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WDR 5
Current logo
Broadcast area North Rhine-Westphalia
Programming
Language(s) German
Format News/Talk
Ownership
Operator Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR)
History
First air date
7 October 1991 (1991-10-07)
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website wdr5.de

WDR 5 is a German public radio station owned and operated by the Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR).

History

Old logo till October 13, 2015

WDR 5 went on air on October 7, 1991, on the former frequencies of WDR 1 as the new North Rhine-Westphalia wave. At that time, the old WDR 1 program was initially continued from 6:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.


Streaming Service

In early 2023 WDR 5 published an app on the App Store enabling the user to be able to listen back to the broadcasts of an earlier period

External links