Blue Danube Radio

{{Infobox radio station

| name = Blue Danube Radio

| logo = ORF Blue Danube Radio.png

| area = Austria - National

| airdate = 23 August 1979

| last_airdate = 31 January 2000

| frequency = FM: 103.8 MHz

| format = News, Music and Speech

| owner = ORF

}}

Blue Danube Radio (BDR) was an English-language radio station broadcast by the Österreichischer Rundfunk ({{langx|en|Austrian Broadcasting}}; {{aka}} ORF).

History

Blue Danube Radio went live on 23 August 1979, created principally for the United Nations community at UNO-City in Vienna. It was popular with many Austrian people too. The name "Blue Danube" was also previously used by the unrelated {{ill|Blue Danube Network|de}} radio station operated by American Forces Network (AFN) and the 5th United States Army in the American-occupied zone of Austria between 1945 and 1955. From 1995, it shared airtime with FM4, which eventually completely took over on 1 February 2000.

Favourite programmes included Continental Breakfast, Soft Sound Café, Drive Time, Today@Six, and Sunday Brunch. Many of the people who worked for BDR moved to FM4. Notables include David Halliwell, Paul Catty, Joe Remick, John Wilde, Joanna Bostock, Jill Zobel, Ellis Hill, Paul Hollingdale, Chris Wisbey, Stuart Freeman, Dale Winton,{{cite web|url=http://www.tv3.ie/shows.php?request=holeinthewall|title=Hole in the Wall - About Dale Winton|accessdate=9 September 2009|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090827183158/http://tv3.ie/shows.php?request=holeinthewall|archivedate=27 August 2009|df=dmy-all}} Graham Knight, Paul Holmes, Steve Allen, John Brocks and Katya Adler. It also aired syndicated Casey Kasem's Top 40 (American hit parade), and a short programme called Passport that encouraged the study of foreign languages.

Frequencies

=Burgenland=

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Rechnitz - Hirschenstein \|97.4 MHz

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!class="hintergrundfarbe5"|Frequency

Rechnitz - Hirschenstein

|97.4 MHz

=Carinthia=

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class="hintergrundfarbe5"\|Name !class="hintergrundfarbe5"\|Frequency
Klagenfurt 1 - Dobratsch / Vill. Alpe \|102.9 MHz
Wolfsberg - Koralpe \|102.3 MHz
Spittal/Drau 1 - Goldeck \|103.6 MHz

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class="hintergrundfarbe5"|Name

!class="hintergrundfarbe5"|Frequency

Klagenfurt 1 - Dobratsch / Vill. Alpe

|102.9 MHz

Wolfsberg - Koralpe

|102.3 MHz

Spittal/Drau 1 - Goldeck

|103.6 MHz

=Lower Austria=

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class="hintergrundfarbe5"\|Name !class="hintergrundfarbe5"\|Frequency
St. Pölten - Jauerling \|98.8 MHz
Semmering - Sonnwendstein \|92.4 MHz
Weitra - Wachberg \|101.4 MHz

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class="hintergrundfarbe5"|Name

!class="hintergrundfarbe5"|Frequency

St. Pölten - Jauerling

|98.8 MHz

Semmering - Sonnwendstein

|92.4 MHz

Weitra - Wachberg

|101.4 MHz

=Upper Austria=

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class="hintergrundfarbe5"\|Name !class="hintergrundfarbe5"\|Frequency
Linz 1 - Lichtenberg \|104.0 MHz
Linz 2 - Freinberg \|102.0 MHz
Bad Ischl - Katrin \|105.1 MHz
Windischgarsten - Kleinerberg \|102.1 MHz

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class="hintergrundfarbe5"|Name

!class="hintergrundfarbe5"|Frequency

Linz 1 - Lichtenberg

|104.0 MHz

Linz 2 - Freinberg

|102.0 MHz

Bad Ischl - Katrin

|105.1 MHz

Windischgarsten - Kleinerberg

|102.1 MHz

=Salzburg=

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class="hintergrundfarbe5"\|Name !class="hintergrundfarbe5"\|Frequency
Salzburg - Gaisberg \|104.6 MHz
Lend - Luxkogel \|97.7 MHz
Eben / Pongau \|98.6 MHz
Mauterndorf - Großeck \|98.5 MHz
St. Michael / Lungau - Bärenkogel \|96.9 MHz
Zell am See 1 - Lechnereck \|101.9 MHz

class="wikitable"

class="hintergrundfarbe5"|Name

!class="hintergrundfarbe5"|Frequency

Salzburg - Gaisberg

|104.6 MHz

Lend - Luxkogel

|97.7 MHz

Eben / Pongau

|98.6 MHz

Mauterndorf - Großeck

|98.5 MHz

St. Michael / Lungau - Bärenkogel

|96.9 MHz

Zell am See 1 - Lechnereck

|101.9 MHz

=Styria=

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class="hintergrundfarbe5"\|Name !class="hintergrundfarbe5"\|Frequency
Graz - Schöckl \|101.7 MHz
Schladming - Hauser Kaibling \|103.3 MHz
Bruck a.d. Mur 1 - Mugel \|102.1 MHz
Rottenmann - Sonnenberg \|100.0 MHz
Neumarkt - Kulmeralpe \| 100.3 MHz

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class="hintergrundfarbe5"|Name

!class="hintergrundfarbe5"|Frequency

Graz - Schöckl

|101.7 MHz

Schladming - Hauser Kaibling

|103.3 MHz

Bruck a.d. Mur 1 - Mugel

|102.1 MHz

Rottenmann - Sonnenberg

|100.0 MHz

Neumarkt - Kulmeralpe

| 100.3 MHz

=Tyrol=

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class="hintergrundfarbe5"\|Name !class="hintergrundfarbe5"\|Frequency
Innsbruck 1 - Patscherkofel \|101.4 MHz
Innsbruck 2 - Seegrube \|102.5 MHz
Lienz - Rauchkofel \|101.0 MHz
Kufstein - Kitzbüheler Horn \|99.9 MHz
Hopfgarten - Hohe Salve \|100.3 MHz
Landeck - Grabberg \|98.4 MHz
Ehrwald 1 - Zugspitze \|100.7 MHz
St. Anton - Galzig \|97.6 MHz

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!class="hintergrundfarbe5"|Frequency

Innsbruck 1 - Patscherkofel

|101.4 MHz

Innsbruck 2 - Seegrube

|102.5 MHz

Lienz - Rauchkofel

|101.0 MHz

Kufstein - Kitzbüheler Horn

|99.9 MHz

Hopfgarten - Hohe Salve

|100.3 MHz

Landeck - Grabberg

|98.4 MHz

Ehrwald 1 - Zugspitze

|100.7 MHz

St. Anton - Galzig

|97.6 MHz

=Vienna=

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class="hintergrundfarbe5"\|Name !class="hintergrundfarbe5"\|Frequency
Wien 1 - Kahlenberg \|103.8 MHz
Wien 2 - Himmelhof \|91.0 MHz

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class="hintergrundfarbe5"|Name

!class="hintergrundfarbe5"|Frequency

Wien 1 - Kahlenberg

|103.8 MHz

Wien 2 - Himmelhof

|91.0 MHz

=Vorarlberg=

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class="hintergrundfarbe5"\|Name !class="hintergrundfarbe5"\|Frequency
Bregenz - Pfänder \|102.1 MHz
Feldkirch - Vorderälpele \|102.8 MHz

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class="hintergrundfarbe5"|Name

!class="hintergrundfarbe5"|Frequency

Bregenz - Pfänder

|102.1 MHz

Feldkirch - Vorderälpele

|102.8 MHz