Antenne Brandenburg

Logo of Antenne Brandenburg

Antenne Brandenburg, a public broadcasting radio channel operated by Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (RBB), reaches 408,000 listeners daily (Monday-Sunday) in Brandenburg (MA 2025 Audio II), making it by far the most successful station in the state. This represents an increase of 55,000 listeners compared to the first quarter of 2025.


With the slogan "most beautiful music for Brandenburg," featuring pop music, oldies, and schlager from the 1970s to the 2000s, Antenne Brandenburg targets the 40-59 age group. The station also offers talk shows with Brandenburg relevance, national and international news at the top and bottom of each hour, as well as service announcements: weather, traffic, consumer tips, cinema and television recommendations, and event notices.


Antenne Brandenburg's history traces back to the regional programme "Provinzfunk Mark Brandenburg" founded in 1945 in the Soviet occupation zone. After German reunification, the station—renamed Antenne Brandenburg—was the first to broadcast in the new federal states, beginning after the local elections on May 6, 1990.


Since August 30, 2021, Antenne Brandenburg can also be watched. In the mornings between six and eight o'clock, the programme "Guten Morgen Brandenburg" is also broadcast as Visual Radio on RBB-TV.

Key Facts

Audience Share24.4 %
Ownership TypePrivate
Geographic CoverageLocal
Content Typecontent_Licence fee
Active Transparency
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Ownership

Ownership Structure

Antenne Brandenburg is part of Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (RBB) and has no owner in the literal sense, as it is financed by the public through a broadcasting fee as part of the public broadcasting system.

Voting Rights"RBB's directorate consists of an Intendant (Director-General) and two directors, including the Administrative, Production and Operations Director Prof. Dr. Nicole Küchler-Stahn. RBB is also governed by two supervisory bodies: the Broadcasting Council and the Administrative Council. The RBB Broadcasting Council consists of 34 members, seven of whom are appointed by parties in the state parliaments. The remaining 27 members are appointed by various societal, religious, and cultural groups. The aim is broad representation of society. The exact composition is laid out in the RBB state broadcasting agreement. The primary task of the Broadcasting Council is to oversee the programming mandate. Additionally, the Broadcasting Council elects the Intendant, whom it also advises on programming matters. The RBB Administrative Council consists of eight members elected by the Broadcasting Council. The Administrative Council oversees management, but not editorial content, as this is the responsibility of the Broadcasting Council."
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Facts

Founding Year1945

Antenne Brandenburg traces its origins to "Provinzfunk Mark Brandenburg," a regional programme founded in 1945 in the Soviet occupation zone. Following German reunification, the station was renamed Antenne Brandenburg and became the first radio station to broadcast in the new federal states after the local elections on May 6, 1990. The station began regular operations as Antenne Brandenburg in 1990.

CEO
  • Ulrike Demmer

    Ulrike Demmer (born 1973 in Solingen), a journalist and deputy government spokesperson from 2016 to 2021, has been Intendant (Director-General) of Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (RBB) since 2023. She is the successor to Katrin Vernau, who led RBB for one year following the dismissal of Patricia Schlesinger (the "RBB scandal").
    Previously, Demmer worked at radioeins (RBB), Extra 3 (NDR), the ZDF Morning Magazine, Der Spiegel, Focus, and the Editorial Network Germany (RND). For her work as a journalist, she has been awarded the German Reporter Prize and the Henri Nannen Prize.
    However, the appointment of a former government spokesperson to the position of Intendant at a public broadcasting station has drawn criticism. This raises doubts about her impartiality.

Editor-In-Chief
  • Robert Skuppin

    Robert Skuppin (born 1964 in Cham, Bavaria) has been the Programme Director at Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (RBB) since October 16, 2025. Since 1988, he has worked in Berlin radio, including at Radio 100 and later Radio 4U (SFB). He hosted shows at Radio Fritz and from 1999 hosted the morning programme at Radioeins. From 2011 to 2023, he served as Programme Director at Radioeins.
    Skuppin succeeded Katrin Günther, who was forced to step down from the position of Programme Director following a major scandal. The RBB had broadcast false reporting about sexual harassment allegations against Green politician Stefan Gelbhaar, allegations that were at least partially fabricated. Following the Gelbhaar scandal, RBB Editor-in-Chief David Biesinger also resigned.
    However, Skuppin's appointment drew criticism. Der Spiegel reported "significant reservations among RBB journalists." According to a three-page statement from the RBB staff council obtained by Der Spiegel, Skuppin "represents a man with many successes in the past – but not a modern future."

ContactMarlene-Dietrich-Allee 20
14483 Potsdam
Germany
antennebrandenburg@rbb-online.de
+49 (0) 331 7098100
www.antennebrandenburg.de
RevenueMissing Data
Operating ProfitMissing Data
Advertising (in % of total funding)Missing Data
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For audience share, the daily reach Monday-Sunday of Radio ma 2025 Audio II for the respective state's broadcasting area was used and limited to classical radio.

Financial data is indicated as “missing data” (m .d.) because financial statements are only prepared at the level of the broadcasting corporations. Individual data on stations is not published.

Sources
Documents (PDF)
  • Liste der Gesellschafter, RBB Media GmbH
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  • Gesellschaftsvertrag der RBB Media GmbH
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  • Jahresabschluss und Geschäftsbericht (Lagebericht) 2023, RBB
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  • rbb Beteiligungsorganigramm, 2024
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  • Beteiligungsbericht des Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg für 2023
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  • Jahresabschluss 2023, RBB Media GmbH HRB 6141
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