January 1965. The name of the network was originally "Nord 3" ("North 3"), later renamed "Norddeutsches Fernsehen N 3" ("North German Television N3"). Since December 2001 the network is known as "NDR Fernsehen" ("North German Broadcasting: Television"). As of that change, and until 2005, productions of Radio Bremen carry their logo, when transmitted on the regional network.
  • On 1 January 2005 Radio Bremen began to broadcast its own regional programming under a new banner: "Radio Bremen TV" (rb-tv). There continues to be cooperation with NDR.
  • Radio Bremen and NDR produce a combined teletext
    Teletext

    Teletext is a television information retrieval service developed in the United Kingdom in the early 1970s. It offers a range of text-based information, typically including national, international and sporting news, weather and TV schedules....
     service called NDR-Text. Until December 2001 it was known by the name "Nord-Text" ("North-Text").


Radio


  • Radio Bremen maintains and transmits on two radio networks. These are known as "Bremen Eins" (Bremen One) and "Bremen Vier" (Bremen Four). Programming on Bremen One consists mostly of oldies, geared to adults, and includes daily news in the local dialect, known as "Bremer Platt". Programming on Bremen Four consists of current hits, geared to the present day youth.
  • Radio Bremen also produces two other programmes together with other public broadcasters: Nordwestradio (Northwest radio) is produced in conjunction with NDR
    Norddeutscher Rundfunk

    Norddeutscher Rundfunk is a public broadcasting, based in Hamburg. In addition to the city-state of Hamburg, NDR transmits for the German states of Lower Saxony, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Schleswig-Holstein....
    , and Funkhaus Europa is produced with WDR
    Westdeutscher Rundfunk

    The Westdeutscher Rundfunk is a Germany public broadcasting institution based in the States of Germany of North Rhine-Westphalia with its main office in K?ln....
    .


Transmitters

The only transmission site operated by Radio Bremen today is the mediumwave transmitter
Mediumwave transmitter Bremen

The Mediumwave Transmitter Bremen is the mediumwave broadcasting facility of Radio Bremen situated at Bremen-Oberneuland, Germany. It operates at 936 Hertz, with a transmitter output power of 50 Watt....
 at Leher Field. The FM and TV signals (including DVB-T) are broadcast in Bremen from the Bremen-Walle Telecommunication Tower, which is operated by Deutsche Telekom
Deutsche Telekom

Deutsche Telekom Aktiengesellschaft is a telecommunications company headquartered in Bonn, Germany. It is the largest telecommunications company in Germany and in the European Union....
. Another transmitter, also operated by Deutsche Telekom, is used in Bremerhaven
Bremerhaven

Bremerhaven is the port city of the free city and States of Germany of Bremen , Germany. It forms an enclave in the state of Lower Saxony and is located at the mouth of the Weser River on its eastern bank, opposite the town of Nordenham....
.

See also: German television
German television

As the world's fourth largest economy and with the largest population in the European Union, Germany today offers a vast diversity of television stations....


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