Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk
State broadcaster ARD
The Central German Broadcasting (MDR ) is the broadcaster of the states of Saxony, Saxony -Anhalt and Thuringia ( radio and television). He is a member of the ARD and has the legal form of an institution under public law. He took over in the wake of reunification, the radio station of the GDR in respect of any part of the transmission area ( except Berlin, Brandenburg and Mecklenburg- Western Pomerania).
The MDR employs in the year 2010 a total of 1995 permanent and 5516 free people and had a turnover of 721 million euros in 2012. The seat of the institution was established in accordance with State Broadcasting Treaty in Leipzig ( Saxony). The television center has since been located on the site of a former slaughterhouse in Leipzig -South at the end of Kant road.
The radio programs such as Jump, MDR Info, Sputnik and Figaro and the digital program MDR Klassik send from the broadcast center in Halle ( Saale). In the provincial cities of Dresden, Erfurt and Magdeburg, the state broadcasting centers, the independent radio programs as well as daily regional magazines on television are ( Mirror of Saxony, Saxony -Anhalt today, Thuringia Journal ) broadcast for the three states.
- 4.1 MDR Sinfonieorchester
- 4.2 MDR Radio Choir
- 4.3 MDR Children's Choir
Origin and history
The Central German Broadcasting has its origins in the Central German Broadcasting AG founded in 1924 ( Mirag ). The Mirag was after the introduction of entertainment broadcasting in Germany the first major national broadcasting companies. After the Gleichschaltung of broadcasting in the era of National Socialism and the nationalization of Mirag went this 1934 in the " kingdom of Leipzig Station " above.
After the end of the Second World War, the Soviet occupation forces in 1945 licensed transitional "Radio Leipzig ", which consisted of only a few months to re- establishment of the Central German Radio. 1946 launched the new program " means German broadcasting, Leipzig Station " in the new Broadcasting House Springer Road. The Central German Broadcasting on the country station Dresden, Halle and Weimar as well as the studios Chemnitz and Magdeburg were connected soon.
In 1952 the GDR was centralized and dissolved the five countries. In the course of even the GDR radio was unified and centered in Berlin. In the new Broadcasting House Nalepastraße in Berlin- Oberschoeneweide since all main Hörrundfunkprogramme the GDR were produced. TV has since been produced only in Berlin- Adlershof.
In September 1952, the program " Leipzig Station " was simply for entertainment " Berlin III " converted. But already the broadcast structure was reorganized in August 1953. It created the programs transmitter Germany, Berliner Rundfunk and Radio GDR. In 1956, the regional program of Radio DDR, " Leipzig Station ", is introduced. In Leipzig you sent for radio DDR program window whose broadcast time was gradually increased up to eleven hours and the Radio DDR Fair shaft which was (1989 last ) each for spring and autumn fair in Leipzig 7-19 clock on the air, later to 20 clock. In the other former, large regional studios of the Central German Radio Orchestra in Dresden, Halle and Weimar also regional programs were produced.
In July 1990, a new decentralization. From the country's broadcasters emerged three new regional broadcasters, in Saxony " Saxony radio ", in Saxony- Anhalt " Radio Sachsen Anhalt" and in Thuringia " Thuringian broadcasting" that were sent by the end of 1991. The amendment to the Broadcasting Treaty for the five new countries after the reunification of the Central German Broadcasting (MDR ) was established as a three-country institution for the states of Saxony, Saxony -Anhalt and Thuringia on 31 May 1991.
Since 1 January 1992, the currently known programs of the Central German Radio are sent. Television: First TV director of the MDR was Henning Röhl, the former chief editor of " ARD-aktuell " ( daily news and issues of the day ). The program was available to Europe since August 27, 1993 and via satellite. Since 1992, the MDR involved in the ARD - Community program.
In the radio started on 1 January 1992, the three national programs MDR 1 Radio Sachsen MDR 1 Radio Sachsen -Anhalt and MDR 1 Radio Thüringen, the pop music, service and entertainment MDR Life, the information program MDR Info MDR culture and youth program inherited from the GDR radio DT 64
In February 1993, the MDR moved into a first reconstructed building on the site of the former slaughterhouse grounds Leipzig: The Old Stock Exchange. Many other buildings have been restored and are embedded in a new ensemble. On 14 May 2000, first broadcast from the new MDR- center.
On 1 May 1993 Youth Radio DT 64 was transferred to the MDR Sputnik program that was broadcast via satellite on March 1, 1993. On 1 January 2000, the entertainment MDR Life was replaced due to failure of the new radio program jump. MDR Klassik launched on 6 May 2002. On 1 January 2004, the Culture program was renamed MDR culture in MDR Figaro. As part of this was also a reform of the program of MDR Figaro laying next to classical music is often much emphasis on sophisticated pop music.
In April 2001, came the MDR in the media criticism when reports of potential losses of millions in financial transactions were loud. In a public opinion of the MDR this denied the allegations to have invested license fees in risky securities. Across party lines criticized state politicians the financial management of the transmitter.
Organization
Legal representation and management of the radio station are assumed by the director, who is appointed by the Broadcasting Council.
