WDR Fernsehen
WDR Fernsehen | |
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Launched | 27 December 1965 |
Owned by | Westdeutscher Rundfunk |
Picture format |
576i (16:9 SDTV) 720p (1080p (DVB-T2 only)) (HDTV) |
Audience share | 2.2% (Germany) (April 2017 , AGF) |
Country | Germany |
Broadcast area |
North Rhine-Westphalia, also distributed nationally and in: Austria Belgium Liechtenstein Luxembourg Netherlands Switzerland Slovenia |
Headquarters | Cologne, Germany |
Formerly called |
Westdeutsches Fernsehen West 3 |
Website | http://www.wdr.de/tv/ |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
DVB-T (North Rhine-Westphalia) | Channel 3 |
Satellite | |
Astra 19.2°E (Europe) |
11.836 GHz Horizontal SR: 27500 FEC: 3/4 SID: 28111 Video PID: 601 Audio PID: 602 Stereo |
Astra 19.2°E (DVB-S2 HDTV) (Europe) |
12.421 GHz Horizontal SR: 27500 FEC: 3/4 SID: 28325 Video PID: 5501 Audio PID: 5502 Stereo, 5506 Dolby Digital |
Astra 19.2°E (Europe) |
Sub-regional windows (19:30-20:00 hours): Bielefeld, Dortmund, Düsseldorf, Essen, Münster & Essen 12.421 GHz Horizontal SR: 27500 FEC: 3/4 |
Astra 19.2°E (Europe) |
Sub-regional windows (19:30-20:00 hours): Aachen, Bonn, Duisburg & Wuppertal 12.604 GHz Horizontal SR: 22000 FEC: 5/6 |
Cable | |
Kabel Deutschland (Germany) | Yes (SD) |
UPC Cablecom (Switzerland) |
Channel 54 (HD, Mediabox) Channel 54 (SD, DigiCard) Channel 94 (HD, DigiCard) |
Ziggo (Netherlands) | Channel 56 (SD) |
IPTV | |
Telekom Entertain (Germany) | Channel 39 (SD/HD) |
A1 TV (Austria) | Channel 53 (SD) / Channel 353 (HD) |
Streaming media | |
WDR.de | Watch live |
Ziggo GO | ZiggoGO.tv (Netherlands only) |
Horizon | Horizon.tv (Switzerland only) |
WDR Fernsehen is a regional public service television channel owned and operated by Westdeutscher Rundfunk and serving North Rhine-Westphalia. It is one of the seven regional "third programmes" that are offered within the federal ARD network.
The station began broadcasting on December 17, 1965, as Westdeutsches Fernsehen (WDF), changing its name to West 3 in 1988, before settling for WDR Fernsehen in 1994.
Originally transmitted only in North Rhine-Westphalia, the channel has become available across Germany with the advent of cable and satellite television. The station is also available free-to-air across Europe via Astra 19.2°E.
In November 2013, a new logo was launched.
News sub-regions
WDR Fernsehen operates eleven sub-regional opt-out services, each broadcasting a 30-minute local news programme entitled Lokalzeit at 19.30 each Monday to Saturday evening together with a shorter, 5-minute bulletin at 18.00 on Mondays to Fridays:
- Aachen: Lokalzeit aus Aachen
- Wuppertal: Lokalzeit Bergisches Land
- Bonn: Lokalzeit aus Bonn
- Dortmund: Lokalzeit aus Dortmund
- Duisburg: Lokalzeit aus Duisburg
- Düsseldorf: Lokalzeit aus Düsseldorf
- Cologne: Lokalzeit aus Köln
- Münster: Lokalzeit Münsterland
- Bielefeld: Lokalzeit OWL aktuell
- Essen: Lokalzeit Ruhr
- Siegen: Lokalzeit Südwestfalen
Programmes[1]
Children
- Die Sendung mit dem Elefanten (2007-present)
- Die Sendung mit der Maus (1998-present)
Entertainment
- Die Wiwaldi-Show (2012-2016)
- Zimmer frei (1996-2016)
Information
- Aktuelle Stunde (1983-present)
- Lokalzeit (1996-present)
- Westpol (1992-present)
Series
- Eyewitness (Øyevitne) (2017)
- In aller Freundschaft (2003-present)
- Lindenstraße (1997-present)
- Phoenixsee (2016-present)
- Prey (Prey - Die Beute) (2015-2016)
- Rote Rosen (2007-2009)
- Sturm der Liebe (2005-2009)
- Schimanski (1998–2016)
- Tatort (2006-present)
- The Game (2015)
Sport
- Sport Inside (2007-present)
- Zeiglers wunderbare Welt des Fußballs, hosted by Arnd Zeigler (2007-present)
Talk
- B. trifft..., hosted by Bettina Böttinger (1993-2004)
- Domian, hosted by Jürgen Domian (1995-2016)
- Kölner Treff, hosted by Bettina Böttinger (2006-present)
Station Logos
- Logo of the predecessor of WDR Fernsehen called West 3
(1988–1994) - Logo WDR Fernsehen until November 11th 2013
- Alternative Version of that Logos
(1994–2013) - Cornerlogo 1994 until November 11th 2013
- Cornerlogo from November 12th 2013 until September 3rd 2016
- Cornerlogo of WDR Fernsehen HD from November 12th 2013 until September 3rd 2016
- Station Logo since September 4th 2016
- Cornerlogo of WDR Fernsehen since September 4th 2016
- Cornerlogo of WDR Fernsehen HD since September 4th 2016
References
- ↑ "Wunschliste". wunschliste.de. Retrieved 29 May 2017.