Reichs-Rundfunk-Gesellschaft
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The Reichs-Rundfunk-Gesellschaft (RRG; Reich Broadcasting Corporation)[2] was a national network of German regional public radio and television broadcasting companies active from 1925 until 1945. RRG's broadcasts were receivable in all parts of Germany and were used extensively for Nazi propaganda after 1933.
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Type | Radio network; Television station |
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Availability | National and international |
Owner | Deutsche Reichspost; Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda (from 1933) |
Key people | Hans Bredow, Eugen Hadamovsky |
Launch date | 15 May 1925[1] |
Dissolved | 1951–1961 (liquidation)[1] |
Replaced by | ARD (1950 to present); Rundfunk der DDR (1952–1991) |
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Historical recordings of RRG broadcasts are today held by the German Broadcasting Archive.[3]