Udo Reiter was the first since 1991 director of the MDR. On 26 May 2011 Reiter announced that he gives his office in 2011. The choice of his successor fell on 23 October 2011 Karola will. She joined the office on 1 November 2011.
Your assumed are eight directors who are responsible for the following task areas:
- Wolf -Dieter Jacobi - TV
- Johann Michael Möller - radio
- Sandro Viroli - Landesfunkhaus Saxony
- Elke Liidecke - Landesfunkhaus Saxony -Anhalt
- Werner Dieste - Landesfunkhaus Thuringia
- Ulrich Liebenow - Director of Operations
- Jens- Ole Schröder - Legal Affairs
- Astrid Göbel - Administration
Programs of the MDR
The MDR is today hosting the following television and radio programs:
TV
- MDR television with its own country- country program ( Regional Program ) for Saxony, Saxony -Anhalt and Thuringia
- Subcontracting program and program components of the MDR include programs of other public service broadcasters: the first, Phoenix, KiKA, ARTE and 3sat
Television productions
The MDR produced for ARD among other crime films of the transmission series Tatort ( with Simone Thomalla and Martin Wuttke ) and Police 110 ( with Jaecki black), the successful hospital drama In aller Freundschaft, Family Dr. Kleist and the wildlife film series Elefant, Tiger & Co. , Adventure Zoo, Germany's wild animals and wild East Europe, as well as the factory daily tabloid magazine Brisant.
The highest ratings of up to 30 percent in the broadcast area reaches the MDR television with its daily Countries magazines Sachsenspiegel, Saxony -Anhalt today and MDR Thüringen Journal. The 30 -minute news magazines are broadcast simultaneously in regional splitting live at 19:00 clock. After the newscast MDR follows currently at 19:30 clock from Leipzig. Also popular are the weekly daily afternoon programs MDR to 2 of 14:00 bis 15:00 clock and from 16:00 clock to the Family Day program belonging live broadcast MDR to 4th Sundays 19:50 clock asks the police when detectives live for help. Mondays are solved in the show Do you ran at 19:50 clock daily tasks for viewers who do not know any problems even further. Continued popularity enjoys the documentary series history of central Germany and the eponymous magazine. It is broadcast every 14 days at 21:15 clock in the MDR- television and moderated by Grimme Prize winner Gunter lap. It is currently the only history magazine in the field of ARD broadcasters.
The broadcast of the Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver in 2010 produced the MDR as the lead station representative of the ARD.
In 2011, the award was presented with the Rudolf Diesel medal awesome for the inventor magazine Easy for the "Best Media Communication " in the "Hall of Fame" at the Deutsches Museum in Munich.
Radio
Digital and analog
- MDR 1 Radio Sachsen: National program for Saxony with songs and oldies
- MDR Sachsen- Anhalt, formerly MDR 1 Radio Sachsen -Anhalt: National program for Saxony-Anhalt with songs and oldies
- MDR Thüringen, formerly MDR 1 Radio Thüringen: National program for Thuringia with songs and oldies
- MDR Jump, formerly MDR Life and Jump: Popwelle for the 20 - to 49 -year-olds.
- MDR Figaro, formerly MDR culture: cultural entertainment program, with pop, rock, oldies, jazz and classical music
- MDR Info: News and Information Programme
- MDR Sputnik, formerly MDR DT64: Youth Radio ( FM only via in the Leipzig and Saxony- Anhalt)
- Sorbian radio: joint program with rbb in the Sorbian languages
Only digital
- MDR Klassik, only to receive DAB, Internet, DVB- C and DVB -S: classical music
Orchestras and choirs of the MDR
MDR Sinfonieorchester
The MDR Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1915 and converted in 1924 in the Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra; Chief Conductor since September 2012 Kristjan Järvi.
MDR Radio Choir
Founded in 1946 as the Radio Choir Leipzig MDR Radio Choir is now the largest professional concert choir in Germany. Since May 1998, the Englishman Howard Arman is choir director and artistic director.
MDR Children's Choir
The MDR Children's Choir is the only children's choir of the ARD. It was founded in 1948 by Hans Sand. Since 1990, the artistic responsibility for the approximately 120 children choir was between six and 19 years in the hands of the conductor Gunter Berger. 2011 took over Ulrich Kaiser office.
Concerts
The channel targets annually from the MDR Music Summer and is responsible for an entire season with regular concerts in Leipzig, Magdeburg, Erfurt, Suhl and Weimar.
Fernsehballett
The MDR was in charge at the former MDR Television Ballet, the then single Fernsehballett Europe. It was formed in 1992 out of the 1962 formed DFF Fernsehballett and last had 18 members.
MDR transmitters / DVB-T
The MDR hardly has its own transmission facilities. It is used mainly plants of Deutsche Telekom for the dissemination of the programs. Exceptions are small FM transmitter of the studios in Halle and Leipzig. The DVB-T network is expanded throughout the coverage area of the MDR since mid-2008.
MDR- Werbung GmbH
The MDR- Werbung GmbH ( MDRW ) is a 100 - % subsidiary of the MDR. My area of responsibility is the marketing of advertising time of TV and radio programs of the MDR. The MDRW was founded on 23 August 1991 in Erfurt.