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June 5, 1950
- On June 5, 1950, representatives of the individual regional radio stations came together to create the Allgemeine Rundfunkanstalt Deutschlands (General German Broadcasting Corporation). The ARD became the first nationwide public service broadcasting corporation.
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Germany's first public service broadcaster is was set up in 1950. We look back at how the radio and TV corporation was born in post-war Germany.
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ARD [a] is a joint organisation of Germany's regional public-service broadcasters. It was founded in 1950 in West Germany to represent the common interests of the new, decentralised, post-war broadcasting services – in particular the introduction of a joint television network.
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Jun 7, 2020 · One of the oldest is the BBC in the UK. It served as the role model when the Western Allies established public service broadcasting in Germany after the Second World War. It was not until the 1980s that these broadcasters faced competition from commercial stations.