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WDR 5

Radio mit Tiefgang (Radio with depth)
Broadcast area	North Rhine-Westphalia: FM, DAB+ National: DVB-S, DVB-C Europe: DVB-S Worldwide: Internet
Programming
Language(s)	German
Format	News/Talk
Ownership
Operator	Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR)
Sister stations	1LIVE 1LIVE diggi WDR 2 WDR 3 WDR 4 WDR Event
History
First air date	7 October 1991 (1991-10-07)
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	wdr5.de

WDR 5 is a German public radio station owned and operated by the Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR). It broadcasts a news/talk format, with only a small potion of non-mainstream music. Programmes for kids, entertainment and comedy formats are also aired.

As of 2023, the station has more than 700,000 daily listeners.^[1] It is commercial-free.^[2]

WDR 5 went on air on October 7, 1991, on the former frequencies of WDR 1 as the new North Rhine-Westphalia wave. At that time, the old WDR 1 program was initially continued from 6:00 AM. to 1:00 PM.

In early 2023 WDR 5 published an app on the App Store enabling the user to be able to listen back to the broadcasts of an earlier period

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