Deutschlandradio Kultur

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The RIAS building, now the headquarters of Deutschlandradio Kultur.

Deutschlandradio Kultur (abbreviated to DLR Kultur or DKultur) is the culture-oriented radio station of the German national Deutschlandradio service. From 1994 to March 2005 the station was known as "DeutschlandRadio Berlin".

Studio facilities are based in the former RIAS building at Hans-Rosenthal-Platz in Schöneberg, Berlin.

1 History
2 Programmes
3 Transmission technology
4 External links

[edit] History

Deutschlandradio Kultur's roots derive from the original Deutschlandsender, set up in 1926. After World War II, Deutschlandsender became the main national radio station of the German Democratic Republic (GDR), with programming aimed at all of Germany. In the 1970s it was merged with the main Berlin station Berliner Welle and renamed Stimme der DDR - "The Voice of the GDR". This lasted until February 1990 when it again became Deutschlandsender, and in May 1990 it merged with Radio GDR 2 and was renamed Deutschlandsender Kultur.

In 1994, the broadcasting authorities in the reunited Germany decided to reorganise the radio services of the former GDR and the Federal Republic of Germany.

The western Deutschlandfunk in Cologne and RIAS in Berlin were merged with Deutschlandsender to form Deutschlandradio and brought under the existing Alliance of the Public Broadcasters of Germany (ARD).

In the new structure, Deutschlandfunk became the national information radio station for Germany. Deutschlandsender became "DeutschlandRadio Berlin".

On 7 March 2005, DeutschlandRadio Berlin became Deutschlandradio Kultur.

[edit] Programmes

Deutschlandradio Kultur is known for its radio plays and feature productions. The schedule is fixed to provide arts, culture and science news on weekdays between 0900 to 1200 and 1400 to 1700. Deutschlandradio Kultur does not carry advertisements.

[edit] Transmission technology

Deutschlandradio Kultur is transmitted by FM, DAB, mediumwave, longwave and Digital Radio Mondiale. There is also a shortwave transmitter in Berlin. Deutschlandradio Kultur is also available on the SES Astra satellite platform's Astra Digital Radio system.

Deutschlandradio Kultur can also be received via the Deutschlandradio website, both as a live stream and as downloadable podcasts of individual programmes.