DR1

DR1 (DR Et) is the flagship television channel of the Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR). It became Denmark's first television station when it began broadcasting in 1951 – at first only for an hour a day three times a week.

This article is about the TV channel. For the debug register, see DR1 register. For the car, see DR1 (car). For the gene, see DR1 (gene). For the train, see DR1 diesel train.
DR1
CountryDenmark
Broadcast areaDanish Realm
HeadquartersDR Byen
Copenhagen, Denmark
Programming
Language(s)Danish
Picture format16:9 720p (HDTV)
Ownership
OwnerDR
Sister channelsDR2
DR Ramasjang
History
Launched2 October 1951 (1951-10-02)
Former namesStatsradiofonien TV (1951–1959),
Danmarks Radio TV (1959–1964),
DR TV (1964–1996)
Availability
Terrestrial
DTTChannel 1
Streaming media
DR TVWatch live (only in EU and EEA)

Besides its productions, the channel also broadcasts co-productions with other Nordic countries through Nordvision, as well as a significant amount of programmes from English-speaking countries like the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia, all in the original language with Danish subtitles. Its news programme is called TV Avisen.

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