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Rundfunk der DDR

Index Rundfunk der DDR

Rundfunk der DDR ('GDR Broadcasting'; from about 1948 to 1972 Deutscher Demokratischer Rundfunk, 'German Democratic Broadcasting') was the collective designation for radio broadcasting organized by the State Broadcasting Committee in the German Democratic Republic (GDR) until German reunification in 1990. [1]

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  1. 78 relations: Allied-occupied Germany, Antenna (radio), ARD (broadcaster), Arte, Baltic Sea, Bauhaus, BBC World Service, Berlin Crisis of 1961, Berliner Rundfunk, Bezirk Cottbus, Bezirk Frankfurt, Bezirk Potsdam, Classical music, Council of Ministers of East Germany, Culture of East Germany, Deutscher Fernsehfunk, Deutschlandfunk Kultur, Deutschlandsender, East Berlin, East Germany, Eastern Bloc media and propaganda, Fall of the Berlin Wall, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Franz Ehrlich, Free German Youth, Geneva Frequency Plan of 1975, German Broadcasting Archive, German language, German reunification, God Save the King, Hungarian Revolution of 1956, International broadcasting, Joseph Goebbels, Joseph Stalin, La Marseillaise, Leipzig, Leipzig Trade Fair, Longwave, Ludwig van Beethoven, Markus Wolf, Medium wave, Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk, NATO, New states of Germany, Norddeutscher Rundfunk, Ochsenkopf Transmitter, Ostdeutscher Rundfunk Brandenburg, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Radio Berlin International, Radio broadcasting, ... Expand index (28 more) »

  2. 1991 disestablishments in Germany
  3. Defunct radio stations in East Germany
  4. Organizations disestablished in 1991
  5. Radio in Germany
  6. Radio stations in Berlin

Allied-occupied Germany

The entirety of Germany was occupied and administered by the Allies of World War II from the Berlin Declaration on 5 June 1945 to the establishment of West Germany on 23 May 1949.

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Antenna (radio)

In radio engineering, an antenna (American English) or aerial (British English) is the interface between radio waves propagating through space and electric currents moving in metal conductors, used with a transmitter or receiver.

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ARD (broadcaster)

ARD is a joint organisation of Germany's regional public-service broadcasters.

See Rundfunk der DDR and ARD (broadcaster)

Arte

Arte (Association relative à la télévision européenne (Association relating to European television), sometimes stylised in lowercase or uppercase in its logo) is a European public service channel dedicated to culture.

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Baltic Sea

The Baltic Sea is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that is enclosed by Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Sweden, and the North and Central European Plain.

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Bauhaus

The Staatliches Bauhaus, commonly known as the, was a German art school operational from 1919 to 1933 that combined crafts and the fine arts.

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BBC World Service

The BBC World Service is an international broadcaster owned and operated by the BBC.

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Berlin Crisis of 1961

The Berlin Crisis of 1961 (Berlin-Krise) was the last major European political and military incident of the Cold War concerning the status of the German capital city, Berlin, and of post–World War II Germany.

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Berliner Rundfunk

The Berliner Rundfunk (BERU) was a radio station set in East Germany. Rundfunk der DDR and Berliner Rundfunk are 1991 disestablishments in Germany, Defunct radio stations in East Germany, Eastern Bloc mass media, radio in Germany and radio stations in Berlin.

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Bezirk Cottbus

Bezirk Cottbus was a district (Bezirk) of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany).

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Bezirk Frankfurt

The Bezirk Frankfurt, also Bezirk Frankfurt (Oder), was a district (Bezirk) of East Germany.

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Bezirk Potsdam

The Bezirk Potsdam was a district (Bezirk) of East Germany.

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Classical music

Classical music generally refers to the art music of the Western world, considered to be distinct from Western folk music or popular music traditions.

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Council of Ministers of East Germany

The Council of Ministers (German: Ministerrat der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik) was the cabinet and executive branch of the German Democratic Republic from November 1950 until the country was reunified on 3 October 1990.

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Culture of East Germany

The culture of East Germany varied throughout the years due to the political and historical events that took place in the 20th century, especially as a result of Nazism and Communism.

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Deutscher Fernsehfunk

Deutscher Fernsehfunk (DFF; German for "German Television Broadcasting") was the state television broadcaster in the German Democratic Republic (GDR or East Germany) from 1952 to 1991. Rundfunk der DDR and Deutscher Fernsehfunk are 1991 disestablishments in Germany.

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Deutschlandfunk Kultur

Deutschlandfunk Kultur (abbreviated to DLF Kultur or DKultur) is a culture-oriented radio station and part of Deutschlandradio, a set of three national radio stations in Germany.

