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WDR Fernsehen

WDR Fernsehen
Wdr fernsehen logo 2016.svg
Launched December 27, 1965
Owned by Westdeutscher Rundfunk
Picture format 16:9 576i (SDTV)
720p (HDTV)
Country Germany
Broadcast area North Rhine-Westphalia, also distributed nationally and in:
Austria
Belgium
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Switzerland
Headquarters Cologne, Germany
Formerly called Westdeutsches Fernsehen
West 3
Website http://www.wdr.de/tv/
Availability
Terrestrial
DVB-T (North Rhine-Westphalia) Channel 3
Satellite
Astra 19.2°E (Europe) 11.836 GHz Horizontal
SR: 27500 FEC: 3/4
SID: 28111 Video PID: 601 Audio PID: 602 Stereo
Astra 19.2°E (DVB-S2 HDTV) (Europe) 12.421 GHz Horizontal
SR: 27500 FEC: 3/4
SID: 28325 Video PID: 5501 Audio PID: 5502 Stereo, 5506 Dolby Digital
Astra 19.2°E (Europe) Sub-regional windows (19:30-20:00 hours):
Bielefeld, Dortmund, Düsseldorf, Essen, Münster & Essen
12.421 GHz Horizontal
SR: 27500 FEC: 3/4
Astra 19.2°E (Europe) Sub-regional windows (19:30-20:00 hours):
Aachen, Bonn, Duisburg & Wuppertal
12.604 GHz Horizontal
SR: 22000 FEC: 5/6
Cable
Kabel Deutschland (Germany) Yes (SD)
UPC Cablecom (Switzerland) Channel 54 (HD, Mediabox)
Channel 54 (SD, DigiCard)
Channel 94 (HD, DigiCard)
Ziggo (Netherlands) Channel 56 (SD)
Streaming media
WDR.de Watch live
Horizon Horizon.tv (Netherlands only)
Horizon.tv (Switzerland only)

WDR Fernsehen is a regional public service television channel owned and operated by Westdeutscher Rundfunk and serving North Rhine-Westphalia. It is one of the seven regional "third programmes" that are offered within the federal ARD network.

The station began broadcasting on December 17, 1965, as Westdeutsches Fernsehen (WDF), changing its name to West 3 in 1988, before settling for WDR Fernsehen in 1994.

Originally transmitted only in North Rhine-Westphalia, the channel has become available across Germany with the advent of cable and satellite television. The station is also available free-to-air across Europe via Astra 19.2°E.

In November 2013, a new logo was launched.

WDR Fernsehen operates eleven sub-regional opt-out services, each broadcasting a 30-minute local news programme entitled Lokalzeit at 19.30 each Monday to Saturday evening together with a shorter, 5-minute bulletin at 18.00 on Mondays to Fridays:

Logo of the predecessor of WDR Fernsehen called West 3
(1988–1994)

Logo WDR Fernsehen until November 11th 2013

Alternative Version of that Logos
(1994–2013)

Cornerlogo 1994 until November 11th 2013

Cornerlogo from November 12th 2013 until September 3rd 2016

Cornerlogo of WDR Fernsehen HD from November 12th 2013 until September 3rd 2016

Station Logo since September 4th 2016

Cornerlogo of WDR Fernsehen since September 4th 2016

Cornerlogo of WDR Fernsehen HD since September 4th 2016



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