center.tv
Center.tv are four independent local television stations in the regions Cologne / Bonn / Leverkusen, Dusseldorf / Neuss / Mettmann, Münster / Recklinghausen / Bocholt and Aachen.
History
Transmission start for the Cologne program was the 10th October 2005. In May 2006, the local program Dusseldorf followed, in September 2007, the local program for Bremen / Bremerhaven and finally in May 2008, the program for the Ruhr. Since 5 May 2009, the program runs for the Aachen region. For September 2009, the start of the Saarland regional program was planned, but was canceled without notice.
Center.tv for the Ruhr, the last remaining founder at Zalbertus transmitter has filed bankruptcy in 2012 and is not broadcasting on May 11, 2012.
On 1 August 2012, the North Rhine-Westphalian regional station joined wm.tv the center.tv transmitter family and named accordingly by center.tv in Münster.
On November 12, 2012 it was announced that the majority owner of center.tv Cologne and Aachen center.tv, the media group M. DuMont, the program of center.tv Aachen wants to hire 14 December 2012. On the frequency then ran until final cessation end of March 2014 (see below), the framework program of the Cologne sister station, supplemented by Aachener content and Locals window.
On April 30, 2013, the shareholders of center.tv Bremen announced that the continuation of the operation from an economic point of view can not be justified any longer. Therefore, the transmit mode will set 30 June 2013 at the latest.
On 29 May 2013, the Bremen State Media Authority ( brema ) announced the hiring of center.tv Bremen 31 May 2013. The reason is the resolution of the organizers society. The previously used by center.tv Bremen frequencies are reassigned on 1 June 2013.
On March 20, 2014 it was announced that center.tv Muenster is set later than the end of May 2014.
On March 31, 2014 was surprisingly announced that the transmit mode of center.tv Aachen will be completely adjusted on 1 April 2014.
Program
The program structure is very different depending on location. All have in common, however, that a 24-hour program is sent, consisting of information services, entertainment, culture and sports. As with all local stations, there is a lot of repetitions due to the small size editorial staff. The economic concept of Andre Zalbertus provides for the use of video journalists, and more recently by amateur journalists.
Reception
The sender can be received via analog and digital cable in Aachen, Cologne, Dusseldorf. In addition center.tv Cologne spread his program on the Internet TV provider Zattoo and Telekom Entertain. In Bremen / Bremerhaven reception via analogue and digital cable is done, and since January 1, 2012 from Mon-Fri 17:00-22:00 clock also via DVB- T along with QVC to 666 MHz. Furthermore, the program of Cologne, Dusseldorf, Munsterland, Bremen / Bremerhaven and Aachen in the Internet is transmitted as live stream.
Companies
Depending on the city or service area is different shareholder owners of the individual transmitters. Are involved, for example, the media group M. DuMont in Cologne and the Rheinische Post in Dusseldorf.
Awards
2009 received center.tv Cologne for reporting to the collapse of the Historical Archive of the City of Cologne in the category Best Special Production - home kompakt.spezial the Metropolitan Regional Television Award 2009 One year later, the moderator Steffen Reeder was also center.tv of Cologne, with the. Metropolitan in 2010 won the 'Best Presenter ". In 2011 center.tv Ruhr could then post the first success at Metropolitan for themselves. The produced by the moderators Florian Wels and Danny need of " Euro Vision Song Contest Special" was "Best Special production " honored in Hamburg in the category. In September 2012, center.tv Cologne received the teacher - Nova Award for attachment to the Kölsch style and language.
Center.tv Bremen was first awarded in October 2012 with the Metropolitan in the category "Best regular magazine" for the mission North Reporter.