Bayern mobil was a German, public

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owned and operated by the

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(BR) which was on-air from 1 January 1998 to 31 August 2008 as part of the DAB pilot project in

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Programming

The music range of ''Bayern mobil'' was wide and went from

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of the 60s to current chart hits. Most of the songs were in English, German, French and Italian. The list of titles was compiled by a dedicated editorial team. ''Bayern mobil'' was automated and aired the news from

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hourly from 7 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. In addition, there were traffic and weather reports every half hour. At irregular intervals, programmes were organized in which the listeners could request music titles by telephone or e-mail. Announcements of these broadcasts could be read in the ''radiotext'' and were read out in the weather and traffic block.

Termination

With '' I Believe'' by

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, the last title was played on ''Bayern mobil'' at 8 a.m. on September 1, 2008. At 8 o'clock

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took over all frequencies of the program.

References

Bayerischer Rundfunk Defunct radio stations in Germany Radio stations established in 1998 Radio stations disestablished in 2008 1998 establishments in Germany 2008 disestablishments in Germany Mass media in Munich {{Germany-radio-station-stub