Deutschlandfunk

Deutschlandfunk (DLF) is a public radio station German of information produced by Deutschlandradio.

History

In the Years 1950, the German Democratic republic (GDR) starts to diffuse the station Deutschlandsender in long Ondes. By reaction, the Nordwestdeutsche Rundfunk request a license to create a station in long waves similar. It obtains the concession in 1956.

In 1960 the West German Federal government establishes that if to diffuse for Germany is a right guaranteed to the Länder , to diffuse from Germany towards outside is a federal competence, because that concerns the foreign affairs. Also decides it to create Deutschlandfunk, a national company of diffusion based with Cologne.

When the license of diffusion of the Norddeutsche Rundfunk expires, the Federal government seizes the frequencies released for the diffusion of its new creation which starts to emit on January 1st 1962. Deutschlandfunk diffuses then in German for the German-speaking minorities of Europe of the East.

After the Reunification

After the Reunification, the Deutsche Welle absorbs Radio Berlin International, the service external of the East-German radio, and deals with the languages hitherto applied to Deutschlandfunk. The orientation of the station changes: it is transferred to ARD and becomes the national diffuser of the Germany.

The ARD then divides the activity of Deutschlandfunk into two service: DeutschlandRadio Berlin, a cultural station, and Deutschlandfunk, a station of information.

The studios are still located at Cologne and the station does not diffuse publicity.

Leaders of 1960-1993

1960 - 1966: Hermann Franz Gerhard Starke
1966 - 1972: Franz Thedieck
1973 - 1976: Reinhard Call
1976 - 1988: Richard Becker
1988 - 1992: Edmund Gruber
1992 - 1993: Dettmar Cramer

Programming

The programming is composed especially of information and documentary, and covers politics, economics and sciences. The music holds a limited place to with it.

Information

The station diffuses news bulletins each hour, then fifteen minutes afterwards.

A magazine of morning information is diffused during the end of the week between 5 and 9:00 with frequent news bulletins. Other magazines of information are diffused between midday and 18:00 the principal news bulletin of the evening takes place to 23:00

International cooperation

Deutschlandfunk provides programs for German-speaking station BRF-DLF located at Brussels, in Belgium. She also collaborates with BRF1, the principal station of the German-speaking Belgian diffuser Belgischer Rundfunk (BRF).

Correspondents

France, Paris: Burkhard Birke and Christoph Heinemann
the United States, Washington, D.C: Siegfried Buschschlüter
the United States, Los Angeles: Kerstin Zilm
Russia, Moscow: Isabella Kolar, and Sabine Adler
the United Kingdom, London: Dr. Martin Zagatta
European Union, Brussels: Volker Finthammer and Peter Kapern

Transmitters

Until the November 23rd 1978, Deutschlandfunk is diffused by long Ondes since the transmitter of Donebach and in medium waves since Bad Dürrheim, Cremlingen, Ravensburg, Ehndorf and Mainflingen.

With the validation of the plan of Geneva, the transmitter of Bad Dürrheim is abandoned. In 1979 the new transmitter of long waves of Erching, then those of medium waves of Nordkirchen and Thurnau are brought into service. January 1st 1989, the transmitter of Aholming replaces that of Erching and 24 hours a day allows a diffusion on the second frequency in long waves. October 1st 1994 the transmitter of Heusweiler, used jusq' then to diffuse the programs of Europawelle Saar, starts to diffuse those of Deutschlandfunk. Lastly, the transmitter in Medium waves of Mainflingen stops the December 31st 1994.

Long waves

Donebach (153 Khz).
Aholming (207 Khz).

Medium waves

Nordkirchen (549 Khz)
Thurnau (549 Khz)
Cremlingen (756 Khz)
Ravensbourg (756 Khz)
Ehndorf (1269 Khz)
Heusweiler (1422 Khz)

The transmitters in Medium waves of Deutschlandfunk diffuse their signal through most of Europe during the night. Except that of Heusweiler, they are all the property of Deutsche Telekom AG.

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