MDR Fernsehen is a regional public service television channel owned and operated by
Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR) and serving
Saxony
Saxony, officially the Free State of Saxony, is a landlocked state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia, and Bavaria, as well as the countries of Poland and the Czech Republic. Its capital is Dresden, and ...
,
Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt ( ; ) is a States of Germany, state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony, Thuringia and Lower Saxony. It covers an area of
and has a population of 2.17 million inhabitants, making it the List of German states ...
and
Thuringia
Thuringia (; officially the Free State of Thuringia, ) is one of Germany, Germany's 16 States of Germany, states. With 2.1 million people, it is 12th-largest by population, and with 16,171 square kilometers, it is 11th-largest in area.
Er ...
. It is one of the seven regional "third programmes" that are offered within the federal
ARD network.
Programming
The regional news magazines , and are broadcast respectively in Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia at 7 p.m. daily.
Other popular shows include (''Really''), a science program including new research findings and experiments, and the history series (''MDR Time Travel'').
Logos
File:Ex-MDR-Fernsehen-Logo.svg, Former logo
File:Mdr-fernsehen-logo.svg, Logo, 2003 - 31 December 2016
File:MDR HD.svg, HD version logo, 2013 - 31 December 2016
File:MDR Fernsehen Logo (2013).png, On-Air Logo (2013–2016)
File:MDR HD Logo.png, HD version On-Air Logo (2013–2016)
File:MDR Logo 2017.svg, Logo since 1 January 2017
File:Mdr Fernsehen HD Logo 2017.png, HD version logo since 1 January 2017
File:MDR Thüringen Logo 2017.svg, Logo in Thuringia since 1 January 2017
References
External links
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Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk
ARD (broadcaster)
Television stations in Germany
Television channels and stations established in 1992
1992 establishments in Germany
Mass media in Leipzig
Mass media in Dresden
Mass media in Magdeburg
Mass media in Erfurt
German-language television stations