KiRaKa
Programming | |
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Format | Children's |
Affiliations | ARD |
Ownership | |
Owner | WDR |
History | |
First air date | 4 September 2006 |
Last air date | 30 November 2019 |
KiRaKa – the name is an acronym formed from KInderRAdioKAnal – was a digital radio channel produced by Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) in Cologne, Germany. It is a specialist channel serving children aged 5 to 16.
From 1 January 2016 until 30 November 2019 KiRaKa has broadcast 24 hours a day via
A variety of children's programming is broadcast between 6.00 and 21.00 daily. Outside these hours KiRaKa played music aimed at the 11-to-16 age group in a segment called Nachteule (Night Owl).
Reception
Originally, KiRaKa was a single programme slot in WDR 5's daily schedule. However, on 29 May 2009 KiRaKa took over the distribution channels formerly used by
Awards
In September 2014, KiRaKa and another of WDR's radio stations,
The award was given to presenter-producers Tuba Tunçak and Mirjam von Jarzebowski for their collaboration on Kelebek im Konzert / Kelebek Konserde (Kelebek in Concert), a project aimed at introducing children to music from other cultures, starting at school level. It culminated in a live concert hosted by one German and one Turkish presenter, during which a variety of Eastern and Western music, as well as a fusion of the two, was played.
References
- ^ "Stundenplan zum Ausdrucken 2016" (PDF). www.kiraka.de. Westdeutscher Rundfunk. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ^ "Wie kann ich KiRaKa hören?" (in German). WDR KiRaKa. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
- ^ Munder, Stephan (4 September 2014). "Deutscher Radiopreis 2014 – Die Gewinner" (in German). www.radiowoche.de. Retrieved 15 November 2014.