RTL Radio

RTL RADIO (formerly Radio Luxembourg ) is a German radio station based in Luxembourg ( 2016 Berlin), the Luxembourg and Germany far via cable, satellite and regional basis also sends via VHF and also sends across Europe via satellite. The program reaches about 600,000 listeners per working day and thus has a Germany -wide market share of 0.8%.

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History

Origin

Radio Luxembourg or today's RTL RADIO has its origin in the Radio Luxembourg ( RTL today ), which was launched on 15 March 1933 as the first private channel in Europe. Because of the ban on commercial radio in countries like England, France and the Federal Republic sent the program to the 1980 years from Luxembourg, with programs in several languages. The English language program began in 1933 and were largely denied by the advertising industry, which had its own production and presenters to showcase their products extensively. In southern England and Ireland, "Radio Luxembourg" positioned as a competitor to the BBC and was due to his non-authorized radiating from abroad status as the forerunner of pirate radio stations. Also in 1933 launched the " Flemish program " of Radio Luxembourg, which was sent in the Dutch language from Brussels. Since 1966, Radio Luxembourg called that has spun off as a pure French -language radio, officially only RTL.

1950s

The in the 1950s and 1960s most popular German -language program of Radio Luxembourg was launched on July 15, 1957 with the presenter Peter pearl mountain first as a test program. It was on medium wave frequency 208 m/1439 kHz (later 1440 kHz) and shortwave and on the frequency 6090 kHz in the 49 m band. It was produced at the Villa Louvigny. On medium wave 208 m/1439 kHz, however, started from 19:00 clock the English-language program " 2-0-8 " from Radio Luxembourg. Transmission time of the German program was initially two hours 14-16 clock, in November 1957, was extended to four hours. In December 1962, the VHF channel was added 33 ( 97.0 MHz), so the first " 3 Merry waves " were to enter now to receive far North Rhine -Westphalia daily 6-21 clock well on FM. The central shaft was reinforced 208 meters to 600 kilowatts on January 1, 1960. The fourth cheerful wave came in April 1967 then the VHF channel 6 (88.9 MHz ) was added. Since 1957 was used as the theme song of the instrumentals Belle of the Ball by Leroy Anderson and replaced after ten years on 27 September 1967 by James Last Happy Luxembourg. In addition to this station-related signature tune individual program series as the hit parade had its own identification melodies.

During the transmission time at first was only an hour, it was extended in November 1957 for four hours. Before sending the Flemish program, in the evening the English. One of the first German presenters was Lilibert ( Elizabeth), wife of pop producer Hans Bertram. In April 1958, the legendary Camillo rims came to the station, where he was chief spokesman of the German program. On April 6, 1958 rims sent a hit parade for the first time in German language. The first lion ( a 2.5 -pound trophy in gold, silver and bronze) were awarded by Radio Luxembourg on 30 April 1959 in the Essen Grugahalle.

1960s and 1970s

In parts of Germany, where the could be received " four cheerful waves " of Radio Luxembourg because of its proximity to Luxembourg, the station reached cult status among younger listeners. Because otherwise unrivaled public radio station ARD only a very conservative program radiated with higher cultural standards and almost no pop music, RTL Radio Luxembourg was for them - in addition to BFBS, AFN, CFN or pirate stations - the only way to listen to new pop music. Due to the growing success of the German afternoon program was quickly expanded to full-day program. In the late 1960s sent the German program from 6 to 9 and 12 to 19.30 clock clock on the far reaching into Germany after central shaft reinforced in 1968 to 1,200 kilowatts and thus one of the most powerful medium wave transmitter was Europe; 6-1 clock it was also to receive in the near vicinity of the Grand Duchy on VHF. More than 15 million German audience watched the program, which provided about 40 million DM advertising revenue. The Flemish program shrank under his three hours in the morning ( 9 to 12 clock ), and finally to one and a half and in the 1970s, only half an hour in the early evening (18 to 19.30 clock and 19 to 19.30 clock ) before the still very successful English program. High ratings achieved in the German program on Saturdays especially " The Big Eight " (among moderated by Camillo rims, Frank Elstner - from January 14, 1964 at the sender, from May 1973 Head of the German program - Jochen Pützenbacher, Viktor Worms) and Sundays, the " hit parade " (among moderated by Camillo rims, Frank Elstner, Oliver Spiecker, Thomas Gottschalk, Jörg Ebner ). To determine the "big eight" major record shops in Germany's circulation area were alternately called live on the show and asked about her single sales charts. It was observed in these stores that actually a tally was made ​​when buying a record. In the " hit parade " voted the handset by postcard or by savings banks in selected Stimmbox and ballots in North Rhine -Westphalia. As an incentive prizes were awarded, the winners of which were drawn in the show. In the spring of 1968, the legendary Camillo wheels left the station, since henceforth he wanted to dedicate the television itself.

