Bayerischer Rundfunk

Bayerischer Rundfunk
TypeBroadcast radio, television and online
Country
Germany
AvailabilityRegional
National
International
Licence area
Free State of Bavaria
HeadquartersMunich, Bavaria, Germany
Key people
Katja Wildermuth, Managing Director
Launch date
30 March 1924 (Deutsche Stunde in Bayern)
25 January 1949 (Bayerischer Rundfunk)[1]
Former names
  • Deutsche Stunde in Bayern (1922–1930)
  • Bayerischer Rundfunk GmbH (1931–1933)
  • Reichssender München (1933–1945)
  • Radio München (1945–1949)
Affiliation(s)ARD
WebcastWatch Nord
Watch Süd
Watch Panorama
Official website
br.de

Bayerischer Rundfunk (pronounced [ˈbaɪʁɪʃɐ ˈʁʊntfʊŋk]; "Bavarian Broadcasting"), shortened to BR (pronounced [beːˈʔɛʁ] ⓘ), is a public-service radio and television broadcaster, based in Munich, capital city of the Free State of Bavaria in Germany. BR is a member organization of the ARD consortium of public broadcasters in Germany.

  1. ^ "BR-Chronik: Der BR von 1922 bis heute" (in German). Bayerischer Rundfunk. 4 June 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2015.