Friday, October 16, 2009

Germany gets educational radio station

Deutschlandradio, Germany's federal public service broadcaster, is set to launch its third national channel on January 1.

DRadio Wissen is an educational channel, targeted mainly towards young adults. The station will be distributed via satellite, the Internet and cable networks.

Recently, the funding for Deutschlandradio's digital radio project was withdrawn. This means that DRadio Wissen won't have any terrestrial frequencies.

DRadio Wissen will be run on a €6.9 million annual budget.

Deutschlandradio also operates Deutschlandfunk and culture service Deutschlandradio Kultur, as well as the digital documentary and debate channel Dokumente und Debatten.

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