Bayerischer Rundfunk
Sign in to saveAlso known as BR
public broadcaster for the federal state of Bavaria
Key facts
- Type
- Broadcast radio, television and online
- Country
- Germany
- Availability
- Worldwide
- Licence area
- Free State of Bavaria
- Headquarters
- Munich , Bavaria , Germany
- Key people
- Katja Wildermuth, Managing Director
- Launch date
- 30 March 1924 (Deutsche Stunde in Bayern), 25 January 1949 (Bayerischer Rundfunk)
- Former names
- Deutsche Stunde in Bayern (1922–1930) Bayerischer Rundfunk GmbH (1931–1933) Reichssender München (1933–1945) Radio München (1945–1949)
- Affiliation
- ARD
- Webcast
- Watch Nord , Watch Süd , Watch Panorama
- Official website
- br .de
via Wikipedia infobox
Research organization · ROR
- Type
- Other
- Founded
- 1924
- Location
- Munich, Germany
- Also known as
- BR
- Status
- Active
GRID grid.507507.0 · ISNI 0000 0004 0554 2001
~11 min read
Encyclopedic overview
Bayerischer Rundfunk ( pronounced [ˈbaɪʁɪʃɐ ˈʁʊntfʊŋk]; "Bavarian Broadcasting"), shortened to BR (pronounced [beːˈʔɛʁ] ), is a public-service radio and television broadcaster, based in Munich, capital city of the Free State of Bavaria in Germany. BR is a member organization of the ARD consortium of public broadcasters in Germany.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bayerischer Rundfunk” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.