| WDR 5 | |
| Area: | North Rhine-Westphalia FM, DAB+ |
| Format: | News/Talk |
| Language: | German |
| Operator: | Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) |
| Sister Stations: | 1LIVE 1LIVE diggi WDR 2 WDR 3 WDR 4 WDR Event |
| Webcast: | Listen Live |
WDR 5 is a German public radio station owned and operated by the Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR). It broadcasts a news/talk format, with only a small potion of non-mainstream music. Programmes for kids, entertainment and comedy formats are also aired.
As of 2023, the station has more than 700,000 daily listeners.[1] It is commercial-free.[2]
WDR 5 went on air on October 7, 1991, on the former frequencies of WDR 1 as the new North Rhine-Westphalia wave. At that time, the old WDR 1 program was initially continued from 6:00 AM. to 1:00 PM.
In early 2023 WDR 5 published an app on the App Store enabling the user to be able to listen back to the broadcasts of an earlier period