Hit Radio FFH

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Hit Radio FFH
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Radio station ( private )
reception analog terrestrial , DAB + , cable , satellite , live stream
Reception area HesseHesse Hesse , bordering areas (VHF)
owner Radio / Tele FFH GmbH & Co. Betriebs-KG
executive Director Marco Maier
Start of transmission November 15, 1989
Program type Adult Contemporary
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Hit Radio FFH (spelling: HIT RADIO FFH ) is one of three programs that is produced by Radio / Tele FFH GmbH & Co. Betriebs-KG (alongside planet radio and harmony.fm ). The abbreviation FFH stands for F unk and F ernsehen H essen. Broadcasting began on November 15, 1989 in Frankfurt am Main . FFH has been broadcasting from the Funkhaus in Bad Vilbel since 2001 . According to the number of listeners, FFH is the second largest private radio station in Germany after Antenne Bayern .

History of the station

FFH airship
Interview microphone from FFH

Established 1988–1990

The station was founded under the name "Radio FFH" on March 15, 1988 by 50 shareholders (including 36 Hessian newspaper publishers as well as national, Hessischer Bauernverband , Landessportbund Hessen ) after the radio market in Hesse was deregulated under Prime Minister Walter Wallmann . The station's first domicile was a former Tipp-Ex factory in Frankfurt-Rödelheim .

On November 6, 1989, the station was the first private radio station in Hesse to be granted a broadcast license. Even before the license was granted, the publishers behind FFH had invested several million D-Marks in equipping the station. Broadcasting began with 55 employees on November 15, 1989 at 4:55 a.m. with messages spoken by Uwe Hackbarth. The first broadcast was Guten Morgen Hessen! , the first track played was Flying through the air by Oliver Onions .

Expansion period 1990–1994

On April 15, 1992 two new frequencies (at the Großer Feldberg and Hoher Meißner locations ) were put into operation. From May 1992, the station used a helicopter to broadcast reports on the traffic situation. From September 1993 there was also an impact airship for promotional purposes . Also since 1993, the radio program has included regional news that are broadcast simultaneously for six regions in Hesse. The transmitters are split up into six different transmission chains. Since 1994 there have been so-called traffic jam pilots at FFH . These are motorists who report traffic jams in which they are either standing or driving past to FFH.

Modernization 1995–1997

On April 25, 1995 FFH had a new design. The new name is now: Hit Radio FFH , the new motto “Simply closer” (after “We come over” in the first few years). Digital broadcasting via satellite began on August 1, 1995, and broadcasting via the Internet in early 1996. On September 25, 1995 the number of regional studios was increased to six, namely Darmstadt (South Hesse), Frankfurt (Rhine-Main area), Fulda (East Hesse), Gießen (Central Hesse), Kassel (North Hesse) and Wiesbaden. In June 1997 the FFH helicopter was replaced by an airplane for traffic monitoring. Since August 20, 1997, all music titles in the station have been available in digital form on the hard drive.

Moved 1998–2001

Funkhaus am Burgpark in Bad Vilbel

On May 29, 1998 it was decided to move to a new building in Bad Vilbel . Construction began in March 2000 and was completed in June 2001. The change of broadcasting company was formally completed on June 24, 2001 at 2:14 p.m. when the broadcast was switched over. The last title that was played in Frankfurt, was Time to say Goodbye by Andrea Bocelli , the first track from the new Broadcasting House Music by Madonna . The start of the broadcast in Bad Vilbel was moderated by Stephan Holler, the last broadcast from Frankfurt-Rödelheim by Uta Schmidt.

FFH today

Football World Cup 2014, FFH public viewing in the Commerzbank-Arena Frankfurt am Main with presenter Daniel Fischer, 4th July 2014, game Germany versus France.
Pack watching from FFH in Frankfurt's Commerzbank-Arena during the 2014 World Cup.

Hit Radio FFH has been the most popular radio program in Hessen since 1991. According to the results of the Media Analysis 2017 / II, an average of 457,000 listeners tune into the program every hour and 2.1 million listeners every day. The main competitor, hr3, has 324,000 listeners per hour and 1.75 million listeners per day.

Hit Radio FFH is also one of the five founding members of the Digital 5 radio consortium and one of the founders of the Radioplayer.de platform.

FFH has been holding regular public viewings in the Commerzbank Arena since the 2006 soccer World Cup.

In spring 2018, Hit Radio FFH put several technically completely newly equipped studios into operation.

program

FFH broadcasts around the clock. The program is designed for transparency and largely dispenses with special broadcasts. A special feature is the positioning of the messages five minutes before the hour. Comedy “personalities” such as B. Anke from "Ankes Tanke" or the FFH-Dummfrager. In 2017 and 2019 FFH was awarded the German Radio Prize in the category "Best Comedy" by the independent Grimme jury.

FFH compiles its music according to the AC format , a widely used radio format . The playlist is defined by current songs.

During rush hour on the Hessian streets, FFH broadcasts live from the Hessen traffic control center, so that drivers can be informed faster and better about traffic jams.

