Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (rbb) (
Berlin-Brandenburg Broadcasting) is an institution under public law (national broadcaster) for the states of
BerlinBerlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. With a population of 3.4 million within its city limits, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city and the eighth most populous urban area in the European Union...
and
BrandenburgBrandenburg is one of the sixteen states of Germany. It lies in the east of the country and is one of the new federal states that were re-created in 1990 upon the reunification of the former West Germany and East Germany. The capital is Potsdam...
, situated in
BerlinBerlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. With a population of 3.4 million within its city limits, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city and the eighth most populous urban area in the European Union...
and
PotsdamPotsdam is the capital city of the German federal state of Brandenburg and is part of the Metropolitan area of Berlin/Brandenburg. It is situated on the River Havel, some 25 kilometres southwest of the centre of Berlin....
.
rbb was established on 1 May 2003 through the merger of
Sender Freies BerlinSender Freies Berlin was the ARD public radio and television service for West Berlin from 1 June 1954 until 1990 and for Berlin as a whole from German reunification until 30 April 2003...
(SFB) and
Ostdeutscher Rundfunk BrandenburgOstdeutscher Rundfunk Brandenburg , based in Potsdam, was the public broadcaster for the German federal state of Brandenburg from 12 October 1991 until 30 April 2003...
(ORB), based in Potsdam, and is a member of the Association of PSBs in the Federal Republic of Germany (
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).
rbb has not only the two main studios in
BerlinBerlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. With a population of 3.4 million within its city limits, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city and the eighth most populous urban area in the European Union...
and
PotsdamPotsdam is the capital city of the German federal state of Brandenburg and is part of the Metropolitan area of Berlin/Brandenburg. It is situated on the River Havel, some 25 kilometres southwest of the centre of Berlin....
, but also regional studios in
CottbusCottbus is a city in Brandenburg, Germany, situated around 125 km southeast of Berlin on the River Spree. In 31 December, 2005, its population was 106,415.- History :...
and
Frankfurt (Oder)Frankfurt is a town in Brandenburg, Germany, located on the Oder River, on the German-Polish border directly opposite the town of Słubice which was a part of Frankfurt until 1945. At the end of the 1980s it reached a population peak with more than 87,000 inhabitants...
and regional offices in
PerlebergPerleberg is the capital of the district of Prignitz, located in the northwest of the German state of Brandenburg. The town was founded in 1239 and today has about 13,000 inhabitants...
and
PrenzlauPrenzlau is a city in the Uckermark District of Brandenburg, Germany. Its population is about 21,000 .- External links :*
File:Prenzlau_Mitteltorturm.jpg|Gate TowerFile:Prenzlau_Heiliggeistkirche.jpg|Holy Ghost Church...
. In addition,
rbb currently operates the
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International Studio in
WarsawWarsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River roughly from both the Baltic Sea coast and the Carpathian Mountains. Its population as of 2009 was estimated at 1,709,781, and the Warsaw metropolitan area at approximately 2,785,000...
. The institution also operates the
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Play-Out Center in
PotsdamPotsdam is the capital city of the German federal state of Brandenburg and is part of the Metropolitan area of Berlin/Brandenburg. It is situated on the River Havel, some 25 kilometres southwest of the centre of Berlin....
, a broadcast center for the programs within the
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digital bouquet.
rbb, together with WDR, is responsible for the
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television studio in
BerlinBerlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. With a population of 3.4 million within its city limits, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city and the eighth most populous urban area in the European Union...
.
Legal basis
rbb was built on 25 June 2002 on the basis of the treaty about the establishment of a joint broadcasting company by the states of
BerlinBerlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. With a population of 3.4 million within its city limits, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city and the eighth most populous urban area in the European Union...
and
BrandenburgBrandenburg is one of the sixteen states of Germany. It lies in the east of the country and is one of the new federal states that were re-created in 1990 upon the reunification of the former West Germany and East Germany. The capital is Potsdam...
. Therefore,
rbb hosts
radioRadio is the transmission of signals by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
and
televisionTelevision is a widely used telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images, either monochromatic or color, usually accompanied by sound. "Television" may also refer specifically to a television set, television programming or television transmission...
and has to make sure that both treaty states will be equally provided "with respect to the regional program needs".
Television
- rbb Fernsehen - Berlin and Brandenburg's regional public-broadcasting TV channel (successor to the former SFB 1 and ORB TV channels). Between 19.30 and 20.00, the channel transmits separate regional news programmes for Berlin ("Abendschau") and Brandenburg ("Brandenburg aktuell")
- Das Erste
Erstes Deutsches Fernsehen, marketed as Das Erste , is the principal publicly owned television channel in Germany. It is a joint production of Germany's regional public broadcasters acting through, and coordinated by the ARD consortium....
- Germany's main television network, to which RBB – as a member of ARD – contributes 7% of programming hours
- Phoenix
Phoenix is a publicly-funded television station in Germany which is jointly held by the public broadcasting organizations ARD and ZDF. Its programming consists of documentaries, news broadcasts, special events coverage, and discussion programmes...
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and ZDFZweites Deutsches Fernsehen , ZDF, is a public-service German television channel based in Mainz. It is run as an independent non-profit agency established by joint contract between the German federal states...
's joint news, events and current-affairs channel
- KI.KA
KI.KA is a public commercial-free television channel based in Erfurt, Germany. It is a joint venture of national public television channels ARD and ZDF, and is targeted at children and youth. KI.KA is broadcast on analog cable and satellite as well as digital services, DVB-T, cable and via Astra...
