Westdeutscher Rundfunk
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Summary
Westdeutscher Rundfunk is a German public state broadcaster[1]. It draws 7,762 Wikipedia views per month (german public state broadcaster category, ranking #3 of 10).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: Deutscher Spielepreis Special Prize[3], Grimme-Preis[4], Georg Schulhoff Award[5]
- Member of: ARD (broadcaster)[6], Informations-Verarbeitungs-Zentrum[7], ARD ZDF Deutschlandradio Beitragsservice[8], European Broadcasting Union[9], ARGE Rundfunk-Betriebstechnik[10]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Cologne[11]
- Country: Germany[12]
- Instance of: production company[13]
- Follows: Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk[14]
- Headquarters location: Cologne[15]
- Chief executive officer: Tom Buhrow[16]
- Commons category: Westdeutscher Rundfunk[17]
- Industry: broadcasting[18], media industry[19]
- Has part(s): Q28737430[20]
- Inception: January 1, 1956[21]
- Parent organization or unit: ARD (broadcaster)[22]
- Official website: https://www.wdr.de/[23]
- Topic's main category: Category:Westdeutscher Rundfunk[24]
- Commons gallery: Westdeutscher Rundfunk[25]
- Product or material produced: terrestrial television[26]
- Participant in: The Daphne Project[27]
- Nominated for: Young European Film of the Year[28], European Film Award for Best Film[29]
- Legal form: public-law institution[30]
- Short name: WDR[31]
- Owner of: ARD (broadcaster)[32], 1LIVE[33], WDR Fernsehen[34], WDR 2[35], Langenberg transmission tower[36], Sender Olsberg[37], Sender Ederkopf[38], Sender Aachen-Stolberg[39], Sender Nordhelle[40], WDR 3[41], Sender Eifel-Bärbelkreuz[42], Sender Herford[43], WDR 4[44], Sender Gummersbach[45]
- Hashtag: WDR[46]
- Category for employees of the organization: Category:Westdeutscher Rundfunk people[47]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: NADD Wikidata project[48]
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.
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Type: Original Production[49]
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Country: DE[50]
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Began / founded: 1955[51]
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Community tags: has german audio plays, has german audiobooks[52]
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MusicBrainz ID: 63a8ddf8-a8d7-4637-aa98-4edc21d17fd7[53]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Westdeutscher Rundfunk include WDR Big Band Köln[54], a big band[55].
Why It Matters
Westdeutscher Rundfunk has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[56] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]
It is credited with the discovery of Panama Papers[58], an information leak[59], in Panama[60]. Entities named for it include WDR Big Band Köln[54], a big band[55].
FAQs
What awards did Westdeutscher Rundfunk receive?
Honors received include Deutscher Spielepreis Special Prize[3], Grimme-Preis[4], and Georg Schulhoff Award[5].
What did Westdeutscher Rundfunk discover?
Westdeutscher Rundfunk is credited as discoverer of Panama Papers[58].