ORF (broadcaster) facts for kids
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| Type | Television and radio network |
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| Country | Austria |
| Availability | Austria (and also parts of Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Slovakia, Slovenia and Switzerland) |
| Slogan | ORF. Wie wir. (in English ORF. Like us.) |
| Headquarters | Vienna |
| Owner | Government of Austria |
| Key people | Alexander Wrabetz (Director General) |
| Launch date | 1 August 1955 |
| Former names | Ravag (Radio Verkehrs AG) |
Österreichischer Rundfunk (shortened to ORF, literally, Austrian Broadcasting Corporation) is the name for the state-controlled media agency producing radio and tv programmes. In 2015, it produced four nationwide tv channels, 9 regional tv stations in Austria, plus one in Bozen. There are also three nationwide radio channels, plus a number of regional ones. It also takes part in 3sat, a cultural programme and ARTE.
Images for kids
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Former War Ministry, RAVAG seat from 1924
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Front and side entrances of the Funkhaus Wien at Argentinierstraße in Vienna, today chiefly a centre for the production of radio programmes
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ORF colour chequerboard test card used in the 1980s. This test card was also used by NOS in the Netherlands.
See also
In Spanish: ORF para niños
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