From 1969 to 1972, the station organized every year the Grand Prix RTL International, a style similar to the Grand Prix euro vision of the EBU Music Competition.

1977 launched Radio Luxembourg the day, an annual show, which were 6-18 clock children make the program.

1979 Sketch series were invented The Puhvogels by Wolfgang Rositzka he played together with Axel Fitzke.

1980s

In September 1983, Radio Luxembourg was the founding of a German TV program called RTLplus known whose test broadcasts from October 3, 1983 began. The official launch was on January 2, 1984. 1 January 1988, the former offshoot RTLplus moved to Cologne to be in the opening German media market presence.

On May 2, 1988 RTL Radio Luxembourg was only launched on RTL radio and eventually on 1 October 1990 new, to the 25 - to 45 -year-old focused and renamed Radio in RTL.

1990s

In 1990, in Stuttgart, the Network and regional program RTL Radio Baden- Württemberg, which also supplied the other local stations in Baden- Württemberg and North Rhine -Westphalia with program routes. The innovative program in which each of the local IDs and commercials could be triggered by remote control, was set in 1994, because the policy a national private broadcasting admitted no future. Celebrity voices from the period in Stuttgart Heusteigstraße include Geißner Tobias, head of entertainment of the transmitter, Jürgen Kaul, today Bayern3; or Kai Karsten, now successful in SWR3. In contrast, the city was founded in 1991 Berlin Radio 104.6 RTL sends even today.

On November 2, 1992, RTL radio a pure oldies station with the rule of thumb, an oldie was all, " what 14 years and older is " so that each year on 1 January was come, a new vintage. Accordingly, in 1994 came the 80s added, whereby the former slogan The greatest hits of the 50s, 60s and 70s - RTL, the oldies station! RTL RADIO - The greatest oldies! been.

In-house sketch series of oldies radio station, such as The Jam Meiers or Chaos hospital ran across Germany on other radio stations with the votes of the RTL radio presenters (for example as Radio Hamburg jam Meiers ) without pointed at other stations on the origin of the skits. The Sketch series spaceship special price ( with the figures Kpt cork, Mr. Spit and the notoriously drunken ship's doctor bottle ) on RTL radio during the time when oldie stations for years before Michael " Bully" Herbig introduced the series Prayer ( T) spaceship in his Bullyparade.

In the summer of 1996, RTL named - The Oldie station after four years back into RTL RADIO.

Today

From the concept of the oldie station the charge but moved a few years ago and again from December 2002 to send in addition to the oldies and the best hits of the 80s, 90s and today; The claim by RTL RADIO has now only the best hits with feeling, he is currently the best hits of all time.

From 1 January 2005 to May 1, 2011 RTL RADIO sent a digital test program on the short- wave frequency 6095 kHz and on medium wave frequency 1440 kHz.

The program includes music from the 1960s to today, news from around the world and Germany weather, entertainment columns, information on daily events and competitions.

