BR-alpha

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BR-alpha

Launched	7 January 1998
Owned by	Bayerischer Rundfunk
Picture format	576i (SDTV)
Country	Bavaria, Germany
Sister channel(s)	Bayerisches Fernsehen
Website	br.de/fernsehen/br-alpha
Availability
Cable
Cablecom	Channel 050 (digital CH-D)

BR-alpha is a German television station owned by regional broadcaster Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR)

BR-alpha broadcasts 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, with programmes from BR, as well as from ARD and Austrian broadcaster ORF.

Programmes

BR-alpha broadcasts educational programmes including; science, religion, music, philosophy, literature, art and culture.

Reception

BR-alpha is available in Bavaria (and in neighbouring states), via digital terrestrial (DVB-T) and cable, and throughout Europe by satellite on Astra 1H (digital, DVB-S). On 30 April 2012, all German analogue satellite transmission, including that of BR-alpha, ceased.^[1]

External links

BR-alpha homepage

References

↑ "Satellitenfernsehen: Jetzt auf digital umrüsten" [Satellite TV: Now converted to digital] (in German). BR.de. 2012-01-21. Retrieved 2012-03-14.

Public broadcasting in Germany

Broadcasters

ARD	BR DW HR MDR NDR RB RBB SR SWR WDR

ZDF

Television channels

Deutschlandradio

DLF
DKultur
DRadio Wissen
Dok&Deb

Discontinued

D-Plus

Eins Plus (culture programme)
ZDFdokukanal
ZDFtheaterkanal

v t e ARD

Current members	Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) Deutsche Welle (DW) Hessischer Rundfunk (HR) Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR) Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) Radio Bremen (RB) Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (RBB) Saarländischer Rundfunk (SR) Südwestrundfunk (SWR) Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR)

Former members	Sender Freies Berlin (SFB) Ostdeutscher Rundfunk Brandenburg (ORB) Süddeutscher Rundfunk (SDR) Südwestfunk (SWF) Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk (NWDR)

Programmes	Beat-Club Berlin, Berlin Der Nachtkurier meldet… Ein Herz und eine Seele Die Kommissarin Harald Schmidt Lindenstraße Marienhof Musikladen Polylux Raumpatrouille Sandmännchen Schmidt & Pocher Sesamstraße Die Sendung mit der Maus Tagesschau Tagesthemen Tatort Verbotene Liebe

Channels	Das Erste EinsPlus EinsFestival tagesschau24

v t e ORF Television and Radio

Television	ORF eins ORF 2 ORF 2 Europe ORF III ORF Sport + ORF regional studios

National stations	Ö1 Hitradio Ö3 FM4 Ö1 International (shortwave) oe1campus (internet)

Regional stations (Ö2)	Radio Burgenland Radio Kärnten Radio Niederösterreich Radio Oberösterreich Radio Salzburg Radio Steiermark Radio Tirol Radio Vorarlberg Radio Wien

Co-operations	3sat BR-alpha Arte

Discontinued	TW1 Radio Österreich International Blue Danube Radio Radio 1476 Ö1 Inforadio

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