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Broadcast area | Bavaria South Tyrol (via DAB+) |
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| Language | German |
| Format | All-news radio |
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| Operator | Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) |
| BR24live Bayern 1 Bayern 2 Bayern 3 BR-Klassik Puls BR Heimat BR Schlager BR Verkehr | |
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First air date | 6 May 1991 (1991-05-06) |
Former names | B5 aktuell (1991–2021) |
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| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | www |
BR24 is a cross-platform news brand of German public broadcaster Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) which is at the same time a news website, a 24/7 news radio station (until 30 June, 2021: B5 aktuell) and a television news programme (until June 30, 2021: Rundschau).
On May 3, 2021, Bayerischer Rundfunk announced that B5 aktuell would be renamed BR24 on July 1, 2021. "BR24" was added to the names of existing TV programmes. BR created a single brand for news.1 When it began broadcasting on May 6, 1991, B5 aktuell was the first news station in German-language radio.2
Logos
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Logo of B5 aktuell (2007–2021) -
Logo of BR24 until 2024
Programming
Editors and technicians work in three shifts every day, with broadcasting beginning shortly before 6 a.m.34 From midnight to 6 a.m., BR24 broadcasts ARD Info night produced by NDR Info. In March 2019, the station increased regional reporting from Bavaria, with accompanying programme changes, using the slogan "From Bavaria for Bavaria."5
References
References
- DWDL.de: Zum 1. Juli 2021 - "BR24" wird auch im TV und Radio zur BR-Infomarke
- Bayerischer Rundfunk (2020-12-31), Geschichte des BR : Überblick: Chronik des Bayerischen Rundfunks, archived from the original on 2020-06-09, retrieved 2021-03-03
- "B5 aktuell: So entstand Deutschlands erstes Info-Radio" (in German). 2011-05-06. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
- "Blick hinter die Kulissen : Die Frühschicht bei B5 aktuell". Retrieved 2021-03-03.
- Bayerischer Rundfunk (2019-03-11), Bayerischer Rundfunk: B5 aktuell verstärkt Bayern-Berichterstattung, retrieved 2021-03-03