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and ZDFZweites Deutsches Fernsehen , ZDF, is a public-service German television channel based in Mainz. It is run as an independent non-profit agency established by joint contract between the German federal states...
's joint children's channel
- arte
Arte is a Franco-German TV network. It describes itself as a European culture channel and aims to promote quality programming especially in areas of culture and the arts...
- Franco-German cultural channel
- 3sat
3sat is the name of a public, advertising-free, television network in Central Europe. The programming is in German, and is broadcast primarily within Germany, Austria and Switzerland....
- Cultural channel provided jointly by ARD, ZDF, ORFORF is the Austrian national public service broadcaster. Funded from a combination of a television licence fees and revenue from limited on-air advertising, ORF is the dominant player in the Austrian broadcast media...
(Austrian Broadcasting), and SRGThe Swiss Broadcasting Corporation, marketed as SRG SSR idée suisse , is the Swiss public broadcasting organisation, founded in 1931 as SRG-SSR...
(Swiss Broadcasting)
Radio
- Radio Berlin 88,8 - City radio for Berlin from Berlin
- Antenne Brandenburg - Public program for Brandenburg
Brandenburg is one of the sixteen states of Germany. It lies in the east of the country and is one of the new federal states that were re-created in 1990 upon the reunification of the former West Germany and East Germany. The capital is Potsdam...
from PotsdamPotsdam is the capital city of the German federal state of Brandenburg and is part of the Metropolitan area of Berlin/Brandenburg. It is situated on the River Havel, some 25 kilometres southwest of the centre of Berlin....
with regional information from the studios in PotsdamPotsdam is the capital city of the German federal state of Brandenburg and is part of the Metropolitan area of Berlin/Brandenburg. It is situated on the River Havel, some 25 kilometres southwest of the centre of Berlin....
, CottbusCottbus is a city in Brandenburg, Germany, situated around 125 km southeast of Berlin on the River Spree. In 31 December, 2005, its population was 106,415.- History :...
, Frankfurt (Oder)Frankfurt is a town in Brandenburg, Germany, located on the Oder River, on the German-Polish border directly opposite the town of Słubice which was a part of Frankfurt until 1945. At the end of the 1980s it reached a population peak with more than 87,000 inhabitants...
, PerlebergPerleberg is the capital of the district of Prignitz, located in the northwest of the German state of Brandenburg. The town was founded in 1239 and today has about 13,000 inhabitants...
and PrenzlauPrenzlau is a city in the Uckermark District of Brandenburg, Germany. Its population is about 21,000 .- External links :*
File:Prenzlau_Mitteltorturm.jpg|Gate TowerFile:Prenzlau_Heiliggeistkirche.jpg|Holy Ghost Church...
- radioeins - Radio program designed for people aged 25 and above
- Fritz - Program for young people between the age of 14 and 24
- Kulturradio - Cultural program from Berlin
Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. With a population of 3.4 million within its city limits, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city and the eighth most populous urban area in the European Union...
- Inforadio - News program from Berlin
Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. With a population of 3.4 million within its city limits, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city and the eighth most populous urban area in the European Union...
- Sorbischer Rundfunk - a joint program with MDR
MDR may refer to:* Marina del Rey, California* Metropolitan District Railway* Merchant Discount Rate, the percentage of the transaction amount that the credit card processing company charges for providing the merchant the authorization to accept credit cards...
in the SorbianSorbian may refer to more than one article:*the Sorbs, a Slavic people in modern day Germany*the Sorbian language, a group of closely related West Slavic languages...
language
- Funkhaus Europa - wave from WDR for interested German listeners and foreigners, which is produced in cooperation with Radio Bremen
Radio Bremen , Germany's smallest public radio and television broadcaster, is the legally mandated broadcaster for the city-state of Bremen...
and rbb, (replaced Radio Multikulti produced by rbb on 31 December 2008)
See also: German televisionTelevision is an important cultural, social, political and economic part of the German media landscape. During its short existence, television broadcasting has evolved dramatically, both technologically and contentwise....
Well known productions
rbb is producing for
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crime films for the crime series
TatortTatort is a long-running German/Austrian, former Swiss, crime television series set in various parts of Germany and Austria. The show is broadcast on ARD in Germany and ORF in Austria. The first episode was broadcast on November 29, 1970...
and
Polizeiruf 110Polizeiruf 110 is a long running German detective television series. It was first broadcast in 1971.-Most prominent cast:*Peter Borgelt as Hauptmann, later Kriminalhauptkommissar Peter Fuchs...
, the political journal Kontraste and the satirical show Schreibenwischer. In the years 2003 to 2005
rbb broadcasted the Kurt Krömer Show, which attracted attention nationwide. Since 2005/06 the institution produces the successor format
Bei Krömers for
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. The regional news show
Abendschau has a high profile in the capitol region. Since 1958, initially with a slot in
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including nationwide transmission of the
BerlinBerlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. With a population of 3.4 million within its city limits, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city and the eighth most populous urban area in the European Union...
visit of
John F. KennedyJohn Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy , often referred to by his initials JFK, was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963....
, and later distributed under
SFBSFB may refer to:* San Francisco Bay* San Francisco Ballet* Sender Freies Berlin , a German public broadcaster now part of Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg* The IATA airport code for Orlando Sanford International Airport* Slim Floor Beam...
-frequency, Abendschau reports as an urban magazine on politics, economy, sports and timeliness in
BerlinBerlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. With a population of 3.4 million within its city limits, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city and the eighth most populous urban area in the European Union...
and presents sensitivities, originals and anecdotes from the districts and boroughs.
External links
- RBB Homepage (in German)
- All seven radio stations run by RBB have online streams, in RealAudio and Windows Media Player format.