Reichs-Rundfunk-Gesellschaft

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Reichs-Rundfunk-Gesellschaft

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      • RRG

      • Reichssender

      • Großdeutscher Rundfunk

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      Dates of existence

      1925-1945?

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      Reichs-Rundfunk-Gesellschaft (RRG) was established on May 15, 1925 as an umbrella organization by nine regional broadcasters. In 1931, the company was headquartered in the Haus des Rundfunks (House of Broadcasting) on Masurenalle in Berlin-Westend.

      By 1934, the German government gained full control over the corporation. The RRG was nationalized by the Nazi government was used extensively by the Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda under Joseph Goebbels to dictate radio programming.

      On April 1, 1934 the regional broadcasting companies were incorporated as Reichssender. On 1 January 1939 the RRG was renamed Großdeutscher Rundfunk.

      After the Invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939, the former RRG became a vital instrument of wartime propaganda. From July 9, 1940 onwards, all Reichssender aired the same uniform nationwide program, which ended with the occupation of the Haus des Rundfunks by the Red Army during the Battle of Berlin on 2 May 1945.

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      Reichs-Rundfunk-Gesellschaft (RRG) was a national network of German regional public radio and television broadcasting companies active from 1925 until 1945. Programming was was provided by the following eleven regional broadcasting companies:

      1. Funk-Stunde AG, Berlin
      2. Mitteldeutsche Rundfunk AG (MIRAG), Leipzig
      3. Deutsche Stunde in Bayern GmbH, Munich
      4. Südwestdeutsche Rundfunkdienst AG (SÜWRAG), Frankfurt Main
      5. Nordische Rundfunk AG (NORAG), Hamburg
      6. Süddeutsche Rundfunk AG (SÜRAG), Stuttgart
      7. Schlesische Funkstunde AG (SFAG), Breslau
      8. Ostmarken Rundfunk AG (ORAG), Königsberg
      9. Westdeutsche Funkstunde AG (WEFAG), Münster (renamed renamed Westdeutsche Rundfunk AG (WERAG) in 1926)
      10. Reichssender Saarbrücken, Saarbrücken
      11. Reichssender Wien, Vienna

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      Created by NM in 2019.

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