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| Broadcast area | Saxony Saxony-Anhalt Thuringia |
|---|---|
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | German |
| Format | Contemporary hit radio |
| Ownership | |
| Operator | Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR) |
| MDR Sachsen MDR Sachsen-Anhalt MDR Thüringen – Das Radio MDR Kultur MDR Aktuell MDR Jump MDR Klassik MDR Schlagerwelt MDR Tweens | |
| History | |
First air date | 16 May 1964 (as DT64) 1 May 1993 (as Sputnik) |
Former names | DT64 (1964–1993) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | Official website |
Sputnik or MDR Sputnik is a youth-oriented German radio station, and is part of Leipzig-based public broadcaster Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR), based in Halle. The station, which primarily broadcasts pop and rock music, is the successor to the East German youth station DT64, founded in 1964 on the occasion of the Deutschlandtreffen der Jugend. It was given its present name on 1 May 1993, following German reunification in 1990; the new name, inspired by the Soviet Sputnik satellite, was the suggestion of the then Minister-President of Saxony, Kurt Biedenkopf.