MDR Fernsehen

MDR Fernsehen
Country	Germany
Broadcast area	Germany, also distributed nationally in:; Austria; Switzerland; Liechtenstein; Luxembourg
Network	ARD
Headquarters	Leipzig, Germany
Programming
Language(s)	German, Upper Sorbian
Picture format	576i (16:9 SDTV); 720p (HDTV)
Ownership
Owner	Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR)
History
Launched	1 January 1992; 32 years ago
Replaced	DFF Länderkette
Links
Website	www.mdr.de/tv
Availability
Streaming media
MDR Livestream	Watch Live

MDR Fernsehen is a regional public service television channel owned and operated by Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR) and serving Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia. It is one of the seven regional "third programmes" that are offered within the federal ARD network.

Programming

The regional news magazines Sachsenspiegel, Sachsen-Anhalt heute and Thüringen Journal are broadcast respectively in Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia at 7 p.m. daily.

Other popular shows include Echt (Really), a science program including new research findings and experiments, and the history series MDR Zeitreise (MDR Time Travel).