1Live
1LIVE is a radio station operated by Westdeutscher Rundfunk. It is explicitly aimed at a young target group (14-39). The brand also includes the digital radio station 1LIVE Diggi, which is aimed at the youngest target group (14-19). The programme mainly contains current music, but also news, comedy and information.
1LIVE claims to be the most successful youth station in Germany, with around 2.6 million listeners nationwide every day. 1LIVE is also present on social networks and has several hundred thousand followers.
In addition to the radio programme, 1LIVE 2023 produced a five-part podcast series about Elon Musk. The station also organises the annual 1LIVE Krone radio award, as well as comedy and concert events.
Key Facts
| Audience Share | 3.6% |
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| Ownership Type | Public |
| Geographic Coverage | Local |
| Content Type | Free |
| Active Transparency | company/channel informs proactively and comprehensively about its ownership, data is constantly updated and easily verifiable |
Ownership
| Ownership Structure | 1LIVE is a radio station of Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR). WDR has no owner in the literal sense, as it is part of the public broadcasting system and is financed by the public through a licence fee. |
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| Voting Rights | The management of WDR consists of the director general and six directors. According to the WDR Act, the director general is "responsible for programme planning and for the entire operation of the institution". WDR also has two central committees: The Administrative Board consists of nine members, seven of whom are elected by the Broadcasting Council. The remaining two members are delegated by the WDR Staff Council. The current chairperson is Claudia Schare. Each member has one vote. However, the two members delegated by the Staff Council are not entitled to vote on matters relating to the programme area. The WDR Broadcasting Council consists of 55 members, 13 of whom are members of the state parliament, delegated by the parliamentary groups in proportion to their size. 37 members are delegated by statutory interest groups such as trade unions, churches, family or social organisations. Other status groups can apply for the remaining five places, which are selected by the state parliament. The members may not belong to the federal or state government and may not be members of the federal or state parliaments or the European Parliament. The Board of Directors passes its resolutions by a simple majority of the votes cast. In the event of a tie, a resolution is deemed to have been rejected. The Broadcasting Board passes its resolutions by a simple majority of the members present. Resolutions are generally passed by open vote on a show of hands. |
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Facts
| Founding Year | 1995 |
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| Contact | 1LIVE, Westdeutscher Rundfunk Köln 50600 Köln Germany 1live@wdr.de https://www1.wdr.de/radio/1live/ |
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| Advertising (in % of total funding) | Missing Data |
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| Meta Data | The share of the total audience in per cent for the radio stations comes from the agma survey Audio I/2024 and refers to the nationwide daily reach in the population aged 14 and over. Financial data is shown as 'Missing data' as a breakdown of finances is only provided at broadcaster level. Individual data on broadcasters is not published. Note on the transparency level: As it is not possible to categorise the transparency level for public service media in terms of ownership structures, the availability of information on the supervisory and control bodies as well as information on their members and transparency with regard to corporate shareholdings were included in the assessment | |
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