Radio Hamburg is a private commercial radio station based on Hamburg, Germany. Established in 1986, it was the first private radio station in Hamburg and one of the first private radio stations in West Germany.
Radio Hamburg GmbH is owned by Hamburg based Axel Springer SE, Bauer Media Group, RTL Group and some minor shareholders.[1] MORE Marketing GmbH is its own advertising marketer company.[2][3] The CEO of Radio Hamburg is Patrick Bernstein.[1]
Since August 2008, Radio Hamburg has been broadcast from the Semperhaus in Hamburg. The Semperhaus facility also supports other stations in the RTL Group, such as Hamburg Zwei. Radio Hamburg is listened to by more than one million people daily.[3]
The former Radio Hamburg building, the St. Petri Haus
Radio Hamburg plays a Hot AC format with the slogan "More music, more diversity". The most popular show is the morning show from 5 to 10 am.
The "Easter Mega Hit Marathon," broadcast since 1989, features 800 "Mega Hits" over the course of 24–48 hours during Easter. It is usually held in the biggest arena in Hamburg, the Volksparkstadion or close by.
^ abjoint venture with Amperwelle Studio München Programmanbietergesellschaft, Axel Springer AG, Burda, Studio Gong, m.b.t. Mediengesellschaft der bayerischen Tageszeitungen für Kabelkommunikation, Medienpool and Radio Bavaria Rundfunkprogrammgesellschaft.
^joint venture with Verlagsgesellschaft Madsack, Studio Gong Niedersachsen and Brune-Rieck-Beteiligungs.
^joint venture with Axel Springer, Heinrich Bauer Verlag, Lühmanndruck Harburger Zeitungsgesellschaft and Morgenpost Verlag.
^ abjoint venture with Amperwelle Studio München Programmanbietergesellschaft, Axel Springer AG, Burda, Studio Gong, m.b.t. Mediengesellschaft der bayerischen Tageszeitungen für Kabelkommunikation, Medienpool and Radio Bavaria Rundfunkprogrammgesellschaft.
^joint venture with Verlagsgesellschaft Madsack, Studio Gong Niedersachsen and Brune-Rieck-Beteiligungs.
^joint venture with Axel Springer, Heinrich Bauer Verlag, Lühmanndruck Harburger Zeitungsgesellschaft and Morgenpost Verlag.
