- Station name Station name
- MDR Sputnik Rock
- Description Description
- It was given its present name on 1 May 1993, following German reunification in 1990; the new name, inspired by the Soviet Sputnik satellite, was the suggestion of the then Minister-President of Saxony, Kurt Biedenkopf.
- Launch date Launch date
- 16 May 1964
- Owner Owner
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- Contact Contact
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MDR Sputnik Rock
Germany
Format
128kbps • MP3
Sputnik or MDR Sputnik is a youth-oriented German radio station, and is part of Leipzig-based public broadcaster Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR), based in Halle.
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Station overview Station overview
| Country Country |
Germany
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|---|---|
| Language Language | English |
| Stream status Stream status | Ok |
| Homepage Homepage | sputnik.de |
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Coverage area
SaxonySaxony-AnhaltThuringia
First air date
16 May 1964
Slogan
Einfach die beste Musik – Deine Lieblingsmusik
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Station details
Station details
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Location, identifiers, and useful links for this station.
| Station ID | 24182 |
|---|---|
| Region | Germany |
| Branding | Sputnik |
| Slogan | Einfach die beste Musik – Deine Lieblingsmusik |
| Broadcast area | SaxonySaxony-AnhaltThuringia |
| Launched | 16 May 1964 |
| Website | sputnik.de |
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| Last check | 12 hours ago |
|---|---|
| Stream host | mdr-284331-1.cast.mdr.de |
| Final host | d121.rndfnk.com |
| HTTP status | 200 |
| Content type | audio/mpeg |
| Server software | rocketstreamingserver |
| Latency | 25 ms |
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| Current stream format | MP3 |
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12 hours ago
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About station About MDR Sputnik Rock
Sputnik or MDR Sputnik is a youth-oriented German radio station, and is part of Leipzig-based public broadcaster Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR), based in Halle. The station, which primarily broadcasts pop and rock music, is the successor to the East German youth station DT64, founded in 1964 on the occasion of the Deutschlandtreffen der Jugend.
It was given its present name on 1 May 1993, following German reunification in 1990; the new name, inspired by the Soviet Sputnik satellite, was the suggestion of the then Minister-President of Saxony, Kurt Biedenkopf.
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