The third television programs one calls the regional programs of the pool of broadcasting corporations in Germany. The name therefore agitates that there were historically seen (1960er and 1970er years) first only two national television programs (first and Second Channel of German Television) - apart from border regions -, and which were regionally oriented and therefore also only regionally radiated television programs in each case then in their circulation area the third programs. For third the individual pool of broadcasting corporations broadcasting corporations are responsible.

Apart from the regional adjustment the third originally some further characteristics exhibited:

• They are advertising-free.
• They radiated the school television.
• Before the mechanism of 1 PLUS, 3sat and ARTE one of its emphasis was the culture program.

After 1992 the MDR and the ORB were added as "“new"” third programs, compound from the "“completed"” television of the GDR. (see history)

History

As the first that today altogether nine programs started the Bavarian broadcast (BR) with its program "“study program"” (later "“Bavarian television"”) on 22 September 1964, followed from the hessian broadcast (HR) with the program "“hessian television program"” (later "“Hessen 3"”) on 5 October 1964. On 4 January 1965 "“III. the television program of the north chain"” (a community program of north Germans the broadcast (NDR) followed, radio Bremen (RB) and transmitter free Berlin (SFB)) (Late "“N3"”) and on 17 December 1965 the West German broadcast (WDR) with its program "“wdr/West German watch television"” (later "“west 3 and/or WDR television"”). Made the provisional tail light South German broadcast (Southern German Broadcasting Corporation), southwest radio (Southwestern German Broadcasting Corporation) and Saarland broadcast (SR) with its program "“southwest 3"”, which went on 5 April 1969 on transmission. From Southern German Broadcasting Corporation and Southwestern German Broadcasting Corporation end of the nineties of the last century of the SWR followed, a first consequence from (political) demands to optimize the television and broadcasting stations. [Explanations see below]

After the reunification also in the new Lands of the Federal Republic own regional television programs were inserted. The designation "“third programs"” were not however no more used, because there was in the meantime a multiplicity of programs. On 1 January 1992 the East German of regional programs of of the Central German one went broadcast (MDR) (for Saxonia, Saxonia-Anhalt and Thuringia) and the East German of broadcast Brandenburg (ORB) (for Brandenburg) to the start. The country Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania followed at that time the NDR. Finally the SFB separated itself north 3"” from the community program "“and went with its program B1 (late SFB1) on 1 October 1992 on transmission. In the context of the fusion from Southwestern German Broadcasting Corporation and Southern German Broadcasting Corporation to the new southwest broadcast (SWR) in the year 1998 independent the Saarland broadcast remained stepped out of southwest 3 and justified a its own "“SR television"”, which has however further many transmissions together with the southwest television. With the fusion from SFB and ORB to the new broadcast Berlin Brandenburg (RBB) in the year 2003 also the two television programs were renamed; these were called in the meantime "“RBB Brandenburg"” (ex-ORB television) and/or "“RBB Berlin"” (ex-SFB1). Now there is a uniform program "“rbb"”, which is apart-switched daily for a half hour between Berlin and Brandenburg for the transmission area of the RBB. With the unification of the RBB programs the number "“third"” reduces from nine to eight. Since January 2005 there is however again 9 programs, because radio Bremen radiates now its regional contents in "“third"”. The so-called "“radio Bremen TV"”.

With the arising of new transmission techniques such as cable and satellite-to-receiver telecasting was void the technical restriction of scarce ranges, which had limited the program offer before. Since then all third programs are country widely receiptable. From the characteristics mentioned meanwhile nearly only the aspect of the regional reporting remained. Further distinguishers for the main program of the pool of broadcasting corporations stepped in contrast to this into the background.

Overview of the third television programs with their associated national broadcasting corporations

• Bavarian television (BR; Auseinanderschaltungen between Franconias and Swabia/old Bavaria, whose programs alternate weekly over satellite)
• HR-watch television (HR; no regional Auseinanderschaltungen)
• MDR television (MDR; Auseinanderschaltungen for the three national radio houses of the MDR and a supraregional satellite version)
• NDR television (common television program of NDR and radio Bremen; Auseinanderschaltungen for the four national radio houses of the NDR)
• Radio Bremen TV (of Bremen regional version of the third program in Northern Germany, that in co-operation with the NDR is produced.)
• rbb television (RBB; Auseinanderschaltungen between Berlin and Brandenburg)
• SR southwest television (television program SR for the Saarland; no Auseinanderschaltungen, many transmissions together with the southwest television.)
• Southwest television (program of the SWR with the regionally different programs "“southwest Baden-Wuerttemberg"”, "“southwest Rhineland-Palatinate"”; many transmissions also together with that SR southwest television.)
• WDR television

See also

Television, broadcast

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