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Norddeutscher Rundfunk

Norddeutscher Rundfunk (pronounced [ˈnɔʁtˌdɔʏtʃɐ ˈʁʊntfʊŋk]; "Northern German Broadcasting"), commonly shortened to NDR (pronounced [ˌɛndeːˈʔɛʁ] ), is a public radio and television broadcaster, based in Hamburg. In addition to the city-state of Hamburg, NDR broadcasts for the German states of Lower Saxony, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Schleswig-Holstein. NDR is a member of the ARD organisation.

Type

Broadcast radio, television and online

Germany

Regional
National
International

Hamburg, Germany

2 May 1924 as NORAG
1 January 1956 (1956-01-01) as NDR

Nordische Rundfunk AG (1924–1933)
Norddeutsche Rundfunk GmbH (1933–1934)
Reichssender Hamburg (1934–1945)
Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk (1945–1955)

NDR 1 Radio Niedersachsen (from 2002, NDR 1 Niedersachsen) for

Lower Saxony

NDR 1 Welle Nord for

Schleswig-Holstein

NDR Hamburg-Welle 90.3 (from 2 December 2001, NDR 90.3) for

Hamburg

– joint national channel

Das Erste

(formerly N3 and Norddeutsches Fernsehen) – third public service channel for the NDR area and Bremen, in co-operation with Radio Bremen.

NDR Fernsehen

– events channel produced by ARD and ZDF

Phoenix

– children's channel produced by ARD and ZDF

KI.KA

– Franco-German culture channel

Arte

– cultural channel, co-produced by ARD, ZDF, ORF, and SRG

3sat

– news channel

tagesschau24

news program

Berichte von heute

– the North German Radio Elbphilharmonie Orchestra; created in 1945 as the Symphony Orchestra of the NWDR and continued by NDR under the name NDR Sinfonieorchester between 1955 – 2016. It was renamed in 2016 to its current name. Principal conductors have included Günter Wand and John Eliot Gardiner. Currently it is Alan Gilbert.

NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester

– the NDR Radio Philharmonic; created in 1950 as the Hanover Radio Orchestra of the NWDR and continued by NDR under its current name since 1955. Principal conductors have included Willy Steiner, Bernhard Klee, and Eiji Oue. The orchestra plays light classical or "concert hall" music.

NDR Radiophilharmonie

or Chor des Norddeutschen Rundfunks—created in 1946 by the NWDR and continued under its current name NDR since 1955. The choir specializes in "Alte Musik", but a broad repertory also includes contemporary music.

NDR Chor

NDR Bigband; created by the NWDR and continued by NDR in 1955 as the NDR Studioband. Renamed NDR Bigband in 1971.

NDR has four musical organizations, including two orchestras, a chorus and a "big band":

Wittmoor Measurement and Reception Station

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Hamburg portal

(in German)

Official website