Sputnik (radio station)

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Sputnik or MDR Sputnik is a youth-oriented German radio station, and is part of Leipzig-based public broadcaster MDR. The station, which plays primarily pop and rock music, is the successor to the East German youth station DT64, founded in 1964. It was given its present name on May 1, 1993, following German reunification in 1990; the new name, inspired by the Soviet Sputnik satellite, was the suggestion of Saxon prime minister Kurt Biedenkopf. While DT64 broadcast throughout former East Germany, Sputnik is available on AM only in the Leipzig area; it is available throughout Europe on satellite radio via the Astra satellite.

Sputnik also operates an internet radio station, sputnik.de, which has channels for R&B, dance, and rock music.

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