Westdeutscher Rundfunk

Westdeutscher Rundfunk Köln
TypeBroadcast radio, television and online
Country
Germany
Founded1955
HeadquartersCologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Official website
www.wdr.de Edit this at Wikidata

Westdeutscher Rundfunk Köln (pronounced [ˈvɛstˌdɔʏtʃɐ ˈʁʊntfʊŋk ˈkœln]; "West German Broadcasting Cologne"), shortened to WDR (pronounced [ˌveːdeːˈʔɛʁ] ), is a German public-broadcasting institution based in the Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia with its main office in Cologne. WDR is a constituent member of the consortium of German public-broadcasting institutions, ARD. As well as contributing to the output of the national television channel Das Erste, WDR produces the regional television service WDR Fernsehen (formerly known as WDF and West3) and six regional radio networks.