The broadcaster operates several web radio channels, such as B. Lounge, iTunes Top 40 and the year-round Christmas radio.

The night program (Mon – Sat 1–5 and Sun 1–6) has been automated since 2010. There is music with recorded presentations. The news is still live around the clock - as is the weather and traffic every 30 minutes.

Christmas Eve has been an exception since it started broadcasting in 1989. From 5 pm onwards, all employees were free and the program was hosted live by the former managing director Hans-Dieter Hillmoth. News and weather are canceled from 5 p.m. to 6 a.m. In 2019 Johannes Scherer will moderate the Christmas Eve program. Hans-Dieter Hillmoth handed over the management to Marco Maier in July 2019 and has retired.

FFH used the dynamic PS technology for the RDS . In addition to station names, current news and sports reports (e.g. scores), the weather report, broadcast with a presenter or the track played with an artist were transmitted. With regionalization, the RDS text is static for the duration of the disconnection:

  • Rhine-Main: FFH-F
  • South Hesse: FFH-DA
  • Wiesbaden: FFH-WI
  • Central Hesse: FFH-GI
  • East Hesse: FFH-FD
  • North Hesse: FFH-KS

Since a software update of the RDS encoder in spring 2019, the fixed program identifier "FFH" has been sent. The RDS radio text is now used intensively for this purpose. The interpreter played, as well as news and special reports, are displayed in full.

surreptitious advertising

In 2016, FFH pretended to advertise its listeners who want to rent out their private cars. De facto, however, the station was doing surreptitious advertising for the CarUnity portal , an Opel company . On the other media platforms of the station, such as Facebook and on its homepage, the line between editorial content and advertising became blurred. The online platform Fair-Radio lodged a complaint with the Hessian State Media Authority . This complaint was allowed, but not publicly.

Known current moderators

Well-known former moderators

reception

Hit Radio FFH's program is broadcast via 14 terrestrial VHF stations in Hesse and on cable from several federal states. Since December 1st, 2011, FFH can also be received via the new DAB + format in Hessen. DLS information and a MOT slideshow are transmitted via DAB + . FFH can be heard across Europe via the Astra satellite (DVB-S) and worldwide via the Internet as a live audio stream at 128 kBit / s. There are also ten other special interest channels without moderation.

The Wiesbaden regional window is broadcast via DVB-S; via DAB + the Rhine-Main window or the window for North Hesse. All 6 regional studios are available without restriction as a web radio stream.

Analog FM frequencies

  • Alsfeld 88.1 MHz
  • Bad Hersfeld 95.9 MHz
  • Bingen 106.9 MHz
  • Dillenburg / Angelburg 100.0 MHz
  • Driedorf / Höllberg 106.8 MHz
  • Eltville 90.3 MHz
  • Großer Feldberg 105.9 MHz
  • Habichtswald 103.7 MHz
  • Heidelstein 100.9 MHz
  • High Meissner 105.1 MHz
  • High Lohr 107.7 MHz
  • Krehberg 105.0 MHz
  • Michelstadt 96.1 MHz
  • Wiesbaden / Konrad Adenauer Ring 102.0 MHz

Web links

Commons : Hit Radio FFH  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Peter Lückemeier: Number one without market research . In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung . tape 269 , November 19, 2014, p. 32 .
  2. ↑ Gerhard Mauz : Kungel de Luxe . In: Der Spiegel . No. 38 , 1989, pp. 69-72 ( online ).
  3. ↑ Data from the media analysis 2017 / II for Hessen ( reichwide.de )
  4. ↑ Media analysis: HIT RADIO FFH strong market leader. radioszene.de, July 11, 2017, accessed November 18, 2017 .
  5. ↑ FFH presents “Biggest Public Viewing in Hessen” radio scene, May 18, 2010
  6. ↑ From now on "on air": Our brand new studio. FFH, May 23, 2018
  7. ↑ Best comedy on German radio: FFH wins German Radio Prize 2017. radioszene.de. September 7, 2017. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  8. ^ FFH: The new era of the Hessen traffic control center. In: RADIO SCENE. August 30, 2018, accessed on March 28, 2019 (German).
  9. ↑ extratipp.com : FFH boss Hillmoth moderates for the 28th time on Christmas Eve , accessed on November 18, 2017
  10. ↑ Hans-Dieter Hillmoth moderates Christmas Eve at FFH for the 28th time in a row. radioszene.de. December 24, 2016. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  11. ↑ Hans-Dieter Hillmoth gives up FFH management. In: RADIO SCENE. June 27, 2018, accessed on March 22, 2019 (German).
  12. ↑ Katharina Thoms: Advertising sneaks in at FFH. fair radio, August 13, 2016, accessed on September 23, 2017 .
  13. ↑ Sandra Müller: It was surreptitious advertising. But: nobody has to know. fair radio, July 19, 2017, accessed February 17, 2018 .
  14. ↑ Felix Moese: FFH ends cooperation with moderator. In: RADIO SCENE. June 22, 2020, accessed on June 22, 2020 (German).

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