Norddeutscher Rundfunk
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| Type | Broadcast radio, television and online |
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| Country | Germany |
| Availability | Regional National International |
| Headquarters | Hamburg, Germany |
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Launch date
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2 May 1924 as NORAG 1 January 1956 as NDR |
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Former names
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Nordische Rundfunk AG (1924–1933), Norddeutsche Rundfunk GmbH (1933–1934), Reichssender Hamburg (1934–1945), Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk (1945–1955) |
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Official website
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www.ndr.de |
Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR; Northern German Broadcasting) is a public radio and television broadcaster, based in Hamburg. In addition to the city-state of Hamburg, NDR transmits for the German states of Lower Saxony, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Schleswig-Holstein. NDR is a member of the ARD consortium.
NDR's studios in Hamburg are in two locations, both within the borough of Eimsbüttel: the television studios are in the quarter of Lokstedt while the radio studios are in the quarter of Harvestehude (though they are called "Funkhaus am Rothenbaum"), a little closer to the city centre. There are also regional studios, having both radio and television production facilities, in the state capitals Hanover, Kiel and Schwerin. The facility in Hanover is now called the Landesfunkhaus Niedersachsen. In addition NDR maintains facilities at ARD's national studios in Berlin.
NDR is in part funded by the limited sale of on-air commercial advertising time; however, its principal source of income is the revenue derived from viewer and listener licence fees. As of 2015 the monthly fee due from each household for radio and television reception was €17.50. These fees are collected not directly by NDR but by a joint agency of ARD (and its member institutions), ZDF, and Deutschlandradio.
NDR currently provides a number of services on its own or in co-operation with other broadcasters:
NDR has four musical organizations, including two orchestras, a chorus and a "big band":
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