hr1

For the locomotive, see VR Class Hr1. For other uses, see HR1.

hr1

Broadcast area	Hesse
Frequency	see below
Programming
Language(s)	German
Format	Oldie-based AC
Ownership
Operator	Hessischer Rundfunk (HR)
Sister stations	hr2-kultur hr3 hr4 hr-info You FM
History
First air date	28 January 1949 (1949-01-28)
Links
Website	Listen Live

hr1 is the first radio station of the Hessischer Rundfunk.

History

hr1 is the successor of Radio Frankfurt, a radio program run by the American occupation government after World War II. After a formal law was issued, the radio station was transferred to the civil government on 28 January 1949.

Until 2004, hr1 was mainly an information program with news and stories. It was then turned into a general radio station playing music from the 1960s to the 1980s and aiming at an older audience. This program change was met with harsh criticism and caused the number of listeners to drop sharply. Most of the information programs were moved to other radio stations, including hr2 and hr-info.

Reception

hr1 can be received in all of Hesse and neighboring regions on FM and DAB+. It is also present on the Astra 19.2°E satellite (DVB-S).

Frequencies are as follows:

• Bad Hersfeld: 88.9 MHz
• Biedenkopf: 91.0 MHz
• Darmstadt: 90.6 MHz
• Frankfurt am Main: 94.4 MHz
• Fulda: 104.8 MHz
• Kassel: 99.0 MHz
• Kassel-City: 94.3 MHz
• Michelstadt: 88.1 MHz
• Wiesbaden: 98.3 MHz