Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk

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Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk

Type	Broadcast radio, television and online
Country	Germany
Headquarters	Leipzig, Germany
Key people	Karola Wille, Intendant
Launch date	1 March 1924 (MIRAG) 1 January 1992 (MDR)
Official website	mdr.de

Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (pronounced [ˈmɪtl̩ˌdɔʏtʃɐ ˈʁʊntfʊŋk]; "Central German Broadcasting"), shortened to MDR (pronounced [ˌɛmdeːˈʔɛʁ] ^ⓘ; stylized as mdr), is the public broadcaster for the federal states of Thuringia, Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt in Germany. Established in January 1991, its headquarters are in Leipzig, with regional studios in Dresden, Erfurt and Magdeburg. MDR is a member of the ARD consortium of public broadcasters in Germany.

MDR broadcasts its own television channel to the three states it serves and also contributes programming to the first German TV channel (Das Erste), and broadcasts a number of radio channels.