Cologne Radyosu
Cologne Radyosu ( Turkish for "Das Kölner Radio") is a Turkish-language radio broadcast by Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR), which was first broadcast on November 2, 1964 . It was the first nationwide broadcast by a German broadcaster in Turkish.
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The target group was initially the Turkish migrant workers who had been in Germany since 1961 . In addition to news, the program also offered help in life for them. For example, experts answer questions from listeners once a week and give general tips for migrant life in Germany.
Between the Turkish-language contributions, the program also offered musically native sounds.
Broadcast times
To this day, the program, which traditionally begins with the words "Burası Köln Radyosu!" (German: "Here is Cologne Radio"), is produced by WDR and runs Monday to Saturday from 6pm to 7pm and Sundays from 6pm to 8pm Clock in the radio house Europe .
Others
In the Turkish immigrant circles, the term Cologne Radyosu was often used nationwide as a synonym for West German radio in the 1960s and 1970s.
Following the example of Cologne Radyosu, the hr , the SFB and Radio Bremen later also designed Turkish-language programs that were gradually discontinued. The only Turkish-language program currently produced by a public broadcaster in Germany remains Cologne Radyosu.
Web links
- Homepage of the broadcast
- "Merhaba, burda Cologne Radyosu!" (Geschichte.nrw.de)