German hour
The German hour (society for wireless instruction and entertainment) was founded as a radio operator in the Weimar Republic . It was a subsidiary of the business news bureau Eildienst , which in turn was close to the Foreign Ministry . At the beginning of broadcasting, the German hour was synonymous with a radio broadcast.
history
The German Hour was founded on May 22, 1922. According to the articles of association, the task of the German Hour was "[the] non-profit organization of public concerts and lectures, educational, entertaining and all other sections of the population interested in performances on wireless channels in Germany". In May she applied for a transmission permit from the Reichspost . Board of the society became the chief editor of the express service Ernst Ludwig Voss .
Unlike the private broadcasting companies, the German hour initially did not plan a program for private receivers. She had designed her program as a so-called hall radio that was to be broadcast in cinemas and other meeting rooms . The poor quality of the speakers in the hall delayed the start of the service. Due to the low-range broadcasting technology and in order to do justice to the cultural sovereignty of the states , the plan for a central broadcasting system was abandoned and the focus was on regionalization of broadcasting. Voss therefore tried to find private investors who together with the Reichspost would found regional broadcasting companies.
All broadcasting companies at a glance:
| city | Surname | Establishment date | Test operation from | Transmission mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Munich | German hour in Bavaria | Sep 18 1922 | ? | 30th Mar 1924 |
| Berlin | Radio hour, later radio hour Berlin | Dec 10, 1923 | Oct 18, 1923 | Oct. 29, 1923 |
| Frankfurt am Main | Südwestdeutsche Rundfunk AG | December 7, 1923 | ? | Apr 1, 1923 |
| Koenigsberg | Ostmarken Rundfunk AG | Jan. 2, 1924 | ? | June 14, 1924 |
| Hamburg | Nordic Broadcasting Corporation | Jan. 16, 1924 | ? | May 2, 1924 |
| Leipzig | Mitteldeutsche Rundfunk AG | Jan. 22, 1924 | ? | 2nd Mar 1924 |
| Stuttgart | Süddeutsche Rundfunk AG | 3rd Mar 1924 | ? | May 11, 1924 |
| Wroclaw | Silesian radio lesson | Apr 4, 1924 | ? | May 26, 1924 |
| Münster , later Cologne | Westdeutsche Funkstunde AG , later Westdeutsche Rundfunk AG | Sep 15 1924 | ? | Oct 10, 1924 |
| Berlin | Deutsche Welle GmbH | 29 Aug 1924 | ? | Jan. 7, 1926 |
The wireless service AG (Dradag) and the German hour founded the Reichsrundfunkverband e. V. as a common interest representative. The other way around, this association could also be used to exert central influence on the broadcasters. Since the Reichspost also wanted to secure influence over the broadcasters, they tied conditions to the granting of a broadcasting license. On the one hand, a 51% stake of the Reichspost in the regional broadcasting corporations was mandatory, without the broadcasters receiving anything in return. On the other hand, the regional broadcasting companies had to found a holding company in which the Reichspost also had a 51% stake. The remaining 49% was shared by the regional broadcasting companies. Exceptions were the German hour in Bavaria , which was founded before this regulation, as well as the German wave , which worked as a broadcaster across Germany. The holding company was founded on May 15, 1925 as Reichs-Rundfunk-Gesellschaft (RRG). It was better suited for the central control of the individual transmitters. Therefore, the Reichsrundfunkverband and the German hour were dissolved shortly after the establishment of the RRG.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Quoted from: Winfried B. Lerg : The emergence of broadcasting in Germany. Origin and development of a journalistic medium (= contributions to the history of German broadcasting. Vol. 1). Knecht, Frankfurt am Main, 1965, p. 120.
- ^ Konrad Dussel : German radio history. 3rd, revised. Edition. UVK-Verlags-Gesellschaft, Konstanz 2010, ISBN 978-3-86764-231-6 , pp. 27–33.