RTL Radio

For other uses, see RTL (disambiguation) and Radio Luxembourg (disambiguation).

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RTL Radio

Deutschlands Hit-Radio
Broadcast area	Germany Luxembourg
Frequency	FM: 93.3 MHz (Southern Luxembourg) 97.0 MHz (Northern Luxembourg) DAB+: Various (Germany and Luxembourg) Astra: 12,604 GHz
RDS	RTLRADIO
Programming
Language	German
Format	Hot adult contemporary (since 1 July 2015)
Ownership
Owner	RTL Group
Sister stations	89.0 RTL 104.6 RTL Toggo Radio
History
First air date	15 July 1957; 68 years ago (1957-07-15)
Former names	Radio Luxemburg (1957–1988) RTL Hörfunk (1988–1990) RTL – Der Oldiesender (1992–1996)
Former frequencies	AM: 1439/1440 kHz (until 31 December 2015) Shortwave: 6090 kHz
Links
Website	Listen live

RTL Radio is a German commercial radio station based in Berlin and the part of the RTL Group. It originated as the German language service of Radio Luxembourg, which began broadcasting after World War II from Luxembourg. It broadcasts adult contemporary music nationally via cable, DAB+, satellite, internet and regionally via FM in Luxembourg, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland, eastern German-speaking Belgium, and Lorraine.

History

Location of Luxembourg (circled)

RTL Radio began broadcasting as the German service of Radio Luxembourg on 15 July 1957. Along with the Saarland-based pirate radio Europe 1, Luxembourg interfered with the non-commercial monopoly imposed by the German states since broadcasting first started in the country. Apart from advertising reaching German radios for the first time, RTL also introduced Germans from both East and West to rock-and-roll, bebop/cool jazz and other types of American popular music which contrasted to the classical repertoire that had dominated mainland services.

In 1988, Radio Luxembourg was renamed RTL Hörfunk. On 1 July 2015 RTL Radio branded itself RTL Radio – Deutschlands Hit-Radio and moved its studios from the City of Luxembourg to Berlin.

RTL Radio has slots on analog and digital cable, and transmits digital signals via the Astra 1L satellites.