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German children's radio station
KiRaKa
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Format
| Children's
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Affiliations
| ARD
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Owner
| WDR
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First air date
| 4 September 2006
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Last air date
| 30 November 2019
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KiRaKa
? the name is an
acronym
formed from
KI
nder
RA
dio
KA
nal ? was a digital radio channel produced by
Westdeutscher Rundfunk
(WDR) in
Cologne
,
Germany
. It is a specialist channel serving children aged 5 to 16.
From 1 January 2016 until 30 November 2019 KiRaKa has broadcast 24 hours a day via
cable
,
satellite
, and
DAB
in Germany, as well as worldwide on the Internet. Its programming at 19.05?20.00 daily as well as at 7.05?8.00 and 14.05?15.00 on Sundays is
simulcast
on
WDR 5
.
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A variety of children's programming is broadcast between 6.00 and 21.00 daily. Outside these hours KiRaKa played music aimed at the 11-to-16 age group in a segment called
Nachteule
(Night Owl).
Reception
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Originally, KiRaKa was a single programme slot in WDR 5's daily schedule. However, on 29 May 2009 KiRaKa took over the distribution channels formerly used by
WDR 2 Klassik
. Today, the service is available across Germany via the
Astra
satellite network,
cable TV
and
DAB
radio. It is also available internationally via the Internet and WDR's radio applications for
smartphones
and tablets.
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Awards
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In September 2014, KiRaKa and another of WDR's radio stations,
Funkhaus Europa
, jointly won the award for Best Innovation at the 2014 German Radio Awards.
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The award was given to presenter-producers Tuba Tuncak and Mirjam von Jarzebowski for their collaboration on
Kelebek im Konzert / Kelebek Konserde
(Kelebek in Concert), a project aimed at introducing children to music from other cultures, starting at school level. It culminated in a live concert hosted by one German and one Turkish presenter, during which a variety of Eastern and Western music, as well as a fusion of the two, was played.
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