Radio B Zwei was a German, public
radio station
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owned and operated by the
Sender Freies Berlin
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(SFB). It was the second radio program of the ''SFB''.
On February 22, 1993, the SFB launched ''Radio B Zwei'', a first radio program in cooperation with the
ORB
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. The new program was an information and service wave for
Berlin
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and
Brandenburg
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and was aimed at 25 to 50-year-old listeners. The previous ''SFB 2'' program was merged into this program.
The further expansion of radio cooperation between ''ORB'' and ''SFB'' led to the discontinuation of ''Radio B Zwei'' on August 26, 1997. , a daytime accompanying program for listeners 25 years and older, went on the air as the successor station.
On the Berlin frequency 92.4 MHz, the
Radio Kultur program was broadcast since October 3, 1997, which was replaced by
kulturradio in 2003.
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Defunct radio stations in Germany
Radio stations established in 1993
Radio stations disestablished in 1997
1993 establishments in Germany
1997 disestablishments in Germany
Radio stations in Berlin
Sender Freies Berlin
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