NDR Fernsehen
| NDR Fernsehen | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Launched | January 4, 1965 |
| Owned by | NDR/RB |
| Picture format |
16:9 576i (SDTV) 720p (HDTV) |
| Country |
 Germany |
| Broadcast area |
Bremen, Hamburg, Lower Saxony, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern & Schleswig-Holstein, also distributed nationally and in: Austria Belgium Denmark Liechtenstein Luxembourg Netherlands Switzerland |
| Headquarters | Hamburg |
| Formerly called |
Norddeutsches Fernsehen Nord 3 N3 |
| Website | Website |
Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| DVB-T (Bremen, Hamburg, Lower Saxony, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern & Schleswig-Holstein) | Channel 3 |
| Satellite | |
| Astra 19.2°E (Europe) |
12.110 GHz Horizontal SR: 27500 FEC: 3/4 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern SID: 28224 Video PID: 2401 Audio PID: 2402 Stereo Hamburg SID: 28225 Video PID: 2501 Audio PID: 2502 Stereo Lower Saxony SID: 28226 Video PID: 2601 Audio PID: 2602 Stereo Schleswig-Holstein SID: 28227 Video PID: 2701 Audio PID: 2702 Stereo |
| Astra 19.2°E (DVB-S2 HDTV) (Europe) |
11.582 GHz Horizontal SR: 22200 FEC: 2/3 Lower Saxony SID: 10327 Video PID: 5221 Audio PID: 5222 Stereo, 5226 Dolby Digital Mecklenburg-Vorpommern SID: 10328 Video PID: 5231 Audio PID: 5232 Stereo, 5236 Dolby Digital Hamburg SID: 10329 Video PID: 5241 Audio PID: 5242 Stereo, 5246 Dolby Digital Schleswig-Holstein SID: 10330 Video PID: 5251 Audio PID: 5252 Stereo, 5256 Dolby Digital |
| Astra 19.2°E (Europe) |
12.421 GHz Horizontal SR: 27500 FEC: 3/4 Radio Bremen TV SID: 28385 Video PID: 1201 Audio PID: 1202 Stereo |
| Cable | |
| Kabel Deutschland (Germany) | Yes (SD) |
| UPC Cablecom (Switzerland) |
Channel 56 (HD, Mediabox) Channel 56 (SD, DigiCard) Channel 95 (HD, DigiCard) |
| Ziggo (Netherlands) | Channel 57 (SD) |
| YouSee (Denmark) | Channel 93 (HD) |
| Streaming media | |
| NDR.de | Watch live |
NDR Fernsehen is a regional television channel targeting northern Germany, specifically the states of Schleswig-Holstein, Lower Saxony, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Hamburg and Bremen. It is broadcast by both Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) and Radio Bremen, although NDR provides most of the output as they are many times bigger than Radio Bremen. It is one of seven regional "third programmes" offered by the ARD members.
It started broadcasting on January 4, 1965 as the common channel of NDR, Radio Bremen and Sender Freies Berlin (SFB). It eventually adopted the name "Nord 3", later "N3". In 1992, the stations broadcast area changed as Mecklenburg-Vorpommern was added to NDR after the German reunification and SFB left the N3 cooperation in October to start its own channel, Berlin 1. The name "NDR Fernsehen" was adopted in 2001.
The channel is available in five different versions for the broadcast of local programmes in the early evening. Four of the areas are branded "NDR Fernsehen", while in the Bremen area, only NDR NDS is available.
- NDR Fernsehen Hamburg (NDR FS HH) with Hamburg Journal.
- NDR Fernsehen Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (NDR FS MV) with Nordmagazin.
- NDR Fernsehen Niedersachsen (NDR FS NDS) with Niedersachsen 19:30.
- NDR Fernsehen Schleswig-Holstein (NDR FS SH) with Schleswig-Holstein Magazin.
The NDR-branded areas generally broadcast a shorter news bulletin at 18:00 and a half-hour bulletin at 19:30. As many of the other third channels, NDR Fernsehen simulcasts the main 20:00 edition of Tagesschau.
The channel was initially only available terrestrially in its designated area, but since it became available on satellite and cable television it is available nationally. Many Danish and Dutch cable networks also relay the signal.