To the moderation team includes Julia Siegel, Kirsten Frintrop, Alex John Helmer Litzke, Werner Andree and Andreas Radtke. (As of January 2014)

The editorial team include Frank Jaeger, Christian Runne, Mikael Hoffmann and Peter Fath. (As of January 2014)

From December 2008 to December 2013 sent RTL RADIO on the VHF frequencies 93.3 and 97.0 around the clock its own program of Luxembourg, Saarland, Rhineland -Palatinate, eastern Belgium and Lorraine ( QuattroPole cities network). The program included a more modern "Hot AC" program of music of the 1980s to the present, information from all over the world and from the Greater Region, event tips for the broader region, regional sports information and special items, such as " TBB Trier - Basketball live" sports reporter and TBB- hall spokesman Chris Schmidt or " people of our Great Region " with well-known personalities from the transmission area. On 23 December 2013 the regional program has been set and the nationwide " RTL RADIO - The Best Hits of All Time" returns to its FM frequencies 93.3 and 97.0.

On February 7, 2014, the employees of RTL RADIO were informed that the transmitter in September 2016 to move to Berlin and will give up his studios in Luxembourg. All eight permanent employees, a move to Berlin was offered the liberal employees will not continue to be employed than in September 2016. So after 59 years ends the story of the German RTL program from Luxembourg.

The anniversary of 50 years of RTL Radio Luxembourg

On July 15, 2007 at 15:00 clock, exactly 50 years after the intrusion of Radio Luxembourg (1957 ), celebrating up to 350 former and present employees of the Great Jubilee of the " four cheerful waves ". The celebration continued after a meeting on the Kirchberg plateau in the RTL Group headquarters, from 20:00 clock on the Moselle steamer " MS Roude Léiw " in Remich.

The wife of RTL program legend Camillo rims, Marianna, was honored this evening with an "extraordinary " golden RTL Lion for lifetime achievement her late husband by 16 July 2005. Was presented this award by the current RTL RADIO director Holger Richter.

Conductor

Directors

Program Director

Studios

Radio Luxembourg broadcast mainly from the Studio 4 Villa Louvigny in the Parc Municipal in Luxembourg. On January 2, 1976 Studio Bonn was founded in July 1981 was followed by a studio in Dusseldorf top Kassel ( Studio Head: Max Schautzer ), in particular, the program " Mister Morning" and " The Great Eight " were taken. The traffic warning radio RTL Radio Luxembourg, live from the Düsseldorf State Ministry of the Interior, was considered one of the best and even then was highly praised by the " star". Supported by the Ford plants in Cologne, equipped with car phones, which were operated at the expense of the sender, reported drivers who were appointed by the DRC, live via the transmitter from the highways to traffic congestion and procured more information directly from the police stations on site.

Events

At peak times, Radio Luxembourg had more than 21 million daily listeners, mainly in Rhineland -Palatinate and North Rhine -Westphalia. With the " white car " RTL Radio Luxembourg was one every month with promotional sweepstakes at shopping malls, hypermarkets and supermarkets live on site. The advertising industry turned all the spots and competitions on the " four cheerful waves " of Radio Luxembourg over the IPA advertising agency in Frankfurt am Main.

RTL Radio Luxembourg also had its own radio and TV Club, a " Hello RTL" and called the club magazine published monthly free since October 1977. RTL Radio Luxembourg was also a regular at the Düsseldorf Exhibition "boot" and represented at the Berlin Radio Exhibition with stand and live broadcasts. The RTL - lion annual ceremony attracted over 15,000 listeners in the Westfalenhalle in Dortmund for the award ceremony. Other popular items were the " radio canteen " and "Happy Alarm Clock " and " RTL 12 clock noon ", the " RTL Torparade " and " Hits from the classroom " and " A day like no other ."

