DR Radio
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DR Radio is the part of DR, the Danish national broadcasting corporation, concerned with radio programming.
The regional P4 channels are:
DR also has a mediumwave
station (called P5 Mellembølge until late 2009) carrying three daily news bulletins, a gymnastics programme, and weather and other reports for seafarers. The programming is transmitted from Kalundborg
, the site of the powerful long-range analogue longwave
P6 Langbølge which officially ceased transmissions in 2007, but has since carried low-power digital DRM
test transmissions and briefly resumed analogue transmissions at full power from 16–31 October 2009. In addition, Danmarks Radio has operated Radio Denmark on short waves
, which was originally broadcast from Denmark in Danish and English, and later from transmitter sites in Norway in Danish only.
were carried out in 1995.
In 2002 DR began broadcasting eight new DAB channels: pop station DR Boogie Skum, parliamentary channel DR Demokrati, jazz station DR Jazz, classical music station DR Klassisk, news station DR Nyheder, cultural station DR Plus, rock station DR Rock
, and soft music station DR Soft. In 2003 DR Litteratur was added to the line-up and 2004 saw the launch of DR Sport and DR Event.
In December 2004 a second transmitter network was launched, broadcasting DR Gyldne Genhør (drama, comedy and popular music from the archives), DR Kanonkamelen (programmes for young children), DR Erhverv (economic and financial news), as well as digital versions of P1, P3 and P4 Danmark. DR Barracuda (programmes for older children) was added in 2005.
In August 2005, the commercial radio stations Sky Radio (now defunct) and Radio 100FM
began broadcasting on the DAB network, reducing the space available for DR and obliging it to abandon three of its DAB channels: DR Erhverv, DR Event and DR P4 Danmark (a nationwide version of the regional channel).
On New Year's Day 2006 the popular music station DR Soft was closed down, but following protests it was soon brought back. Initially, it was intended it would remain on air until the launch of a new channel called DR X, but as Sky Radio had ceased broadcasting in November 2005, DR Soft and DR X were able to continue alongside each other.
December 2006 saw major changes to the line-up when the granting of exclusive use of one of the two DAB transmitter networks to the commercial stations meant that DR Gyldne Genhør, DR Kultur, DR Litteratur, DR Soft and DR Sport all had to close. They were replaced by DR P2 Plus, a resurrected DR P4 Danmark, and DR P4 Hit.
As of 2 May 2007 the line-up of DR stations available on DAB is:
As part of a cost saving plan, DR X was closed in October 2007. It was replaced by DR Dansktop, which had previously broadcast solely on the Internet. Towards the end of 2007, DR closed down two other DAB channels: the cultural channel DR P2 Plus and the children's channel DR Barracuda. These were replaced by two pop music channels: DR Coco and DR MGP. Meanwhile, DR P2 Klassisk and DR P4 Hit changed their names by dropping the reference to their analogue parent channels and becoming DR Klassisk and DR Hit.
DR P2 joined the DAB platform in the summer of 2008. On November 18, 2008, DR launched DR P5000. This meant that DR Coco was closed down. At the same time, DR MGP became a web-only channel and was replaced by DR Pop DK.
On November 2, 2009, P4 Danmark is replaced by DR P5.
Analogue radio
- P1 - "Thought-provoking radio": factual programming, reports, discussion and debate on public affairs, society and the community, plus in-depth news. It is broadcast on FM, DAB and web radio.
- P2 - "Music and cultural radio": classical music, opera, jazz, radio drama, and coverage of other artistic performances and events. It is broadcast on FM and the web. The channel itself is not available on DAB, but it is associated with DR P2 Klassisk and DR P2 Plus which simulcast many of the P2 programmes.
- P3DR P3DR P3 is the third of the four national radio networks operated by the Danish public broadcaster DR...
- Hit radio, with popular entertainment shows and hourly three-minute news bulletins. P3 also covers major sporting events. It is broadcast on FM, DAB and web radio. - P4DR P4P4 is the regional radio channel of Denmark's national public broadcasting corporation, DR. The 11 regional stations which make up P4 originate their own local programming and also carry jointly produced nationwide content...
