NDR Fernsehen is a German

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regional television channel targeting northern Germany, specifically the states of

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Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (MV; ; ), also known by its Anglicisation, anglicized name Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania, is a Federated state, state in the north-east of Germany. Of the country's States of Germany, sixteen states, Mecklenburg-Vorpom ...

Hamburg Hamburg (, ; ), officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg,. is the List of cities in Germany by population, second-largest city in Germany after Berlin and List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, 7th-lar ...

and

Bremen Bremen (Low German also: ''Breem'' or ''Bräm''), officially the City Municipality of Bremen (, ), is the capital of the States of Germany, German state of the Bremen (state), Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (), a two-city-state consisting of the c ...

. It is broadcast by both

Norddeutscher Rundfunk (; "North German Broadcasting"), commonly shortened to NDR (), is a public broadcasting, public radio and television broadcaster, based in Hamburg. In addition to the city-state of Hamburg, NDR broadcasts for the German states of Lower Saxony, ...

(NDR) and

Radio Bremen Radio Bremen (), shortened to RB () is Germany's smallest Public broadcasting, public radio and television broadcaster and the legally mandated broadcaster for the city-state Bremen (state), Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (which includes Bremerha ...

, although the former provides most of the output as they are bigger than the latter. It is one of seven regional "third programmes" offered by the ARD members.

History

It started broadcasting on 4 January 1965 as the common channel of NDR, Radio Bremen and Sender Freies Berlin (SFB). It eventually adopted the name "Nord 3", later "N3". In 1992, the stations broadcast area changed as

was added to NDR after the German reunification and SFB left the N3 cooperation in October to start its own channel, B1 (now rbb Fernsehen). The name "NDR Fernsehen" was adopted in 2001. The channel is available in five different feeds for the broadcast of local programmes in the early evening. Four of the areas are branded "NDR Fernsehen", while in the Bremen area, only NDR NDS is available. * NDR Fernsehen Hamburg (NDR FS HH) with ''

Hamburg Journal Hamburg (, ; ), officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg,. is the List of cities in Germany by population, second-largest city in Germany after Berlin and List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, 7th-lar ...

''. * NDR Fernsehen Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (NDR FS MV) with '' Nordmagazin''. * NDR Fernsehen Niedersachsen (NDR FS NDS) with Hallo Niedersachsen. * NDR Fernsehen Schleswig-Holstein (NDR FS SH) with '' Schleswig-Holstein Magazin''. The NDR-branded areas generally broadcast a shorter news bulletin at 18:00 and a half-hour bulletin at 19:30. As many of the other third channels, NDR Fernsehen simulcasts the main 20:00 edition of '' Tagesschau''. The channel was initially only available terrestrially in its designated area, but since it became available on satellite and cable television it is available nationally. Many Danish and Dutch cable networks also relay the signal.

Logos and identities

Drittes Fernsehprogramm NDR-RB-SFB Logo (1965 bis 1988).svg, 1965 to 1988 N3 Logo (1989 bis 2001).svg, 1989 to 2 December 2001 NDR Fernsehen Logo (2001 bis 2008).svg, 3 December 2001 to 2006 NDR Fernsehen Logo.svg, 2006 to 2017 NDR HD.svg, HD logo since 30 April 2012

References

External links

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{{ARD/ZDF Norddeutscher Rundfunk Mass media in Hamburg Television stations in Germany Television channels and stations established in 1965 German-language television stations