Private company

Hessischer Rundfunk

Logo: Hessischer Rundfunk (hr), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

Public broadcaster of the German state of Hesse

Hessischer Rundfunk, shortened to HR, is the German state of Hesse's public broadcasting corporation. Headquartered in Frankfurt, it is a member of the national consortium of German public broadcasting corporations, ARD.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Oct 2, 1948Founded1
  • Industrymedia industry, online newspaper, public broadcasting, television programming and broadcasting activities1
  • HeadquartersFrankfurt am Main1
  • Websitewww.hr.de
  • Legal formpublic-law institution1
  • Kind of organizationPublic body1
  • LEI391200GYMXV7NWSHNR523
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressBertramstr. 8, 60320 Frankfurt am Main, Germany3
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Photo: Sebastian Wallroth, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons5

Hessischer Rundfunk (pronounced [ˈhɛsɪʃɐ ˈʁʊntfʊŋk]; "Hesse Broadcasting"), shortened to HR (pronounced [haːˈʔɛʁ]; stylized as hr), is the German state of Hesse's public broadcasting corporation. Headquartered in Frankfurt, it is a member of the national consortium of German public broadcasting corporations, ARD.2

Corporate structure

Hessischer Rundfunk sits at the top of its group. 1 entity, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Hessischer Rundfunk Frankfurt am Main, Germany
    • Hardberg transmitter Owned · Abtsteinach, Germany

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Hessischer Rundfunk reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

  • Hardberg transmitter

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

Products and brands

  • terrestrial television

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Also owns

  • Hardberg transmitter

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. Oct 2, 1948Founded Founded1