Radio WSW

Radio WSW was a local radio and television broadcaster based in Weißwasser/Oberlausitz in the German state of Saxony. The letters "WSW" were taken from the vehicle registration code of the former Weißwasser district. The station was produced by Radio WSW GmbH. It received its broadcasting licence from the Saxon State Media Authority (SLM) on 15 September 1992, and in August 1993 began radio transmissions in the cable network of Weißwasser-Süd on 99.20 MHz, reaching almost 10,000 households in that large new housing estate. In the same year it launched a television programme on TV channel K03. Over the following years the transmission area was expanded: in 1995 via the Muskauer Straße head station, in 1996 into the cable network of Bad Muskau, later into the Deutsche Telekom (now Vodafone Kabel Deutschland) cable network in Weißwasser, and in 2001–2002 into antenna systems in Boxberg, Halbendorf, Rohne, Schleife and Trebendorf. Since 4 July 2000 the radio programme was also available terrestrially in and around Weißwasser, and in 2004 a transmitter site on the Mönchswalder Berg was added for the Bautzen region. In later years the TV programme was also fed into the Brandenburg town of Döbern and neighbouring Friedrichshain. By the end of its life the TV programme reached about 18,000 households and the radio programme about 210,000 listeners. Radio WSW operated a 24-hour radio programme with world news on the hour, broadcast from its studio in Weißwasser on Werner-Seelenbinder-Straße. From Monday to Friday the programme was presented live from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m., and on Saturday and Sunday mornings there was also live presentation. News was broadcast every half hour, with world news on the hour and regional news on the half hour. After the station also began broadcasting for the Bautzen region in 2004, it dropped the claim "Grandiose Hits – erfrischend deutsch" and focused on regional information for the Oberlausitz with emphasis on Weißwasser and Bautzen. Alongside its regular programme of current and oldie music, it produced weekly special shows such as "Budenzauber" (party music), "Reiselust geweckt" (a travel show with listener requests, often German Schlager) and "Bullyzeit", in which it broadcast all games of the Lausitzer Füchse (DEL2) ice hockey team, presented from the studio and by an on-site reporter or reporting team. The television programme was divided into a main programme and an info channel, the latter an animated screen newspaper with news, event tips, sport and classified ads, broadcast from 5 a.m. to midnight, interrupted seven times a day by the main programme of about 30 to 50 minutes with regional news and advertising. Council meetings of Weißwasser were also broadcast live. At the beginning of 2023 the station was sold to the Sachsen Media Gruppe, which also owns Sachsen Fernsehen, and the programme was completely restructured. From 2023 the station described itself as an advertising-free "non-commercial radio broadcaster". It broadcast in an AC format, unmoderated, with irregular regional contributions. On 1 January 2026 Radio WSW was replaced without announcement by the programme "Sachsen Eins", and its FM frequencies were switched off.

