Reichs-Rundfunk-Gesellschaft
Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda (from 1933) | |
Key people | Hans Bredow, Eugen Hadamovsky |
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Launch date | 15 May 1925[1] |
Dissolved | 1951–1961 (liquidation)[1] |
Replaced by | ARD (1950 to present); Rundfunk der DDR (1952–1991) |
The Reichs-Rundfunk-Gesellschaft (RRG; Reich Broadcasting Corporation)[2] was a national network of German regional public radio and television broadcasting companies active from 1925 until 1945. RRG's broadcasts were receivable in all parts of Germany and were used extensively for Nazi propaganda after 1933.
Historical recordings of RRG broadcasts are today held by the German Broadcasting Archive.[3]
History
The company was established in
The logo of the RRG was designed by German graphic designer Otto Firle.
An official
Original structure
Programming was provided by the following eleven regional broadcasting companies:[6]
- Funk-Stunde AG, Berlin: the first regular broadcaster in Germany (on the air since 28 October 1923), covering the Prussian provinces of Brandenburg, western Pomerania (Stettin) and the northern Province of Saxony (Magdeburg) as well as the eastern parts of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Mecklenburg-Strelitz[9] On Air 29 October 1923 as the first Radio Station in Germany [8]
- Mitteldeutsche Rundfunk AG (MIRAG), Leipzig (on the air since 2 March 1924), covering the Saxony, Thuringia, and the southern part of the Prussian Province of Saxony (Halle) [9]
- Deutsche Stunde in Bayern GmbH, Munich (on the air since 30 March 1924) in Bavaria; renamed Bayerischer Rundfunk GmbH on 1 January 1931, it joined the RRG in 1933 [1][9]
- Hesse-Nassau[9]
- Nordische Rundfunk AG (NORAG), Hamburg (since 2 May 1924) and Bremen (on the air since 30 November 1924), covering the Prussian provinces of Schleswig-Holstein and Hanover, as well as the Free State of Brunswick, the Free State of Oldenburg and western Mecklenburg-Schwerin; became Norddeutsche Rundfunk GmbH in November 1932[6][9]
- Süddeutsche Rundfunk AG (SÜRAG), Stuttgart (on the air since 11 May 1924), covering Württemberg, Baden and the Prussian Province of Hohenzollern[9]
- Schlesische Funkstunde AG (SFAG), Breslau (on the air since 26 May 1924) and Gleiwitz (from 1 November 1925), in the Prussian provinces of Lower and Upper Silesia[9]
- Ostmarken Rundfunk AG (ORAG), East Prussia and eastern Pomerania (Köslin), as well as the Free City of Danzig (see also Radio Königsberg)[9]
- Westdeutsche Funkstunde AG (WEFAG), Münster (on the air since 10 October 1924) in the Prussian Rhine Province and the Province of Westphalia, renamed Westdeutsche Rundfunk AG (WERAG) in 1926 and headquarters moved to Cologne) [9]
- Reichssender Saarbrücken, Saarbrücken (on the air since 1 March 1935) in the Saarland
- Reichssender Wien, Vienna (on the air since 12 March 1938) in Austria
An additional nationwide programme known as the Deutschlandsender was broadcast on longwave from the Königs Wusterhausen radio transmitter of Deutsche Welle GmbH (a separate company which was, however, 70% owned by the Reichs-Rundfunk-Gesellschaft) [citation needed].
Regular television programmes were transmitted from Berlin by the Fernsehsender Paul Nipkow[citation needed].
Headquarters
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On 22 January 1931 the Haus des Rundfunks ("House of Broadcasting"), on Masurenallee in Berlin-Westend, was inaugurated as the official seat of the Reichs-Rundfunk-Gesellschaft. Designed in 1929 by the architect Hans Poelzig (1869-1936), it is the world's first self-contained broadcasting centre and includes a large concert hall.
The triangular-shaped building also housed the broadcaster Deutsche Welle GmbH and, from 1935 until its relocation in 1937, the Fernsehsender Paul Nipkow television station.
Nationalization
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In the summer of 1932, the German government under Chancellor Franz von Papen started to gain control over the broadcasting companies of the RRG, full control over the corporation was reached in 1934.[6][10] The regional broadcasters were also made reliant on the RRG, becoming local branches.[11] The management board had to admit a representative, who supervised programming,[12] delegated by the Minister of the Interior, Wilhelm von Gayl.[1]
In the course of the
Upon the affiliation of the
After the
Technical achievements
RRG engineers were responsible for important advances in
Walter Weber, while working for Hans Joachim von Braunmühl at the RRG, made many improvements in the field of
See also
- Volksempfänger
- Nazi propaganda
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Reichs-Rundfunk-Gesellschaft m.b.H. (RRG)" (PDF). dra.de (in German). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ISBN 978-1-62636-949-8.
- ^ "DRA: CD "Friedrich Schiller im Rundfunk"". dra.de (in German). Archived from the original on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ^ ISBN 978-3-412-20241-5.
"Dies gescha am 15. Mai 1925 mit der Gründung der Reichs-Rundfunk-Gesellschaft (RRG). Der neu gegründete Dachverband ...
- ^ e.V., Radio-Museum Linsengericht. "Radio-Museum Linsengericht e.V. - Die deutsche Radiogeschichte". radio-museum.de (in German). Archived from the original on 25 July 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Der Rundfunk in Norddeutschland 1932 - Mai 1945". ndr.de (in German). Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ^ "Schon GEZahlt Kleine Geschichte der Rundfunkgebühren". geschichtspuls.de (in German). Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ^ a b "90 Jahre Deutscher Rundfunk". (in German). 29 October 2013. Event occurs at 3:18. Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
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(help) - ^ a b c d e f g h i "Archived copy" (PDF). dra.de (in German). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
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- ^ a b Hartisch, Kristin. "Reichsrundfunkgesellschaft Einleitung". Einleitung. Das Bundesarchiv. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ^ Reinle, Dominik (3 July 2005). "Hörfunk und Fernsehen in der Nazi-Zeit (Teil 1) - Zeitgeschichtliches Archiv - WDR.de". West Deutsche Rundfunk (in German). Retrieved 10 December 2014.
Rundfunk-Kommissare
- ISBN 978-0-520-95514-1.
- ^ Walter Weber's Technical Innovation at the Reichs-Rundfunk-Gesellschaft