MDR Jump is a German public radio station owned and operated by the Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR). It broadcasts a current-based AC format. As of 2023, it has more than 900,000 daily listeners.[1]
Im Osten zu Hause (At home in the east)
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| Broadcast area | Saxony Saxony-Anhalt Thuringia |
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| Programming | |
| Language(s) | German |
| Format | Current-based AC |
| Ownership | |
| Operator | Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR) |
| MDR Sachsen MDR Sachsen-Anhalt MDR Thüringen – Das Radio MDR Kultur MDR Aktuell MDR Sputnik MDR Klassik MDR Schlagerwelt MDR Tweens | |
| History | |
First air date | 1 January 2000 (2000-01-01) |
Former names | Jump FM (2000) Jump (2000–2011) |
| Technical information | |
Transmitter coordinates | 51°18′56″N 12°23′2″E / 51.31556°N 12.38389°E / 51.31556; 12.38389 |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | mdrjump |
As the successor of MDR Life, MDR Jump started broadcasting on 1 January 2000,[2] initially with a programme mainly directed at the 14–29-year-old age bracket, similar to sister station MDR Sputnik. Due to diminishing listenership, this approach was reevaluated and changed to instead appeal to 20–49-year-olds in August 2011.[3] The new programming put a stronger focus on information more specifically tailored to its regional audience, as well as an expanded selection basis for its range of featured music, which now also included songs from the two previous decades, rather than just the current Top 40.[3] This new direction proved to be successful; as of 2019, MDR Jump is the seventeenth most popular radio station in Germany. Within the territory of former East Germany, it is only surpassed by MDR Sachsen [de].[4]
The regular programming of MDR Jump is broadcast Monday to Friday from 5 o'clock to midnight and on weekends and holidays from 6 o'clock to midnight. During the remaining time, SWR3's shared overnight programme ARD-Popnacht is aired.[5]
Monday to Friday
Saturday
Sunday
A daily morningshow has been on the air since 2006. Since 2011, it has been moderated by Sarah von Neuburg [de] and Lars-Christian Karde [de].[6] Apart from the station's usual selection of music, this show frequently hosts various call-in segments, usually centred around some type of prize competition, as well as segments produced by external contributors. As of 2020, the regularly featured segments include, but are not limited to:[7]