NDR Fernsehen

NDR Fernsehen is a German free-to-air regional television channel targeting northern Germany, specifically the states of Schleswig-Holstein, Lower Saxony, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Hamburg and Bremen. It is broadcast by both Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) and Radio Bremen, although NDR provides most of the output as they are bigger than Radio Bremen. It is one of seven regional "third programmes" offered by the ARD members.

NDR Fernsehen
Launched	4 January 1965 (1965-01-04)
Owned by	Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) Radio Bremen (RB)
Picture format	576i (16:9 SDTV) 720p (1080p (DVB-T2 only))
Audience share	2.4% (Germany) (April 2017 (2017-04), AGF)
Slogan	Das beste am Norden
Country	Germany
Broadcast area	Bremen, Hamburg, Lower Saxony, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern & Schleswig-Holstein, also distributed nationally
Headquarters	Hamburg, Germany
Formerly called	Norddeutsches Fernsehen Nord 3 N3
Website	ndrfernsehen.de
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital terrestrial television	Channel 3 (Bremen, Hamburg, Lower Saxony, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern & Schleswig-Holstein)
Satellite
Astra 19.2°E (Europe)	11582 H 22000 2/3 (HD) 12110 H 27500 3/4 (SD)
Canal Digitaal (Netherlands)	Channel 133 (HD) Channel 661 (SD)
Cable
Unitymedia (Deutsch)	NDR Niedersachsen HD auf Channel 37 (HD)
UPC Cablecom (Switzerland)	Channel 56 (HD, Mediabox) Channel 56 (SD, DigiCard) Channel 95 (HD, DigiCard)
Ziggo (Netherlands)	Channel 57 (SD)
YouSee (Denmark)	Channel 93 (HD)
Caiway (Netherlands)	Channel 140 (SD)
DELTA (Netherlands)	Channel 453 (SD)
Kabel Noord (Netherlands)	Channel 112 (SD)
IPTV
Telekom Entertain	Channel 29 (HD)
A1 TV (Austria)	Channel 52 (SD) Channel 352 (HD)
KPN (Netherlands)	Channel 120 (HD)
T-Mobile (Netherlands)	Channel 394 (SD)
Streaming media
NDR.de	Watch live
Ziggo GO (Netherlands)	ZiggoGO.tv (Europe only)

It started broadcasting on 4 January 1965 as the common channel of NDR, Radio Bremen and Sender Freies Berlin (SFB). It eventually adopted the name "Nord 3", later "N3". In 1992, the stations broadcast area changed as Mecklenburg-Vorpommern was added to NDR after the German reunification and SFB left the N3 cooperation in October to start its own channel, B1 (now rbb Fernsehen). The name "NDR Fernsehen" was adopted in 2001.

The channel is available in five different feeds for the broadcast of local programmes in the early evening. Four of the areas are branded "NDR Fernsehen", while in the Bremen area, only NDR NDS is available.

• NDR Fernsehen Hamburg (NDR FS HH) with Hamburg Journal.
• NDR Fernsehen Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (NDR FS MV) with Nordmagazin.
• NDR Fernsehen Niedersachsen (NDR FS NDS) with Niedersachsen 19:30.
• NDR Fernsehen Schleswig-Holstein (NDR FS SH) with Schleswig-Holstein Magazin.

The NDR-branded areas generally broadcast a shorter news bulletin at 18:00 and a half-hour bulletin at 19:30. As many of the other third channels, NDR Fernsehen simulcasts the main 20:00 edition of Tagesschau.

The channel was initially only available terrestrially in its designated area, but since it became available on satellite and cable television it is available nationally. Many Danish and Dutch cable networks also relay the signal.