DR1 (DR Et) is the flagship

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of the Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR). It became

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's first television station when it began broadcasting in 1951 – at first only for an hour a day three times a week. Besides its own productions, the channel also broadcasts co-productions with other Nordic countries through

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, as well as a significant amount of programmes from English-speaking countries like the

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, and Australia, all in the original language with Danish subtitles. Its news programme is called ''

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''.

Broadcasting hours

*1951–1966: 10 hours a week (5 programs) *1966–1982: 14 hours a day (35 programs a week) *1982–1995: 18 hours a day (50 programs a week) *1995–2000: 21 hours a day (60 programs a week) *2000-today: 24 hours a day

Technological advances

Colour TV

Colour television test broadcasts were started in March 1967, with the first large-scale colour broadcasting occurring for the

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Teletext

On exactly 16 May 1983 at 14:00 CEST, DR launched its first

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information service, which is still available on all DR channels.

Widescreen TV

In 2004 DR announced future plans for a complete switch from a 4:3 screen ratio to 16:9 widescreen broadcasts. The switch took place in 2006 when DR moved its production facilities from TV-Byen to

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in Copenhagen. The last of DR1's own productions to switch to widescreen was the daily news programme (''TV Avisen'') in November 2006.

Digital TV

At midnight on November 1, 2009 the analogue broadcasts shut down nationwide and DR switched to digital broadcasting.

High-definition

In January 2012, DR1 switched from

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SD to

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HD broadcasting.

HbbTV

In April 2014, DR launched its

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service on DR1, enabling on-demand streaming of DR content directly on an internet-connected television.

Logos and identities

File:DR TV 1 logo (1994-1996).png, DR1's fourth logo, as DR TV1, used from 1994 to August 1996 File:DR1 logo (1996-2002).png, DR1's fifth logo used from 30 August 1996 to 2002 File:DR1 logo (2002-2005).png, DR1's sixth logo used from 2002 to 31 July 2005 File:DR1-Logo.svg, DR1's seventh logo used from 1 June 2005 to 31 August 2009. File:DR1 logo.png, DR1's eight and previous logo used from 1 September 2009 to 31 January 2013. File:DR1 2017 logo.svg, DR1's ninth and current logo since 1 February 2013. File:DR1 logo 2013.svg, Stacked version of DR1's ninth and current logo used until 8 October 2017.

Original Programming on DR1

Drama

* '' Better Times'' * ''

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'' * '' Follow the Money'' * '' Huset på Christianshavn'' * ''

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'' * ''

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'' * ''

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'' * '' The Bridge'' * ''

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'' * '' The Kingdom'' * '' The Killing'' * '' The Legacy'' * ''

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'' * '' Nikolaj og Julie'' * ''

Rejseholdet ''Rejseholdet'' ( en, "Mobile Unit" it. "The Travel Team"}; international title: ''Unit One'') is a Danish television crime drama series, broadcast on DR1, that ran for four series from 1 October 2000 to 1 January 2004. The series, produced by ...

News and society

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'' *''Magasinet Penge'' *''Horisont'' *''Bag om Borgen'' *''Aftenshowet'' *''Kontant'' *''Rabatten''

Entertainment

*''6200 Aabenraa'' *'' Bonderøven'' - Moved from DR2 following the success of the show. *''By på Skrump'' * ''

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'' (The Danish national selection for Eurovision Song Contest) * ''Det Nye Talkshow'' * ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. *''Gift ved første blik'' - Moved from DR3 following the success of the show. Remade in other countries as '' Married at First Sight''. *''Gør det selv'' *''Ha' det godt'' *''Hammerslag'' *''Hvad er det værd?'' *''Klimaduks og Blærerøv'' *''Søren Ryge''

DR productions based on other formats

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X Factor (Denmark) ''X Factor'' is the Danish version of british Tv show ''The X Factor'', created by Simon Cowell. The show premiered on 4 January 2008. For the first eleven seasons, the show was broadcast on DR1 before moving to TV 2 from the twelfth season o ...

Children's entertainment

*''Disney Sjov'' (Disney Cartoons) *''Barda'' *''Morgenhår'' *''Isas Stepz'' *''Min Funky Familie'' *'' MGP'' *''

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(together with SVT,

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and

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)''

Other DR productions

*''DR Kirken'' *''Før Søndagen'' *''Sporløs''

Imported programming on DR1

As is the practice with most channels in Denmark, foreign TV programmes are shown in their original language but with Danish subtitles. *''

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'' *'' BlackJack'' *'' Columbo'' *''

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'' *''

Dawson's Creek ''Dawson's Creek'' is an American teen drama television series about the lives of a close-knit group of friends in the fictional town of Capeside, Massachusetts, beginning in high school and continuing into college that ran from 1998 to 2003. T ...

'' *'' Doctor Who'' *''

Downton Abbey ''Downton Abbey'' is a British historical drama television series set in the early 20th century, created and co-written by Julian Fellowes. The series first aired in the United Kingdom on ITV on 26 September 2010 and in the United States o ...

'' * ''Endeavour'' *'' Family Guy'' *''

Foyle's War ''Foyle's War'' is a British detective drama television series set during and shortly after the Second World War, created by '' Midsomer Murders'' screenwriter and author Anthony Horowitz and commissioned by ITV after the long-running series ...

'' *''

From All of Us to All of You ''From All of Us to All of You'' is an animated television Christmas special, produced by Walt Disney Productions and first presented on December 19, 1958 on ABC as part of the ''Walt Disney Presents'' anthology series. Hosted by Jiminy Cricket ...

'' *''

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'' *''

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'' *''

Little House on the Prairie The ''Little House on the Prairie'' books is a series of American children's novels written by Laura Ingalls Wilder (b. Laura Elizabeth Ingalls). The stories are based on her childhood and adolescence in the American Midwest (Wisconsin, Kansas, ...

'' *'' Merlin'' *'' Midsomer Murders'' *''

Planet Earth Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to harbor life. While large volumes of water can be found throughout the Solar System, only Earth sustains liquid surface water. About 71% of Earth's surface ...

'' *'' Seinfeld'' *''

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'' *'' Sugar Rush'' *''

Taggart ''Taggart'' is a Scottish detective fiction television programme created by Glenn Chandler, who wrote many of the episodes, and made by STV Studios for the ITV network. It originally ran as the miniseries "Killer" from 6 until 20 Septembe ...

'' *'' The Last Enemy''

References

External links

* {{authority control Television stations in Denmark Television channels and stations established in 1951 1951 establishments in Denmark