- DR's most popular radio channel: a "modern public service station" broadcast in 11 regional versions, mixing popular music with national and local news. P4 also provides a Traffic Message ChannelTraffic Message ChannelTraffic Message Channel is a technology for delivering traffic and travel information to drivers. It is typically digitally coded using the FM-RDS system on conventional FM radio broadcasts...
service of travel news. It is broadcast on FM and web radio.
- P4 Bornholm
- P4 Esbjerg
- P4 Fyn
- P4 København
- P4 Midt & Vest
- P4 Nordjylland
- P4 Nordvestsjælland
- P4 Østjylland
- P4 Sjælland
- P4 Syd
- P4 Trekanten
DR also has a mediumwave
Mediumwave
Medium wave is the part of the medium frequency radio band used mainly for AM radio broadcasting. For Europe the MW band ranges from 526.5 kHz to 1606.5 kHz...
station (called P5 Mellembølge until late 2009) carrying three daily news bulletins, a gymnastics programme, and weather and other reports for seafarers. The programming is transmitted from Kalundborg
Kalundborg Transmitter
Kalundborg Radio is a major transmission facility for long- and mediumwave at the harbour of Kalundborg in Denmark. The site was inaugurated in 1927 and now has transmitters for 243 kHz longwave with 300 kW and 1.062 kHz mediumwave with 250 kW plus a common reserve transmitter.For the longwave...
, the site of the powerful long-range analogue longwave
Longwave
In radio, longwave refers to parts of radio spectrum with relatively long wavelengths. The term is a historic one dating from the early 20th century, when the radio spectrum was considered to consist of long, medium and short wavelengths...
P6 Langbølge which officially ceased transmissions in 2007, but has since carried low-power digital DRM
Digital Radio Mondiale
Digital Radio Mondiale is a set of digital audio broadcasting technologies designed to work over the bands currently used for AM broadcasting, particularly shortwave...
test transmissions and briefly resumed analogue transmissions at full power from 16–31 October 2009. In addition, Danmarks Radio has operated Radio Denmark on short waves
Shortwave
Shortwave radio refers to the upper MF and all of the HF portion of the radio spectrum, between 1,800–30,000 kHz. Shortwave radio received its name because the wavelengths in this band are shorter than 200 m which marked the original upper limit of the medium frequency band first used...
, which was originally broadcast from Denmark in Danish and English, and later from transmitter sites in Norway in Danish only.
DAB stations
The first trials of DABDigital audio broadcasting
Digital Audio Broadcasting is a digital radio technology for broadcasting radio stations, used in several countries, particularly in Europe. As of 2006, approximately 1,000 stations worldwide broadcast in the DAB format....
were carried out in 1995.
In 2002 DR began broadcasting eight new DAB channels: pop station DR Boogie Skum, parliamentary channel DR Demokrati, jazz station DR Jazz, classical music station DR Klassisk, news station DR Nyheder, cultural station DR Plus, rock station DR Rock
Dr Rock
Dr Rock may refer to* Charles White , an Irish-born BBC Radio and TV presenter.* Dr. Rock, an American DJ and rapper.* Dr. Rock Show, an American radio talk show* Dr. Rock, an Australian rock band....
, and soft music station DR Soft. In 2003 DR Litteratur was added to the line-up and 2004 saw the launch of DR Sport and DR Event.
In December 2004 a second transmitter network was launched, broadcasting DR Gyldne Genhør (drama, comedy and popular music from the archives), DR Kanonkamelen (programmes for young children), DR Erhverv (economic and financial news), as well as digital versions of P1, P3 and P4 Danmark. DR Barracuda (programmes for older children) was added in 2005.
