Bayerischer Rundfunk

Bayerischer Rundfunk

Type	Broadcast radio, television and online
Country	Germany
Availability	Regional National International
Licence area	Free State of Bavaria
Headquarters	Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Key people	Katja Wildermuth, Managing Director
Launch date	30 March 1924 (Deutsche Stunde in Bayern) 25 January 1949 (Bayerischer Rundfunk)[1]
Former names	Deutsche Stunde in Bayern (1922–1930) Bayerischer Rundfunk GmbH (1931–1933) Reichssender München (1933–1945) Radio München (1945–1949)
Affiliation(s)	ARD
Webcast	Watch Nord Watch Süd Watch Panorama
Official website	br.de

Bayerischer Rundfunk (pronounced [ˈbaɪʁɪʃɐ ˈʁʊntfʊŋk]; "Bavarian Broadcasting"), shortened to BR (pronounced [beːˈʔɛʁ] ^ⓘ), is a public-service radio and television broadcaster, based in Munich, capital city of the Free State of Bavaria in Germany. BR is a member organization of the ARD consortium of public broadcasters in Germany.