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Eisenbahn Romantik
Eisenbahn-Romantik (literally: "railway romance") is a German television programme, broadcast by Südwestrundfunk, SWR. It portrays railway-related reports, whose content covers modern railway systems, Heritage railway, museum railways and their facilities as well as items on model railway layouts worldwide. Politics and criticism is not left out; the series reports on closures, controversial model ideas, delays to reconstruction plans or smart commuter transport concepts. The broadcast has been presented since its inception by Hagen von Ortloff. History The series began on 7 April 1991 on Süddeutscher Rundfunk, SDR as a filler between programmes on their regional TV channel, SWR Fernsehen, Südwest 3. Although the first broadcast was especially for railway fans, it was so well received by the public that the programme length was increased from half an hour to 45 minutes. From 1994 Eisenbahn-Romantik had a fixed half-hour slot. Since autumn 2008 Eisenbahn-Romantik has bee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Südwestrundfunk
Südwestrundfunk (SWR; ''Southwest Broadcasting'') is a regional public broadcasting corporation serving the southwest of Germany , specifically the federal states of Baden-Württemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate. The corporation has main offices in three cities: Stuttgart, Baden-Baden and Mainz, with the director's office being in Stuttgart. It is a part of the ARD consortium. It broadcasts on two television channels and six radio channels, with its main television and radio office in Baden-Baden and regional offices in Stuttgart and Mainz. It is (after WDR) the second largest broadcasting organization in Germany. SWR, with a coverage of 55,600 km2, and an audience reach estimated to be 14.7 million. SWR employs 3,700 people in its various offices and facilities. History SWR was established in 1998 through the merger of ''Süddeutscher Rundfunk'' (SDR, Southern German Broadcasting), formerly headquartered in Stuttgart, and ''Südwestfunk'' (SWF, South West Radio), forme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
