Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk

public broadcaster for the federal states of Thuringia, Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt
Organization german_public_state_broadcaster Q158948
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Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk

Summary

Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk is a German public state broadcaster[1]. It draws 727 Wikipedia views per month (german_public_state_broadcaster category, ranking #5 of 10).[2]

Key Facts

  • Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk received the Q2227687[3].
  • Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk was a member of Verein zur Förderung eines Deutschen Forschungsnetzes[4].
  • Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk was a member of Q49653[5].
  • Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk was a member of Informations-Verarbeitungs-Zentrum[6].
  • Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk was a member of ARD ZDF Deutschlandradio Beitragsservice[7].
  • Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk was a member of European Broadcasting Union[8].
  • Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk was a member of ARGE Rundfunk-Betriebstechnik[9].
  • Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk is in the country of Germany[10].
  • Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk's instance of is recorded as German public state broadcaster[11].
  • Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk's instance of is recorded as production company[12].
  • Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk's headquarters location is recorded as Leipzig[13].
  • Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk's headquarters location is recorded as Leipzig[14].
  • Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk's Commons category is recorded as Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk[15].
  • Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk's industry is recorded as mass media[16].
  • Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk's industry is recorded as media industry[17].
  • 1991 marks the founding of Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk[18].
  • 1992 marks the founding of Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk[19].
  • Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk's official website is recorded as https://www.mdr.de/[20].
  • Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk[21].
  • Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk's Commons gallery is recorded as Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk[22].
  • Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk's product or material produced is recorded as terrestrial television[23].
  • Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk'}[24].
  • Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk's legal form is recorded as public-law institution[25].
  • Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'MDR'}[26].
  • Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk's owner of is recorded as Q49653[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Broadcaster[28]

  • Country: DE[29]

  • Began / founded: 1991-05-31[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: c4e51159-2f27-4ae7-a48c-de2e78d727de[31]

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include 1991[18] and 1992[19].

Identity

Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'it'}[24]. Its short name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'MDR'}[26].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Leipzig[13], a big city[32], in Electorate of Saxony[33].

Industry

Industries include mass media[16] and media industry[17].

Ownership

Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk's product or material produced is recorded as terrestrial television[23].

Recognition

Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk received the Q2227687[3].

Why It Matters

Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk draws 727 Wikipedia views per month (german_public_state_broadcaster category, ranking #5 of 10).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

What awards did Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk receive?

Honors received include Q2227687[3].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . acmi.net.au. acmi.net.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . mdr.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . mdr.de. Retrieved . mdr.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] . 20th Century Press Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . dfn.de. Retrieved . dfn.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . ard.de. Retrieved . ard.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] . fragdenstaat.de. Retrieved . fragdenstaat.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [8] . wikidata.org.
  15. [9] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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