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| Programming | |
|---|---|
| Format | Children's |
| Affiliations | ARD |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | WDR |
| History | |
First air date | 4 September 2006 |
Last air date | 30 November 2019 |
KiRaKa – the name is an acronym formed from KInderRAdioKAnal – was a digital radio channel produced by Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) in Cologne, Germany. It is a specialist channel serving children aged 5 to 16.
From 1 January 2016 until 30 November 2019 KiRaKa has broadcast 24 hours a day via cable, satellite, and DAB in Germany, as well as worldwide on the Internet. Its programming at 19.05–20.00 daily as well as at 7.05–8.00 and 14.05–15.00 on Sundays is simulcast on WDR 5.[1]
A variety of children's programming is broadcast between 6.00 and 21.00 daily. Outside these hours KiRaKa played music aimed at the 11-to-16 age group in a segment called Nachteule (Night Owl).
- ^ "Stundenplan zum Ausdrucken 2016" (PDF). www.kiraka.de. Westdeutscher Rundfunk. Retrieved 1 January 2016.