Radio Hamburg is a private commercial radio station based on Hamburg, Germany. Established in 1986, it was the first private radio station in Hamburg and one of the first private radio stations in West Germany.

Radio Hamburg
Mehr Musik, mehr Vielfalt (More music, more diversity)
  • Hamburg
  • Germany
Broadcast areaHamburg
Schleswig-Holstein
FrequencyFM:
103.6 MHz
88.5 MHz (Neuwerk)
DAB+:
Various
RDSRADIO_HH
Programming
Language(s)German
FormatHot adult contemporary
History
First air date
31 December 1986; 37 years ago (1986-12-31)
Former frequencies
FM:
95.0 MHz (until 1988)
104.0 MHz (city frequency until September 2020)
Links
WebsiteListen live

Radio Hamburg GmbH is owned by Hamburg based Axel Springer SE, Bauer Media Group, RTL Group and some minor shareholders.[1] MORE Marketing GmbH is its own advertising marketer company.[2][3] The CEO of Radio Hamburg is Patrick Bernstein.[1]

Since August 2008, Radio Hamburg has been broadcast from the Semperhaus in Hamburg. The Semperhaus facility also supports other stations in the RTL Group, such as Hamburg Zwei. Radio Hamburg is listened to by more than one million people daily.[3]

Owner

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Ownership Share Determinational

Share

Axel Springer SE 35,00 % 25,00 %
RTL Group 29,17 % 33,60 %
Heinrich Bauer Verlag KG 25,00 % 28,80 %
Lühmanndruck Harburger Zeitungsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG 5,83 % 6,80 %
Morgenpost Verlag GmbH 5,00 % 5,80 %

Program

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The former Radio Hamburg building, the St. Petri Haus

Radio Hamburg plays a Hot AC format with the slogan "More music, more diversity". The most popular show is the morning show from 5 to 10 am.

The "Easter Mega Hit Marathon," broadcast since 1989, features 800 "Mega Hits" over the course of 24–48 hours during Easter. It is usually held in the biggest arena in Hamburg, the Volksparkstadion or close by.

Distribution

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Radio Hamburg broadcasts in and around Hamburg via FM broadcasting and in Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein via DAB+. Radio Hamburg also distributes its program via livestreaming, Smart speakers and a own Radio Hamburg App.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Radio-Veranstalter: Radio Hamburg - Medienanstalt Hamburg / Schleswig-Holstein". www.ma-hsh.de. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  2. ^ "Hamburg-Kombi". www.more-marketing.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  3. ^ a b c Schirmer, Marek (2022-07-15). "Täglich schalten über 1 Million Hörer Radio Hamburg ein". www.radioszene.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-10-31.
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