Radio Arabella (Munich)

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Radio Arabella (Munich)
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Radio station ( private )
Program type Oldie-Based AC
reception analog terrestrial , DAB + , livestream
Reception area Greater Munich , Bavaria
Start of transmission May 29, 1989
owner Radio Arabella Studiobetriebsges. mbH
executive Director Roland Schindzielorz, Till Coenen
Program director Franziska Strobl
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Radio Arabella is the name of a group of regional radio stations in Germany ( Munich ) and Austria ( Vienna , Upper Austria and Lower Austria ). The operator in Germany is Radio Arabella Studiobetriebsgesellschaft mbH, which was founded on May 29, 1989. As a private broadcaster, Radio Arabella is financed exclusively through advertising income. The name "Radio Arabella" is based on the founding partner Josef Schörghuber , whose first name is Arabella.

history

Radio Arabella started on May 29, 1989 on FM 92.4. The frequency was split with “Jazzwelle Plus”, which broadcasted daily from 6pm to 10pm. In 1994 the transmission area was expanded to include the districts of Freising , Erding and Ebersberg and the program could be received around the clock on the FM frequencies 105.2 and 100.8 MHz.

View of the broadcast studio on Paul-Heyse-Strasse in Munich

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distribution

Radio Arabella is currently broadcast on the FM frequencies 104.0 and 105.2 MHz. The program can also be received worldwide via a free web radio service. Specialized web radio channels are also offered under the same brand. Since November 2012, the program can also be received via DAB + in the greater Munich area under the code "RADIO ARABELLA" .

The FM broadcasting area of ​​Radio Arabella in and around Munich

Market position

The radio analysis Bavaria 2019 of the Bavarian State Center for New Media shows the station with around 98,000 listeners per average hour and a length of stay of 144 minutes as the market leader among Munich's local stations.

program

Radio Arabella broadcasts a 24-hour program. The editorial focus is on current reporting from Munich and the region as well as Bavaria, Germany and the world. Other components of the program are various categories such as leisure, weekend and excursion tips, the Munich minis in the Wetterhuber morning show, cinema tips or the Oktoberfest reporting live from the Schützenfest tent as well as boulevard and glamor topics from the city.

Music format

At the start in May 1989, the station played a hit and oldie format that has been further developed over the years and adapted to changing musical tastes. This mix of music is named after the radio makers as Radio Arabella format . The focus in the current music program is on classics and evergreens from the 1980s. In addition, more recent hits are occasionally played.

Event

In addition to the radio area, the station has its own events department. Over 70 activities and events with a wide variety of entertainment programs for listeners and customers are designed and carried out there every year.

Radio Arabella cult

On March 1, 2019, Radio Arabella Kult launched in the local Bavarian DAB + broadcasting areas of Munich, Nuremberg, Augsburg, Ingolstadt and Allgäu. On July 1, 2019, the Alpine foothills were added.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ TNS Infratest / BLM: Radio Analysis Bavaria 2019 - Range of Radio Arabella. In: Funkanalyse Bayern 2019. Kantar TNS, August 22, 2019, accessed on February 10, 2020 .
  2. ↑ KANTAR TNS: Funkanalyse Bayern 2019. In: Funkanalyse Bayern 2019. KANTAR TNS, August 22, 2019, accessed on February 10, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Radio Management - A Handbook for Radio Journalists . Verlag Ölschläger, Munich 1991, ISBN 3882951354 .
  4. ↑ http://www.digitalradio-in-deutschland.de/roadmap-dab-aenderungen