1999 in radio
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Generally
- In Japan, the first mobile phones to be sold with an integrated camera.
- Sony introduces the HDCAM format, a production system for the production of theatrical and television movies in HDTV quality. It represents a serious alternative for the 16- mm film
- September 4 - Commissioning of broadcasters Solec Kujawski as a replacement for the 1991 collapsed transmission tower Konstantynów.
Radio
- With Radyo Metropol FM the first Turkish-language radio station based in the Federal Republic of Germany.
- March 10 - Start of OE1 - priority program America - The New World in pictures 19th century on the occasion of the eponymous exhibition in the Austrian Gallery in the Upper Belvedere.
- March 26 - In Portland, Oregon takes KXJM the first Rhythmic Contemporary station in the region to its operation. The station is funded by a native of Seattle entrepreneur and billionaire Paul Allen.
- March 27 - OE1 sends a Radio Night on Andy Warhol. This leads to a short-term, moderated by Wolfgang Kos and Eve remodelers, reviving the former Ö3 broadcast Popmuseum.
- March 31 - Sixty years after its founding, the BBC her a German service.
- April 5 - 15,153 After spending the Mittagsmagazin motorists is set on the road.
- 15 June - On OE1 is the last issue of the ongoing series since 1969 La Chanson moderated broadcast by Heinz- Christian Sauer.
- October 1 - The specializing in electronic dance music German radio station Evosonic will shut down.
- October 16 - MDR Symphony Orchestra celebrates its 75th, the Symphony Orchestra of the Bavarian Radio 's 50th birthday.
- December - The BR provides its computer magazine Fatal Digital, in 1985 under the name bit, byte, was launched bitten one.
TV
- As the first regional branch of MTV MTV Germany begins to radiate its program unencrypted via satellite.
- January 3 - Sat.1 shows the first episode of the youth series Dawson 's Creek in the German television.
- January 10 - The U.S. pay TV channel HBO will begin airing the series The Sopranos. The focus is on Tony Soprano, a member of the Mafia and his family.
- January 24 - At the award ceremony of the 56th Golden Globes Awards, the series The Practice and Ally McBeal are excellent.
- February 20 - ProSieben will start with the German Original Air Date of Everybody Loves Raymond.
- March 8 - On ProSieben is seen for the first time hosted by Stefan Raab comedy show TV total.
- March 21 - The ZDF shows the last episode of the Knoff -Hoff - Show.
- March 29 - In the public sector transmitter children's channel will be broadcast on German television, the first episode of the Teletubbies.
- April 17 - Alexander Huber moderated the first time for children Tabaluga tivi.
- June 2 - The first broadcast of Bhutan Broadcasting Service ( BBS ), the first television station of the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan begins operation.
- June 22 - On the ProSieben series A heavenly family German -language premiere.
- September 3 - In RTL Millionaire? hosted by Günther Jauch, aired for the first time.
- September 4 - In ZDFtivi is broadcast from the 100.Sendung Tabaluga tivi.
- October 27 - In ORF 2, the afternoon talk show is broadcast The Barbara Karlich show for the first time.
- December 23 - The Bavarian television begins with the appearance of 13 new episodes of the series Pumuckls adventure without Gustl Bayrhammer.
- December 31 - Dagmar Berghoff resigns her post as newsreader and chief spokesperson. She is succeeded by Joachim Brauner.