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Deutschlandsender

Deutschlandsender (Radio Germany), abbreviated DLS or DS, was one of the longest-established radio broadcasting stations in Germany. Rundfunk der DDR and Deutschlandsender are Defunct radio stations in East Germany and Eastern Bloc mass media.

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East Berlin

East Berlin (Ost-Berlin) was the partially recognised capital of East Germany (GDR) from 1949 to 1990.

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East Germany

East Germany (Ostdeutschland), officially known as the German Democratic Republic (GDR; Deutsche Demokratische Republik,, DDR), was a country in Central Europe from its formation on 7 October 1949 until its reunification with West Germany on 3 October 1990.

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Eastern Bloc media and propaganda

Eastern Bloc media and propaganda was controlled directly by each country's communist party, which controlled the state media, censorship and propaganda organs. Rundfunk der DDR and Eastern Bloc media and propaganda are Eastern Bloc mass media.

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Fall of the Berlin Wall

The fall of the Berlin Wall (Mauerfall) on November 9, 1989, during the Peaceful Revolution, marked the beginning of the destruction of the Berlin Wall and the figurative Iron Curtain, as East Berlin transit restrictions were overwhelmed and discarded.

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Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882April 12, 1945), commonly known by his initials FDR, was an American politician who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945.

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Franz Ehrlich

Franz Ehrlich (28 December 1907 in Reudnitz near Leipzig – 28 November 1984 in Bernburg) was a German architect, calligrapher and graphic designer.

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Free German Youth

The Free German Youth (Freie Deutsche Jugend; FDJ) is a youth movement in Germany. Rundfunk der DDR and Free German Youth are 1946 establishments in Germany.

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Geneva Frequency Plan of 1975

The Geneva Frequency Plan of 1975 (aka "The Final Acts of the Regional Administrative LF/MF Broadcasting Conference (Regions 1 and 3) Geneva, 1975" or simply "GE75") is the internationally agreed frequency plan which was drawn up to implement the provisions of the Final Acts of the Regional Administrative LF/MF Broadcasting Conference (Regions 1 and 3) held in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1975.

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German Broadcasting Archive

The German Broadcasting Archive (Deutsches Rundfunkarchiv; DRA) is a non-profit foundation supported by the ARD.

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German language

German (Standard High German: Deutsch) is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, mainly spoken in Western and Central Europe. It is the most widely spoken and official or co-official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and the Italian province of South Tyrol.

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German reunification

German reunification (Deutsche Wiedervereinigung) was the process of re-establishing Germany as a single full sovereign state, which took place between 9 November 1989 and 15 March 1991.

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God Save the King

"God Save the King" (alternatively "God Save the Queen" when the British monarch is female) is the national anthem of the United Kingdom and the royal anthem of each of the British Crown Dependencies, one of two national anthems of New Zealand, and the royal anthem of most Commonwealth realms.

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Hungarian Revolution of 1956

The Hungarian Revolution of 1956 (23 October – 4 November 1956; 1956-os forradalom), also known as the Hungarian Uprising, was an attempted countrywide revolution against the government of the Hungarian People's Republic (1949–1989) and the policies caused by the government's subordination to the Soviet Union (USSR).

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International broadcasting

International broadcasting consists of radio and television transmissions that purposefully cross international boundaries, often with then intent of allowing expatriates to remain in touch with their countries of origin as well as educate, inform, and influence residents of foreign countries.

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Joseph Goebbels

Paul Joseph Goebbels (29 October 1897 – 1 May 1945) was a German Nazi politician and philologist who was the Gauleiter (district leader) of Berlin, chief propagandist for the Nazi Party, and then Reich Minister of Propaganda from 1933 to 1945.

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Joseph Stalin

Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin (born Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili; – 5 March 1953) was a Soviet politician and revolutionary who led the Soviet Union from 1924 until his death in 1953.

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La Marseillaise

"La Marseillaise" is the national anthem of France.

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Leipzig

Leipzig (Upper Saxon: Leibz'sch) is the most populous city in the German state of Saxony.

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Leipzig Trade Fair

The Leipzig Trade Fair (Leipziger Messe) is a major trade fair, which traces its roots back for nearly a millennium.

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Longwave

In radio, longwave, long wave or long-wave, and commonly abbreviated LW, refers to parts of the radio spectrum with wavelengths longer than what was originally called the medium-wave broadcasting band.

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Ludwig van Beethoven

Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 177026 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist.

