Deutschlandsender

The transmitter Germany (DLS or DS ) was one of the first German radio stations and later main transmitter of the GDR. The name " Germany Sender" was from 1926 to 1971 and from 1990 to 1993 use. Between 1971 and 1990, was named the station voice of the GDR. Then there was until 1993 the Germany station culture.

Weimar Republic and Nazi era

The term " Germany Sender" was used as early as 1926 in the evening hours of the station ident in the program of the German wave GmbH. On January 1, 1933 this station was officially renamed in Germany GmbH transmitter.

The transmission system in King Wusterhausen was called " Germany transmitter I". The " Germany transmitter II" began to send out Zeesenboot on 20 December 1927. At the time he was the strongest radio stations in Europe ( long wave, 240 kHz). By 1934, the transmission frequency of 184 changed to 191 kHz.

While Adolf Hitler came to power in 1933 led Hermann Schubotz the transmitter and refused the Nazi propaganda machine.

On 19 May 1939, the commissioning of Germany III transmitter in Herzberg carried out on the frequency 191 kHz. The transmission system has been destroyed or degraded by the bombing of the Second World War in 1945.

GDR

In 1947, the Germany station IV started its operations on the Long Wave 191 kHz. As a transmitter site first served Kingswells, later Zehlendorf near Oranienburg.

1949, the Germany station is a radio program broadcasting the GDR. It launched on 1 May 1949 for a particular West Germany program that was on longwave (185 kHz) and shortwave broadcast. The East German newspaper Neues Germany in October described the political thrust of the transmitter:

The program sequence a week after its launch on the frequency 191 kHz was the following:

As part of the centralization in the GDR in 1952, when the five countries were disbanded, joined in the broadcast nature of a change. Meanwhile in Berlin- Oberschoeneweide the new Broadcasting House Nalepastraße was born. There, almost the entire radio range for the GDR was produced from 1952.

In September 1952, the DLS shortwave program to Berlin I with a political focus and the DLS - long shaft for Berlin II program was transformed with a focus on culture and society. But already the Germany station was re- established in August of 1953. Editor in chief from 1953 to 1955 was Erich Selbmann. The transmitter radiated the future of an all-German program and was to receive in addition to long-wave (177 kHz) and medium wave on VHF (from 1953).

From 1957 to 1960, Heinz Geggel, 1960-1967 Kurt Ehrich director of the transmitter. The State Broadcasting Committee observed in 1971 with the Berlin Germany transmitter shaft to the new program together: the voice of the GDR, which started on 14 November 1971.

DDR programs rarely found their way into the Western world of broadcasting. However, occasionally found takeovers light music instead, about 1966 hits transmitter WRVR (Memphis ) in the morning from 9.30 bis 10 clock the Estraden Orchestra of Germany transmitter.

In February 1990, Voice of the GDR was rückbenannt in Germany transmitter and united in May 1990 with a radio transmitter Germany DDR 2 to culture (DS culture), which was to become the Germany radio on January 1, 1994.

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