WDR Fernsehen Live

WDR Fernsehen is the live regional TV channel of Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR), the Cologne-based public broadcaster, made for the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, in western Germany. It began broadcasting on 17 December 1965 as Westdeutsches Fernsehen (WDF), one of German television's so-called "third programmes" alongside ARD and ZDF; it was the second regional public channel in what was then West Germany. In 1988 it was renamed West 3 and it has used its current name since 1994. It is a general-interest channel with news, service and entertainment for the region, and its trademark is the eleven local editions of Lokalzeit, produced in WDR's regional studios. In shows such as Servicezeit it covers everyday topics. It airs digitally over the air (DVB-T2 in Full HD), on cable, on the Astra 19.2° East satellite and via streaming. A good pick for anyone who wants to follow the news and life of North Rhine-Westphalia.