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Markus Wolf

Markus Johannes Wolf (19 January 1923 – 9 November 2006), also known as Mischa, was an East German spy who served as the head of the Main Directorate for Reconnaissance (Hauptverwaltung Aufklärung), the foreign intelligence division of East Germany's Ministry for State Security (Ministerium für Staatssicherheit,, commonly known as the italic).

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Medium wave

Medium wave (MW) is a part of the medium frequency (MF) radio band used mainly for AM radio broadcasting.

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Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk

("Central German Broadcasting"), shortened to MDR (stylized as mdr), is the public broadcaster for the federal states of Thuringia, Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt in Germany.

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NATO

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO; Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique nord, OTAN), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance of 32 member states—30 European and 2 North American.

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New states of Germany

The new states of Germany (die neuen Länder / die neuen Bundesländer) are the five re-established states of the former German Democratic Republic (GDR) that unified with the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) with its 10 "old states" upon German reunification on 3 October 1990.

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Norddeutscher Rundfunk

i ("Northern German Broadcasting"), commonly shortened to NDR, is a public radio and television broadcaster, based in Hamburg.

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Ochsenkopf Transmitter

The Ochsenkopf Transmitter (Sender Ochsenkopf) is a radio and TV tower of reinforced concrete, which was built in 1958 on the summit of the Ochsenkopf mountain, the second-highest mountain in the Fichtel Mountains in Northern Bavaria, Germany.

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Ostdeutscher Rundfunk Brandenburg

Ostdeutscher Rundfunk Brandenburg (ORB; East German Broadcasting Brandenburg), based in Potsdam, was the public broadcaster for the German federal state of Brandenburg from 12 October 1991 until 30 April 2003.

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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (7 May 1840 – 6 November 1893) was a Russian composer during the Romantic period.

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Radio Berlin International

Radio Berlin International was the international broadcasting arm for the German Democratic Republic's (GDR) Rundfunk der DDR (Radio of the GDR) broadcasting service. Rundfunk der DDR and Radio Berlin International are Defunct radio stations in East Germany and radio stations in Berlin.

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Radio broadcasting

Radio broadcasting is the broadcasting of audio (sound), sometimes with related metadata, by radio waves to radio receivers belonging to a public audience.

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Radio DDR 1

Radio DDR 1 (Radio GDR 1) was a radio channel produced and transmitted by Rundfunk der DDR, the radio broadcasting organization of East Germany (GDR). Rundfunk der DDR and radio DDR 1 are 1991 disestablishments in Germany, Defunct radio stations in East Germany and radio stations in Berlin.

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Radio DDR 2

Radio DDR 2 (Radio GDR 2) was a radio channel in East Germany run by Rundfunk der DDR, created in October 1958. Rundfunk der DDR and radio DDR 2 are Defunct radio stations in East Germany and radio stations in Berlin.

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Radio jamming

Radio jamming is the deliberate blocking of or interference with wireless communications.

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Radio Wolga

Radio Wolga (Radio Volga) was a radio station for the Soviet armed forces stationed in the former East Germany and Czechoslovakia, broadcasting mainly in Russian. Rundfunk der DDR and radio Wolga are Defunct radio stations in East Germany.

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Reich Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda

The Reich Ministry for Public Enlightenment and Propaganda (RMVP), also known simply as the Ministry of Propaganda, controlled the content of the press, literature, visual arts, film, theater, music and radio in Nazi Germany.

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Reichs-Rundfunk-Gesellschaft

The Reichs-Rundfunk-Gesellschaft (RRG; Reich Broadcasting Corporation) was a national network of German regional public radio and television broadcasting companies active from 1925 until 1945. Rundfunk der DDR and Reichs-Rundfunk-Gesellschaft are radio in Germany.

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Rolf Gumlich

Rolf Gumlich is a German journalist and author of screenplays.

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Rostock

Rostock (Polabian: Roztoc), officially the Hanseatic and University City of Rostock (Hanse- und Universitätsstadt Rostock), is the largest city in the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and lies in the Mecklenburgian part of the state, close to the border with Pomerania.

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Rundfunk im amerikanischen Sektor

RIAS (Rundfunk im amerikanischen Sektor;. Radio in the American Sector) was a radio and television station in the American Sector of Berlin during the Cold War. Rundfunk der DDR and Rundfunk im amerikanischen Sektor are radio stations in Berlin.

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Sender Freies Berlin

Sender Freies Berlin (abbreviated SFB) was the ARD public radio and television service for Berlin from 1 June 1954 until 30 April 2003. Rundfunk der DDR and Sender Freies Berlin are radio stations in Berlin.

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Shortwave radio

Shortwave radio is radio transmission using radio frequencies in the shortwave bands (SW).

