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<big>'''History'''</big>
<big>'''History'''</big><ref>http://www.dw.com/de/unternehmen/60-jahre-dw/s-100250 60 year history of DW, Retrieved 2nd July 2016</ref>


Deutsche Welle first broadcasted with a speech from the then Federal President Theodor Heuss on May 3rd 1953<ref>http://www.dw.com/de/unternehmen/60-jahre-dw/s-100250 Broadcast by Theodor Heuss, Retrieved 2nd July 2016</ref> from the Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks (NWDR) studio in Cologne on behalf of the broadcasters of the Federal Republic of Germany .
Deutsche Welle first broadcasted with a speech from the then Federal President Theodor Heuss on May 3rd 1953<ref>http://www.dw.com/de/unternehmen/60-jahre-dw/s-100250 Broadcast by Theodor Heuss, Retrieved 2nd July 2016</ref> from the Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks (NWDR) studio in Cologne on behalf of the broadcasters of the Federal Republic of Germany .
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In 1962, DW - RADIO expands its programming with many additional broadcasting languages​​. The reportage tour "Cologne Kabul Express" takes the DW journalists to Afghanistan .
In 1962, DW - RADIO expands its programming with many additional broadcasting languages​​. The reportage tour "Cologne Kabul Express" takes the DW journalists to Afghanistan .


In 1963, DW begins to expand in Africa by broadcasting in ​​Kiswahili and Hausa .  
In 1963, DW begins to expand in Africa by broadcasting in ​​Kiswahili and Hausa.
 
In 1964 DW reporters in Cologne were on their way to expand in India.
 
In 1965, The German Wave Training Centre (DWAZ - later DWFZ) starts work and provides the first courses for foreign radio professionals. In addition, the " TransTel " is founded ( Society for German television transcription GmbH ) and put the relay station in Kigali (Rwanda) in operation .
 
In 1970, The Indonesian President Haji Mohamed Suharto , who came to power in 1965, visited the Federal Republic of Germany. In Bonn he gave Deutsche Welle an interview.
 
In 1974, in June 28, the foundation for the new broadcasting center of the DW is laid on Raderberggürtel in the south of Cologne. In the immediate neighborhood at the same, there is a new building for the German radio. The German Service of DW - RADIO is now on the air round the clock.
 
In 1980, a survey carried out by the International Shortwave Club reveals that DW is the most popular foreign TV channel - followed by BBC, Radio Netherlands, Voice of America and Radio Australia.
 
 




Revision as of 20:55, 2 July 2016

Type: International public broadcaster
Founded: 3 May 1953
Founder(s): name of founder(s) here
Ownership: current ownership, year purchased
Headquarters: Bonn
Country: Germany
Employees: Around 3,000(2016)
Revenue: €324 m (2014)[1]
Website: Deutsche Welle Website
Key People
Peter Limbourg, Director General

Deutsche Welle (DW) (German Wave in English) is Germany’s international broadcaster founded in May 1953 with around 3,000 employees and freelancers from over 60 countries. It has its headquarters in Bonn and its main studio in Berlin [2] and currently broadcasts in 30 languages.


History[3]

Deutsche Welle first broadcasted with a speech from the then Federal President Theodor Heuss on May 3rd 1953[4] from the Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks (NWDR) studio in Cologne on behalf of the broadcasters of the Federal Republic of Germany .

In 1956, DW took over the broadcasting regulatory responsibility from NWDR - which replaced the Westdeutsche Rundfunk (WDR) and Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR). On the new broadcasting station Jülich the first shortwave transmitter becomes operational.

In 1962, DW - RADIO expands its programming with many additional broadcasting languages​​. The reportage tour "Cologne Kabul Express" takes the DW journalists to Afghanistan .

In 1963, DW begins to expand in Africa by broadcasting in ​​Kiswahili and Hausa.

In 1964 DW reporters in Cologne were on their way to expand in India.

In 1965, The German Wave Training Centre (DWAZ - later DWFZ) starts work and provides the first courses for foreign radio professionals. In addition, the " TransTel " is founded ( Society for German television transcription GmbH ) and put the relay station in Kigali (Rwanda) in operation .

In 1970, The Indonesian President Haji Mohamed Suharto , who came to power in 1965, visited the Federal Republic of Germany. In Bonn he gave Deutsche Welle an interview.

In 1974, in June 28, the foundation for the new broadcasting center of the DW is laid on Raderberggürtel in the south of Cologne. In the immediate neighborhood at the same, there is a new building for the German radio. The German Service of DW - RADIO is now on the air round the clock.

In 1980, a survey carried out by the International Shortwave Club reveals that DW is the most popular foreign TV channel - followed by BBC, Radio Netherlands, Voice of America and Radio Australia.



DW Services

  • Das Magazin der DW: The DW Magazine (Die Weltzeit) comes out every four months and is free to anyone who or requests it per mail [5]
  • Newsletter-Service der Deutschen Welle: DW offers a Newsletter to those who register at their website. There are four types of newsletters that are offered at the website. Some newsletters come out twice a day, containing all the important morning and evening news in a compact form. Some are offered once a day and others once a week[6]
  • DW app: DW offers an Add-free app for iOS, Android, Windows and Symbian which can be downloaded from their website[7]
  • Podcasts: DW offers a series of podcasts on art, tech, culture and controversial subjects[8]
  • RSS Feeds DW offers a list of RSS Feeds for those who want to receive every single news article and feature created at dw.com or would like to mix and match topics.[9]
  • Social Media DW can be found on social media, such as facebook and twitter[10]



DW Akademie

References

  1. ↑ http://www.dw.com/popups/pdf/47168140/2014-revenue-and-expenditure-account.pdf Revenue and expenditure account , Retrieved 2nd July 2016
  2. ↑ http://www.dw.com/en/about-dw/profile/s-30688 About DW, Retrieved 2nd July 2016
  3. ↑ http://www.dw.com/de/unternehmen/60-jahre-dw/s-100250 60 year history of DW, Retrieved 2nd July 2016
  4. ↑ http://www.dw.com/de/unternehmen/60-jahre-dw/s-100250 Broadcast by Theodor Heuss, Retrieved 2nd July 2016
  5. ↑ http://www.dw.com/de/das-magazin-der-dw/a-15875694 Die Weltzeit, Retrieved 2nd July 2016
  6. ↑ http://www.dw.com/de/newsletter-anmeldung/a-15718221 DW newsletter service, Retrieved 2nd July 2016
  7. ↑ http://www.dw.com/en/more-dw/mobile/s-8733 DW App, Retrieved 2nd July 2016
  8. ↑ http://www.dw.com/en/media-center/podcasts/s-100977 DW Podcasts, Retrieved 2nd July 2016
  9. ↑ http://www.dw.com/en/more-dw/rss/s-31500 DW RSS Feeds, Retrieved 2nd July 2016
  10. ↑ http://www.dw.com/en/more-dw/social-media/s-7882 DW Social Media, Retrieved 2nd July 2016
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