Radio WSW was a local radio and television broadcaster in Weißwasser/Oberlausitz, produced by Radio WSW GmbH. The letters "WSW" were borrowed from the vehicle registration code of the former Weißwasser district. The station received its broadcasting licence on 15 September 1992 from the Saxon State Media Authority (SLM). A year later, in August 1993, Radio WSW went on air in the cable network of Weißwasser-Süd on 99.20 MHz, reaching almost 10,000 households in that large new housing estate. In the same year the television programme started on TV channel K03. The transmission area was first expanded in 1995 with the connection of the Muskauer Straße head station. A year later the station was also fed into the cable network of the town of Bad Muskau, seven kilometres away. In the following years the programmes were also transmitted in the Weißwasser cable network of Deutsche Telekom (today Vodafone Kabel Deutschland) as well as in the antenna systems of the surrounding places Boxberg (2001) and Halbendorf, Rohne, Schleife and Trebendorf (2002). Since 4 July 2000 the radio programme could also be received terrestrially in Weißwasser and the surrounding area. In 2004 the Mönchswalder Berg transmitter site was added for the Bautzen region. In recent years the TV programme was also fed into the Brandenburg town of Döbern and neighbouring Friedrichshain. Thus the TV programme reached about 18,000 households and the radio programme 210,000 listeners. At the beginning of 2023 the station was sold to the Sachsen Media Gruppe, which also includes Sachsen Fernsehen, and the programme was completely restructured. Since 2023 the station considered itself an advertising-free "non-commercial radio broadcaster". On 1 January 2026 Radio WSW was replaced without announcement by the programme "Sachsen Eins", and its FM frequencies were switched off. The radio programme was a 24-hour programme with world news on the hour. It was broadcast from the studio in Weißwasser on Werner-Seelenbinder-Straße. From Monday to Friday the programme was presented live from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. On Saturdays and Sundays there was also live presentation in the morning. At that time news was broadcast every half hour, with world news on the hour and regional news on the half hour. Since Radio WSW also broadcast for the Bautzen region in 2004, the station no longer used the claim "Grandiose Hits – erfrischend deutsch" and instead provided regional information for the Oberlausitz with a focus on Weißwasser and Bautzen. In addition to the normal programme, which consisted of current and oldie music, special programmes such as "Budenzauber" (party music), "Reiselust geweckt" (a travel programme with listener requests, often with German Schlager) were produced weekly. Another special programme was "Bullyzeit". In this programme Radio WSW broadcast all games of the Lausitzer Füchse (DEL2), presented from the studio and by an on-site reporter (for away games) or reporting team (for home games). All the programmes mentioned were discontinued when the station was taken over in 2023. Instead it broadcast in AC format, unmoderated and with irregular contributions from the region. The television programme of Radio WSW was divided into two areas: the main programme and the info channel. The info channel was an animated screen newspaper with current information and was broadcast from 5 a.m. to midnight. Its components included news, event tips, sport and swap-and-shop offers. Between the individual blocks, video sequences from the region and advertising were shown. The radio programme was used as background music. Seven times a day the info channel was interrupted by the main programme. The length of the main programme was about 30 to 50 minutes. Its content was the regional news and events around Weißwasser, interrupted by an advertising block. Film contributions from neighbouring stations were often broadcast as well. Other regular programme parts broadcast at irregular intervals in the main programme included "OB vor Ort", "Neues aus dem Tierpark" and a cooking show. Independently of the regular programme, the sessions of the Weißwasser town council were broadcast live. In addition to transmission in the Weißwasser cable networks, reception in the surrounding communities was made possible by a special technology. The programme was transmitted to the cable head stations in the form of an HDSL line (2 Mbit/s). The radio programme was broadcast terrestrially on the following frequencies in Saxony for the state capital Dresden and the districts of Bautzen, Görlitz, Meißen and Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge: FM 89.20 MHz, Weißwasser transmitter (switched off on 1 January 2026); FM 94.90 MHz, Bautzen transmitter (switched off on 1 January 2026); DAB channel 7A, Dresden-Wachwitz transmitter and Löbau Schafberg transmitter (takeover of the broadcasting slot by "Sachsen Eins"). In addition, the TV and radio programmes were distributed via an internet livestream and in cable networks of Lower and Upper Lusatia.

• Radio WSW received its broadcasting licence from the Saxon State Media Authority (SLM).

• Radio WSW went on air in the cable network of Weißwasser-Süd on 99.20 MHz, reaching almost 10,000 households.

• The television programme started on TV channel K03.

• Transmission area expanded with the connection of the Muskauer Straße head station.

• The station was fed into the cable network of Bad Muskau.

• The radio programme became available terrestrially in Weißwasser and the surrounding area.

• Transmission extended to the antenna system of Boxberg.

• Transmission extended to the antenna systems of Halbendorf, Rohne, Schleife and Trebendorf.

• Mönchswalder Berg transmitter site added for the Bautzen region; the station dropped the claim "Grandiose Hits – erfrischend deutsch".

• The station was sold to the Sachsen Media Gruppe and the programme was completely restructured; it became an advertising-free non-commercial radio broadcaster.

• Radio WSW was replaced without announcement by the programme "Sachsen Eins", and its FM frequencies were switched off.

Local, regional broadcaster for Weißwasser/Oberlausitz and later Bautzen; from 2023 an advertising-free non-commercial radio broadcaster.

• Radio programme

  24-hour programme with world news on the hour, live presentation Monday to Friday 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. and weekend mornings; regional news on the half hour; special shows such as Budenzauber, Reiselust geweckt and Bullyzeit.

• Television main programme

  About 30 to 50 minutes, broadcast seven times daily, with regional news and events around Weißwasser, advertising, and film contributions from neighbouring stations.

• Info channel

  Animated screen newspaper broadcast from 5 a.m. to midnight with news, event tips, sport and swap-and-shop offers, using the radio programme as background music.

• Bullyzeit

  Sports broadcast of all games of the Lausitzer Füchse (DEL2), presented from the studio and by an on-site reporter or reporting team.

1. 1Radio WSW – Wikipediade.wikipedia.org
2. 2Radio WSW – Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3Radio WSW official websiteradio-wsw.de
4. 4Sachsen Fernsehensachsen-fernsehen.de