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Socialist Unity Party of Germany

The Socialist Unity Party of Germany (Sozialistische Einheitspartei Deutschlands,; SED) was the founding and ruling party of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) from the country's foundation in 1949 until its dissolution after the Peaceful Revolution in 1989. Rundfunk der DDR and Socialist Unity Party of Germany are 1946 establishments in Germany.

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Sorbian languages

The Sorbian languages (serbska rěč, serbska rěc) are the Upper Sorbian language and Lower Sorbian language, two closely related and partially mutually intelligible languages spoken by the Sorbs, a West Slavic ethno-cultural minority in the Lusatia region of Eastern Germany.

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Sorbischer Rundfunk

The Sorbischer Rundfunk (Serbski rozgłos, Serbski rozhłós) is the Sorbian language program of Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR) and Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (RBB), both of which are regional public broadcaster in Germany.

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Soviet Military Administration in Germany

The Soviet Military Administration in Germany (Советская военная администрация в Германии, СВАГ; Sovyetskaya Voyennaya Administratsiya v Germanii, SVAG; Sowjetische Militäradministration in Deutschland, SMAD) was the Soviet military government, headquartered in Berlin-Karlshorst, that directly ruled the Soviet occupation zone of Germany from the German surrender in May 1945 until after the establishment of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) in October 1949.

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Soviet occupation zone in Germany

The Soviet occupation zone in Germany (or label) was an area of Germany that was occupied by the Soviet Union as a communist area, established as a result of the Potsdam Agreement on 1 August 1945.

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Sputnik (radio station)

Sputnik or MDR Sputnik is a youth-oriented German radio station, and is part of Leipzig-based public broadcaster Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR), based in Halle.

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State Anthem of the Soviet Union

The "State Anthem of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics" was the national anthem of the Soviet Union and the regional anthem of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic from 1944 to 1991, replacing "The Internationale".

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Supreme Court of East Germany

The Supreme Court of the German Democratic Republic (Oberstes Gericht der DDR) was the highest judicial organ of the GDR.

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The Star-Spangled Banner

"The Star-Spangled Banner" is the national anthem of the United States.

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Ulbricht Group

The Ulbricht Group was a group of exiled members of the Communist Party of Germany (Kommunistische Partei Deutschlands, or KPD) and the National Committee for a Free Germany, led by Walter Ulbricht, who flew from the Soviet Union back to Germany on April 30, 1945.

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United States Information Agency

The United States Information Agency (USIA) was a United States government agency devoted to the practice of public diplomacy which operated from 1953 to 1999.

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Wehrmacht

The Wehrmacht were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945.

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West Berlin

West Berlin (Berlin (West) or West-Berlin) was a political enclave which comprised the western part of Berlin from 1948 until 1990, during the Cold War.

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Winston Churchill

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (30 November 187424 January 1965) was a British statesman, soldier, and writer who was twice Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, from 1940 to 1945 during the Second World War, and 1951 to 1955.

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Wolfgang Leonhard

Wolfgang Leonhard (16 April 1921 – 17 August 2014) was a German political author and historian of the Soviet Union, the German Democratic Republic and Communism.

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ZDF

ZDF, short for i, is a German public-service television broadcaster based in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate.

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1946 Berlin state election

The 1946 Greater Berlin City Council election (Stadtverordnetenversammlung von Groß-Berlin) was held on 20 October 1946 to elect all 130 members of the City Council. It was the only all-Berlin election in the period between the end of the Second World War and German reunification in 1990. The clear winner of the election was the Social Democratic Party (SPD) led by Otto Ostrowski, which won 48.7% and 63 seats, just three short of a majority.

See Rundfunk der DDR and 1946 Berlin state election

See also

1991 disestablishments in Germany

Defunct radio stations in East Germany

Organizations disestablished in 1991

Radio in Germany

Radio stations in Berlin

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rundfunk_der_DDR

Also known as Funkhaus.

, Radio DDR 1, Radio DDR 2, Radio jamming, Radio Wolga, Reich Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda, Reichs-Rundfunk-Gesellschaft, Rolf Gumlich, Rostock, Rundfunk im amerikanischen Sektor, Sender Freies Berlin, Shortwave radio, Socialist Unity Party of Germany, Sorbian languages, Sorbischer Rundfunk, Soviet Military Administration in Germany, Soviet occupation zone in Germany, Sputnik (radio station), State Anthem of the Soviet Union, Supreme Court of East Germany, The Star-Spangled Banner, Ulbricht Group, United States Information Agency, Wehrmacht, West Berlin, Winston Churchill, Wolfgang Leonhard, ZDF, 1946 Berlin state election.