Elbe-Elster-Fernsehen

Elbe-Elster-Fernsehen (EEF) is a private local information television broadcaster based in Elsterwerda, in the Elbe-Elster district of Brandenburg, Germany. The station's programming is produced by ETV – Medienservice und Vertriebs GmbH, whose studio and editorial offices are also located in Elsterwerda. EEF focuses on regional reporting from its transmission area, with its main programme being the 30-minute "Elbe-Elster Journal", broadcast three times a week in a programme window on the satellite channel BB-MV-LokalTV. Additional formats include the youth magazine "BubbleGumTV", a screen newspaper with event tips and classified ads, and irregular thematic magazine shows. The station also carries the "Mittelsachsen-Journal" from Riesa TV. The station began as a local cable project. A licence was applied for at the Medienanstalt Berlin-Brandenburg (MABB) under the provisional name "Stadtfernsehen Elsterwerda", and preparations continued under the name "Elster TV – Lokalfernsehen Elsterwerda". The programme went on air in September 1996 as ElsterTV with weekly programme loops. The transmission area was later extended to the former Bad Liebenwerda district, and several cable head-end stations were supplied weekly with contributions repeated in an endless loop on SVHS videocassettes. In 1999 the first youth programme, "Knaartz TV", was created, regularly produced by the indie-pop band Virginia Jetzt!, whose first music video was made here. In 2000 the current operating GmbH was founded. From around 2004, service and entertainment formats were increasingly introduced, some in cooperation with other regional television stations. Since 2006, individual contributions have been available as video on demand on the station's website. From October 2009 to spring 2011, the station produced its first daily news programme, "Rundschau-Nachrichten", as a joint production with the Lausitzer Rundschau. The station was renamed to its current name on 4 December 2009, in connection with the expansion of its transmission area to almost the entire district. In May 2013, following the closure of CityTV, the station further expanded into the cable networks of Herzberg and Schönewalde. In September 2013, it received a channel slot on the joint satellite platform BB-MV-LokalTV of the media authorities of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Berlin-Brandenburg. At the turn of 2020/21, the station was taken over by Lausitzwelle, initially retaining its name and regional programming. The programme was available in the Elbe-Elster district on local cable networks, and via satellite on Brandenburg lokal-TV (Tuesdays 17:30, Thursdays 21:00 and Saturdays 19:30). On the internet, the station is available via its website or HbbTV as a livestream and with a media library.

Elbe-Elster-Fernsehen (EEF) originated as a local cable television project in Elsterwerda, Brandenburg. A licence was applied for at the Medienanstalt Berlin-Brandenburg (MABB) under the provisional name "Stadtfernsehen Elsterwerda", and preparations continued under the name "Elster TV – Lokalfernsehen Elsterwerda". The programme went on air in September 1996 as ElsterTV with weekly programme loops. The transmission area was later extended to the former Bad Liebenwerda district. Several cable head-end stations were supplied weekly with contributions repeated in an endless loop on SVHS videocassettes. In 1999, the first youth programme, "Knaartz TV", was created, regularly produced by the indie-pop band Virginia Jetzt!, whose first music video was made here. In 2000, the current operating company, ETV – Medienservice und Vertriebs GmbH, was founded. From around 2004, service and entertainment formats were increasingly introduced, some in cooperation with other regional television stations. Since 2006, individual contributions have been available as video on demand on the station's website. From October 2009 to spring 2011, the station produced its first daily news programme, "Rundschau-Nachrichten", as a joint production with the Lausitzer Rundschau. The station was renamed to its current name on 4 December 2009, in connection with the expansion of its transmission area to almost the entire district. In May 2013, following the closure of CityTV, the station further expanded into the cable networks of Herzberg and Schönewalde. In September 2013, it received a channel slot on the joint satellite platform BB-MV-LokalTV of the media authorities of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Berlin-Brandenburg. At the turn of 2020/21, the station was taken over by Lausitzwelle, initially retaining its name and regional programming. The station's programming focuses on reports from its transmission area. The main programme is the 30-minute "Elbe-Elster Journal", broadcast three times a week in the "EEF programme window" on the satellite channel BB-MV-LokalTV. Other formats include the youth magazine "BubbleGumTV", a screen newspaper with event tips and classified ads, and irregular thematic magazine shows. The station also carries the "Mittelsachsen-Journal" from Riesa TV. A particular focus of reporting is daily coverage of major events over their entire duration, such as a multi-day major fire at the former VÖWA panel factory in Elsterwerda-Biehla or the 2010 Elster flood, which the small editorial team described as a relatively large challenge. The programme was available in the Elbe-Elster district on local cable networks, and via satellite on Brandenburg lokal-TV (Tuesdays 17:30, Thursdays 21:00 and Saturdays 19:30). On the internet, the station is available via its website or HbbTV as a livestream and with a media library.

• 2020

  At the turn of 2020/21, the station is taken over by Lausitzwelle, initially retaining its name and regional programming.

• 2013

  In May, following the closure of CityTV, expansion into the cable networks of Herzberg and Schönewalde.

• 2013

  In September, receives a channel slot on the joint satellite platform BB-MV-LokalTV.

• 2011

  Production of "Rundschau-Nachrichten" ends in spring.

• 2009

  From October, first daily news programme "Rundschau-Nachrichten" produced as a joint production with the Lausitzer Rundschau.

• 2009

  Station renamed to Elbe-Elster-Fernsehen on 4 December, in connection with expansion of transmission area to almost the entire district.

• 2006

  Individual contributions become available as video on demand on the station's website.

• 2004

  Increased introduction of service and entertainment formats, some in cooperation with other regional television stations.

• 2000

  Current operating company ETV – Medienservice und Vertriebs GmbH founded.

• 1999

  First youth programme "Knaartz TV" created, regularly produced by the indie-pop band Virginia Jetzt!.

• 1996

  Programme goes on air in September as ElsterTV with weekly programme loops.

Local information television for the Elbe-Elster district, with a focus on regional reporting and coverage of major local events.

• Elbe-Elster Journal

  Main 30-minute programme, broadcast three times a week in the EEF programme window on BB-MV-LokalTV.

• BubbleGumTV

  Youth magazine.

• Screen newspaper

  With event tips and classified ads.

• Mittelsachsen-Journal

  Carried from Riesa TV.

• Rundschau-Nachrichten

  First daily news programme, produced October 2009 to spring 2011 as a joint production with the Lausitzer Rundschau.

• Knaartz TV

  First youth programme, created in 1999, regularly produced by the indie-pop band Virginia Jetzt!.

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