Moderators

The most popular and well-known moderators of the 4- cheerful waves were Camillo wheels, "Franz" ( Enno Spielhagen ), " Ferdy " ( Waldemar Müller ), Frank Elstner, Dieter Thomas Heck, Helga Guitton, Jochen Pützenbacher, " Metty " Matthias Krings, Lou van Burg, Thomas Gottschalk, Monika Georges, Brigitte pine, Désirée Nosbusch, Anke Engelke, Rolf Harris, Georg Bossert, Reinhard Münchenhagen, Barbara Gansauge, Klaus A. "Charly" Heller, Felix Parbs, Kristina Hertel, Achim Graul, Rolf Röpke, Klaus Bungert, Rainer Holbe, Patrick Lynen, "Uncle Acki " Axel Fitzke, Benno Weber, Hugo Egon Balder and Inga Abel ( meal), Biggi Lechtermann and Tommi Ohrner, Björn- Hergenstadt Schimpf, Edy Hildebrandt, Oliver Spiecker, Günter Meyer, Michael Wirbitzky, Thomas Germann, Viktor Worms, Carl Heinz Hollmann, Iff Bennett, Martin Black, Peter Trunk, Wolfgang Rositzka, Hans Meiser, Ulf Posé, Heinz Seven Eicher, Willy Knupp, Haidy Jacobi, Monika Georges, Walter Freiwald, Carl Heinz Hollmann, Fritz Walter Geert Müller- Gerbes and Dave Christian.

In the summer months holiday period moderated and Others Ulla North, Jürgen Marcus and Volker Lechtenbrink as a substitute. James Last produced in 1967 specifically for the 4- cheerful waves the signature tune Happy Luxembourg. The Studio Orchestra Peter Orloff produced for broadcast RTL -12 clock noon the indicative. In retrospect, the activity was found in the 4- cheerful waves of RTL Radio Luxembourg for some of them as a springboard to their subsequent radio and television career in Germany. It was only when the ARD broadcasting organizations with its program SWF3 also discovered the younger audience in the distribution area, especially the southwest radio, the popularity of faded RTL Radio Luxembourg.

Radio Luxembourg had (The 4 - cheerful waves) a wachrüttelnde effect on the radio landscape in its coverage area. The casual and personal style on the radio went from these areas, and also coined other programs - first in this field, for example, at SWF3.

Reception

Today, the medium wave frequency is temporarily still in use 1440 kHz from the German RTL RADIO, however, plays no role for the majority of listeners. Otherwise, used Radio China International and various mission works the medium wave frequency.

The transmitted program for Germany by RTL RADIO ( rtlradio.de ) is to receive in addition to the central shaft via the following ways:

• ASTRA 19.2, digital transponders: 111 Frequency: 12.604 GHz
• Germany far on the cable networks.
• On the RTL RADIO app (Apple, Android )

In addition to the program " RTL RADIO" is via satellite, a " RTL 1440 " to receive program called, equivalent to at China Radio International said center shaft program with the religious programs.

From 1 December 2008 until December 23, 2013 sent to the RTL RADIO VHF frequencies 93.3 and 97.0 under the name RTL Radio 93.3 and 97.0, a regional program for the broader region around the QuattroPole network of cities Luxembourg, Trier, Metz and Saarbrücken. You could also receive in Wallonia and the German-speaking Community of Belgium, however. The reception area ranged approximately from Verdun in the west to the east of Mainz and Cologne in the north and in the south of Nancy. This program had no connection to programmliche RTL RADIO. Mid December 2013 it was announced that this program was discontinued December 23, 2013, and from 19 clock again after five years RTL RADIO was launched, which is consistently met with the regional listeners RTL RADIO positive response.

On the medium wave frequency 1440 kHz, the German -language RTL RADIO since September 2013 daily 5-8 clock and from 13 to 19:30 clock is widespread. In the remaining time, send radio China International and religious organizer, primarily the Swiss Mission Friends services and the German missionary Werner Heukelbach. For this purpose, the RTL program with the note " RTL RADIO - You will hear the religious program " interrupted.

Transmission facilities

The transmitting stations RTL RADIO are in Marnach (medium wave ) in Dudelange and in Hosingen (FM ). From 2008 to 2013, the FM frequencies were used by the new geschaffenden RTL Radio 93.3 and 97.0. Between 2008 and 2013 RTL RADIO was exclusively distributed terrestrially the central shaft, which is closed at the end of 2014.