SWR Fernsehen

SWR

Country	Germany
Broadcast area	Germany, also distributed nationally in: Austria Switzerland Liechtenstein Luxembourg Netherlands Belgium France
Programming
Picture format	576i(16:9SDTV) 720p(1080p(DVB-T2 only)) (HDTV)
Ownership
Owner	Südwestrundfunk(SWR)
History
Launched	5 April 1969(1969-04-05)
Former names	Südwest 3 (1969–1998) Südwest Fernsehen (1998–2006)
Links
Website	www.swrfernsehen.de
Availability
Streaming media
SWR Livestream	Watch Live

SWR Fernsehenis a German regional television channel targeting the states ofBaden-WürttembergandRhineland-Palatinate.It is produced bySüdwestrundfunk(SWR) and is one of eight regional "third channels" broadcast by theARDmembers.

History

The channel started on 5 April 1969 as a collaboration betweenSüddeutscher Rundfunk(SDR),Südwestfunk(SWF) and SR named "Südwest 3".SDR and SWF merged in 1998 to form SWR and the channel was renamed"Südwest Fernsehen".The name" SWR Fernsehen "was adopted in September 2006.

The channel is available in two different versions:

• SWR Fernsehen BW forBaden-Württemberg.
• SWR Fernsehen RP forRhineland-Palatinate.

The different versions broadcasts local news updates during the afternoon and a longer block with local broadcasts in the evening. About 70 percent of the programming is common, while 30 percent is broadcast regionally.

They are somewhat infamous for a series of highly graphicPSAsthey produced in the 1990s and 2000s, some of which included famously violent scenes from popular movies such asHellraiser,Pulp Fiction,American PsychoandGoodfellas.

Selected programmes

• Alfons und Gäste
• Die Fallers – Die SWR Schwarzwaldserie(soap opera)
• Die Pierre M. Krause Show(late-night show)
• Landesschau Baden-Württemberg
• Landesschau Rheinland-Pfalz
• Nachtcafé(talk show)
• Report Mainz
• Sag die Wahrheit(game show)
• Spätschicht(comedy)
• Tatort(police procedural)
• Verstehen Sie Spaß?

External links

• Official website