DR1
Country | Denmark |
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Broadcast area | Danish Realm |
Headquarters | DR Byen Copenhagen,Denmark |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Danish |
Picture format | 16:9720p(HDTV) |
Ownership | |
Owner | DR |
Sister channels | DR2 DR Ramasjang |
History | |
Launched | 2 October 1951[1] |
Former names | Statsradiofonien TV (1951–1959), Danmarks Radio TV (1959–1964), DR TV (1964–1996) |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
DTT | Channel 1 |
Streaming media | |
DR TV | Watch live(only in EU and EEA) |
DR1(DR Et) is the flagshiptelevision channelof theDanish Broadcasting Corporation (DR).It becameDenmark's first television station when it began broadcasting in 1951 – at first only for an hour a day three times a week.
Besides its productions, the channel also broadcasts co-productions with other Nordic countries throughNordvision,as well as a significant amount of programmes from English-speaking countries like theUnited States,United Kingdom,andAustralia,all in the original language with Danishsubtitles.Its news programme is calledTV Avisen.
Broadcasting hours
[edit]- 1951–1966: 10 hours a week (5 programs)
- 1966–1982: 14 hours a day (35 programs a week)
- 1982–1994: 18 hours a day (50 programs a week)
- 1994–2001: 21 hours a day (60 programs a week)
- 2001-today: 24 hours a day
Technological advances
[edit]Colour TV
[edit]Colour television test broadcasts were started in March 1967, with the first large-scale colour broadcasting occurring for the1968 Winter OlympicsinGrenoble,France.[2]DR officially ended "test" transmissions of colour television on April 1, 1970. However, it wasn't until 1978 that their last black-and-white television program (TV Avisen) switched to colour.[2]
Teletext
[edit]On 16 May 1983 at 14:00 CEST, DR launched its firstteletextinformation service, which is still available on all DR channels.[3]
Widescreen TV
[edit]In 2004 DR announced plans for a complete switch from a4:3screen ratio to 16:9 widescreen broadcasts. The switch occurred in 2006 when DR moved its production facilities from TV-Byen toDR Byenin Copenhagen. The last of DR1's productions to switch to widescreen was the daily news programme (TV Avisen) in November 2006.[4]
Digital TV
[edit]At midnight on November 1, 2009, the analogue broadcasts shut down nationwide and DR switched to digital broadcasting.[5][6]
High-definition
[edit]In January 2012, DR1 switched from576iSDto720pHDbroadcasting.[7]
HbbTV
[edit]In April 2014, DR launched itsHbbTVservice on DR1, enabling on-demand streaming of DR content directly on an internet-connected television.[8]
Logos and identities
[edit]-
DR1's fourth logo, as DR TV, used from 1994 to August 1996
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DR1's fifth logo used from 30 August 1996 to 2002
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DR1's sixth logo used from 2002 to 31 July 2005
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DR1's seventh logo used from 1 June 2005 to 31 August 2009.
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DR1's eight and previous logo used from 1 September 2009 to 31 January 2013.
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DR1's ninth and current logo since 1 February 2013.
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Stacked version of DR1's ninth and current logo used until 8 October 2017.
Original Programming on DR1
[edit]Drama
[edit]- Better Times
- Borgen
- Follow the Money
- Huset på Christianshavn
- Matador
- Sommer
- Taxa
- The Bridge
- The Eagle
- The Kingdom
- The Killing
- The Legacy
- The Protectors
- Nikolaj og Julie
- Rejseholdet
News and society
[edit]- TV Avisen
- Magasinet Penge
- Horisont
- Bag om Borgen
- Aftenshowet
- Kontant
- Rabatten
Entertainment
[edit]- 6200 Aabenraa
- Bonderøven- Moved fromDR2following the success of the show.
- By på Skrump
- Dansk Melodi Grand Prix(The Danish national selection forEurovision Song Contest)
- Det Nye Talkshow
- Eurovision Song Contest 1964,Eurovision Song Contest 2001andEurovision Song Contest 2014.
- Gift ved første blik- Moved fromDR3following the success of the show. Remade in other countries asMarried at First Sight.
- Gør det selv
- Ha' det godt
- Hammerslag
- Hvad er det værd?
- Klimaduks og Blærerøv
- Søren Ryge
DR productions based on other formats
[edit]Children's entertainment
[edit]- Disney Sjov(Disney Cartoons)
- Barda
- Morgenhår
- Isas Stepz
- Min Funky Familie
- MGP
- MGP Nordic(together withSVT,NRKandYLE)
Other DR productions
[edit]- DR Kirken
- Før Søndagen
- Sporløs
Imported programming on DR1
[edit]As with most channels in Denmark, foreign TV programmes are shown in their original language but with Danish subtitles.
- bro'Town
- BlackJack
- Columbo
- Conviction
- Dawson's Creek
- Doctor Who
- Downton Abbey
- Endeavour
- Family Guy
- Foyle's War
- From All of Us to All of You
- Homeland
- Lewis
- Little House on the Prairie
- Merlin
- Midsomer Murders
- Planet Earth
- Seinfeld
- Small Claims
- Sugar Rush
- Taggart
- The Last Enemy
References
[edit]- ^"DANMARKS RADIO 1925-".Danmarkshistorien.Aarhus Universitet.Retrieved9 April2017.
- ^ab40 år med farve-TV fra DR
- ^"30 år på tekst-tv-tronen".DR. 14 May 2013.Retrieved8 April2017.
- ^"Fra søndag vil DR sende 95 pct. i 16:9".tvnyt.com. 13 November 2006. Archived fromthe originalon 30 September 2017.Retrieved9 April2017.
- ^"Video - Analogt sluk i Danmark okt. 2009".recordere.dk.Archivedfrom the original on 2021-12-21.Retrieved16 January2013.
- ^"THE DANISH DVB-T NETWORK".Digi-tv. Archived fromthe originalon 27 October 2020.Retrieved16 January2013.
- ^"DR1 (HD) – Værd at vide".digitalt.tv. 11 January 2012.Retrieved9 April2017.
- ^"Ikke alle tv-udbydere klar til DR HbbTV - se om din er".FlatpanelsDK. 29 May 2014.Retrieved9 April2017.