Bayerischer Rundfunk
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public broadcaster for the federal state of Bavaria
OverviewAI-generated
Bayerischer Rundfunk, also known as Bavarian Broadcasting, is an organization based in Munich, Germany. It operates under the legal name Bayerischer Rundfunk Anstalt des öffentlichen Rechts and holds the acronym BR. The entity is classified as an active organization within the jurisdiction of Germany.
The organization was established in 1924 and began operations in 1945. It currently employs 3,402 people.
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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
Wikidata facts
- Country
- Germany
- Located in
- Munich
- Headquarters
- Munich
- Owned by
- Bavaria
- Parent organization
- ARD
- Employees
- 3402
- Official website
- www.br.de
- Image
- BR-Funkhaus Hochhaus 06.jpg
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- Commons category
- Bayerischer Rundfunk
- topic's main category
- Category:Bayerischer Rundfunk
- inception
- 1945-00-00
- social media followers
- 3190
- nominated for
- European Film Award for Best Film
- product or material produced
- terrestrial television
- short name
- BR
- catalog code
- DEBYLT02CF
Sources (13)
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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.