In August 2005, the commercial radio stations Sky Radio (now defunct) and Radio 100FM
Radio 100FM
Radio 100 is a Danish radio channel. The name refers to the fact that the station used to broadcast on 100.0 MHz on the FM spectrum in the Greater Copenhagen Area....
began broadcasting on the DAB network, reducing the space available for DR and obliging it to abandon three of its DAB channels: DR Erhverv, DR Event and DR P4 Danmark (a nationwide version of the regional channel).
On New Year's Day 2006 the popular music station DR Soft was closed down, but following protests it was soon brought back. Initially, it was intended it would remain on air until the launch of a new channel called DR X, but as Sky Radio had ceased broadcasting in November 2005, DR Soft and DR X were able to continue alongside each other.
December 2006 saw major changes to the line-up when the granting of exclusive use of one of the two DAB transmitter networks to the commercial stations meant that DR Gyldne Genhør, DR Kultur, DR Litteratur, DR Soft and DR Sport all had to close. They were replaced by DR P2 Plus, a resurrected DR P4 Danmark, and DR P4 Hit.
As of 2 May 2007 the line-up of DR stations available on DAB is:
- DR Barracuda – radio for 7- to 13-year-olds
- DR Boogieradio – entertainment and popular music for teenagers
- DR Jazz – jazz music
- DR Nyheder – continuous news updates
- DR Oline – (formerly DR Kanonkamelen) stories and music for children aged 3–7
- DR P1 (see above)
- DR P2 Klassisk – (formerly DR Klassisk) classical music
- DR P2 Plus – arts and literature
- DR P3DR P3DR P3 is the third of the four national radio networks operated by the Danish public broadcaster DR...
(see above) - DR P4 Danmark
- DR P4 Hit
- DR Politik – (formerly DR Demokrati) live coverage of parliamentary sessions
- DR RockDr RockDr Rock may refer to* Charles White , an Irish-born BBC Radio and TV presenter.* Dr. Rock, an American DJ and rapper.* Dr. Rock Show, an American radio talk show* Dr. Rock, an Australian rock band....
– classic rock - DR X
As part of a cost saving plan, DR X was closed in October 2007. It was replaced by DR Dansktop, which had previously broadcast solely on the Internet. Towards the end of 2007, DR closed down two other DAB channels: the cultural channel DR P2 Plus and the children's channel DR Barracuda. These were replaced by two pop music channels: DR Coco and DR MGP. Meanwhile, DR P2 Klassisk and DR P4 Hit changed their names by dropping the reference to their analogue parent channels and becoming DR Klassisk and DR Hit.
DR P2 joined the DAB platform in the summer of 2008. On November 18, 2008, DR launched DR P5000. This meant that DR Coco was closed down. At the same time, DR MGP became a web-only channel and was replaced by DR Pop DK.
On November 2, 2009, P4 Danmark is replaced by DR P5.
Web radio
All of the above FM and DAB stations (except DR Politik and DR Nyheder) are streamed on the internet. In addition, DR also provides another 13 music channels available only via web radio. As of November 2007 these were:- DR Allegro – popular classical music, film music, musicals, operetta
- DR Barometer – (formerly DR Electric) alt-rock and indie
- DR Country – country musicCountry musicCountry music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
- DR Dansktop – popular music and schlagers (up-tempo oom-pah-pah)
- DR Electronica – electronicaElectronicaElectronica includes a wide range of contemporary electronic music designed for a wide range of uses, including foreground listening, some forms of dancing, and background music for other activities; however, unlike electronic dance music, it is not specifically made for dancing...
- DR Evergreen
- DR Folk – folk musicFolk musicFolk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
both Nordic and Anglo-American - DR Hip Hop – (formerly DR Ghetto) hiphop from underground to mainstream
- DR Modern Rock
- DR R&B – R&B, soul
- DR Soft – popPop musicPop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
- DR Spillemand – Danish, Nordic, and Irish/Scottish/English folk music
- DR World – world musicWorld musicWorld music is a term with widely varying definitions, often encompassing music which is primarily identified as another genre. This is evidenced by world music definitions such as "all of the music in the world" or "somebody else's local music"...