NDR Fernsehen
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NDR Fernsehen is a 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 many times bigger than Radio Bremen. It is one of seven regional "third programmes" offered by the ARD
members.
It started broadcasting on January 4, 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, Berlin 1. The name "NDR Fernsehen" was adopted in 2001.
The channel is available in five different versions for the broadcast of local programmes in the early evening. Four of the areas are branded "NDR Fernsehen", while the Bremen area uses the name Radio Bremen TV (RBTV) for their local programmes. The regions are:
The NDR-branded areas generally broadcast a shorter news bulletion at 6 o'clock and a half-hour bulletin at 7.30. The Radio Bremen TV area has some more local television programmes. As many of the other third programmes, NDR Fernsehen simulcasts the main 8 o'clock 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 cable networks also relay the signal.
Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein is the northernmost of the sixteen states of Germany, comprising most of the historical duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Schleswig...
, Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony is a German state situated in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen states of Germany...
, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
and Bremen
Bremen (state)
The Free Hanseatic City of Bremen is the smallest of Germany's 16 states. A more informal name, but used in some official contexts, is Land Bremen .-Geography:...
. It is broadcast by both Norddeutscher Rundfunk
Norddeutscher Rundfunk
Norddeutscher Rundfunk is a public radio and television broadcaster, based in Hamburg. In addition to the city-state of Hamburg, NDR transmits for the German states of Lower Saxony, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Schleswig-Holstein...
(NDR) and Radio Bremen
Radio Bremen
Radio Bremen , Germany's smallest public radio and television broadcaster, is the legally mandated broadcaster for the city-state of Bremen...
, although NDR provides most of the output as they are many times bigger than Radio Bremen. It is one of seven regional "third programmes" offered by the ARD
ARD (broadcaster)
ARD is a joint organization of Germany's regional public-service broadcasters...
members.
It started broadcasting on January 4, 1965 as the common channel of NDR, Radio Bremen and Sender Freies Berlin
Sender Freies Berlin
Sender Freies Berlin was the ARD public radio and television service for West Berlin from 1 June 1954 until 1990 and for Berlin as a whole from German reunification until 30 April 2003...
(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, Berlin 1. The name "NDR Fernsehen" was adopted in 2001.
The channel is available in five different versions for the broadcast of local programmes in the early evening. Four of the areas are branded "NDR Fernsehen", while the Bremen area uses the name Radio Bremen TV (RBTV) for their local programmes. The regions are:
- 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.
- Radio Bremen TV with Buten un binnen.
The NDR-branded areas generally broadcast a shorter news bulletion at 6 o'clock and a half-hour bulletin at 7.30. The Radio Bremen TV area has some more local television programmes. As many of the other third programmes, NDR Fernsehen simulcasts the main 8 o'clock edition of Tagesschau
Tagesschau
Tagesschau is a German national and international television news service produced by Norddeutscher Rundfunk on behalf of the German public-service television network ARD.The main edition of the programme is aired at 8 o'clock p.m. on Das Erste...
.
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 cable networks also relay the signal.