Country | Germany |
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Headquarters | Frankfurt, Germany |
Key people | Manfred Krupp, Managing Director |
Launch date | 1 April 1924 (SÜWRAG) 2 October 1948 (Hessischer Rundfunk) |
Former names | Südwestdeutsche Rundfunkdienst AG (1924–1933) Reichssender Frankfurt (1934–1945) Radio Frankfurt (1945–1948) |
Official website | hr |
Language | German |
Hessischer Rundfunk (pronounced [ˈhɛsɪʃɐ ˈʁʊntfʊŋk]; "Hesse Broadcasting"), shortened to HR (pronounced [haːˈʔɛʁ]; stylized as hr), is the German state of Hesse's public broadcasting corporation. Headquartered in Frankfurt, it is a member of the national consortium of German public broadcasting corporations, ARD.