BR24 explained

BR24
Area:Bavaria
South Tyrol (via DAB+)
Format:All-news radio
Language:German
Former Names:B5 aktuell (1991–2021)
Operator:Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR)
Sister Stations:BR24live
Bayern 1
Bayern 2
Bayern 3
BR-Klassik
Puls
BR Heimat
BR Schlager
BR Verkehr
Webcast:Listen Live

BR24 is a cross-platform news brand of German public broadcaster Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) which is at the same time a news website, a 24/7 news radio station (until 30 June, 2021: B5 aktuell) and a television news programme (until June 30, 2021: Rundschau).

On May 3, 2021, Bayerischer Rundfunk announced that B5 aktuell would be renamed BR24 on July 1, 2021. "BR24" was added to the names of existing TV programmes. BR created a single brand for news.[1] When it began broadcasting on May 6, 1991, B5 aktuell was the first news station in German-language radio.

Programming

Editors and technicians work in three shifts every day, with broadcasting beginning shortly before 6 a.m.[2] [3] From midnight to 6 a.m., BR24 broadcasts ARD Info night produced by NDR Info. In March 2019, the station increased regional reporting from Bavaria, with accompanying programme changes, using the slogan "From Bavaria for Bavaria."

Notes and References

  1. https://www.dwdl.de/nachrichten/82602/br24_wird_auch_im_tv_und_radio_zur_brinfomarke/ DWDL.de: Zum 1. Juli 2021 - "BR24" wird auch im TV und Radio zur BR-Infomarke
  2. Web site: 2021-03-03. 2011-05-06. de. B5 aktuell: So entstand Deutschlands erstes Info-Radio.
  3. Web site: 2021-03-03. Blick hinter die Kulissen : Die Frühschicht bei B5 aktuell.