Radio Hamburg

Logo of Radio Hamburg

Radio Hamburg is a private radio station based in Hamburg and is one of the local radio stations with the widest reach in Germany. Since its founding in 1986, the station has established itself as a fixture in the North German radio landscape. With its focus on current hits, entertainment, and regional news, Radio Hamburg appeals primarily to a young to middle-aged audience. The program consists of music, local service information, news, comedy formats, and popular shows such as the "Radio Hamburg Morningshow." The station reaches around one million listeners in Hamburg and the surrounding area every day, making it the market leader in the region. Founded by Bauer Media, the film production company UFA GmbH and Axel Springer. Bauer Media Group and Axel Springer continue to hold major shares in the media outlet.

Thanks to its strong local roots, the station is also regularly involved in social projects, such as the "Listeners Help Children" campaign. Among the station's well-known voices is John Ment, one of the longest-serving presenters on German private radio. Despite increasing competition from streaming services, Radio Hamburg is successfully holding its own in the digital transformation through web radio, apps, and podcasts.

Key Facts

Audience Share24.3%
Ownership TypePrivate
Content TypeFree
Data Publicly Available
ownership data is easily available from other sources, e. g. public registries etc.
Media Companies / GroupsRadio Hamburg GmbH & Co. KG
legal_identifier: Limited liability company and limited partnership (GmbH & Co. KG) Hamburg Local Court HRA 80010

Ownership

Ownership Structure

Radio Hamburg is the radio station owned by Radio Hamburg GmbH & Co. KG. Several parties are involved in this company. The largest shareholder is Axel Springer Audio GmbH (36.8%), a wholly owned subsidiary of Axel Springer Deutschland GmbH and thus of Axel Springer SE.
The second-largest shareholder is RTL Radio Deutschland GmbH (30.7%). This company belongs to RTL Group S.A. via a network of subsidiaries (CLT-UFA S.A. and UFA Film und Fernseh GmbH). RTL Group S.A. is 17.6% free float and 5% owned by Silchester International Investors LLP (5%) and 76.3% by Bertelsmann Capital Holding GmbH.
Bertelsmann Holding, as the largest shareholder, is in turn owned by the Bertelsmann Foundation (77.6%) and the Mohn family (19.1%). The Bertelsmann Foundation's capital shares are attributed to the Mohn family, as it has extensive powers and control within the foundation as its founder.
The third largest shareholder is Heinrich Bauer Verlag KG (26.3%), which belongs to Bauer Media Group, controlled by the Bauer family.
Another smaller share is held by Lühmanndruck Harburger Zeitungsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG (6.1%), which in turn is owned by a network of companies: Zeitungsverlag Krause GmbH & Co. KG (37.6%) (behind which stand the Krause family (33.4%), Christoph Gillen (33.3%) and Laura Ducat (33.3%)), NWZ Funk und Fernsehen GmbH & Co. KG (24.8%) (owned by Stephan Graf von Bothmer and the Köser family), Bremervörder Zeitungs Verlagsgesellschaft Borghardt GmbH & Co. KG (18.8% – wholly owned by the Borghardt family) and Niederelbe Grundstücks- und Beteiligungsverwaltungsgesellschaft mbH & Co KG (18.8%) (which in turn is owned proportionately by the Borghardt family, Günter Huttendorff and Birgit Huster-Harms).

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Facts

Founding Year1986

The radio station was founded by Bauer Media, UFA GmbH and Axel Springer.

CEO
  • Patrick Bernstein

    Patrick Bernstein has been managing director of Radio Hamburg since November 2016 and runs the company together with program director Niklas Naujok. He previously worked in marketing, including at MORE Marketing and in radio marketing, where he gained extensive experience in audio and digital formats. Under his leadership, Radio Hamburg continues to focus on the Hot AC music format, high daily reach (more than one million listeners per day), and close links with online and app offerings.

Editor-In-Chief
  • Niklas Naujok

    Niklas Naujok has officially held the position of program director at Radio Hamburg since 2022. Under his leadership, Radio Hamburg has modernized its Saturday program and is increasingly focusing on new voices, local formats, and digital presence to strengthen its connection with younger listeners.

ContactSpitalerstraße 10
Semperhaus A
20095 Hamburg
Germany
info@radiochisinau.md
+49(0)4033 97 14-638
www.radiohamburg.de
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For audience share, we used the daily reach Monday to Sunday from Radio ma 2025 Audio II, filtered for the respective federal state and limited to traditional radio.

Sources
Documents (PDF)
  • Aktenvermerk zu Gesellschaftern, Radio Hamburg GmbH & Co. KG, HRA 80010
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  • Liste der Gesellschafter, Beteiligungsgesellschaft Radio Hamburg mbH
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