Editing Dortmund (section)

===Radio and TV===
[[File:Westfalentower Dortmund Westfalendamm.jpg|thumb|upright|Westfalentower, regional studio of Sat.1]]
The [[Westdeutscher Rundfunk]] (WDR, West German Broadcasting Cologne has a sizable studio in Dortmund, which is responsible for the east [[Ruhr]] area. Each day, it produces a 30-minute regional evening news magazine (called ''Lokalzeit Ruhr''), a 5-minute afternoon news programme, and several radio news programmes. A local broadcasting station called Radio 91.2 went "on-the-air" in the early 1990s. [[Sat.1]] have a regional studio in Dortmund. The City stands alongside [[London]] and [[Paris]] as one of the three head offices of Global Tamil Vision and GTV-Deutschland.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unionviertel.de/sivalingam-rasan/|title=Sivalingam Rasan – Unionviertel|date=15 July 2015}}</ref>

Two big Radio Channels of [[Westdeutscher Rundfunk]] are sending from Dortmund.
* [[WDR 2]], featuring adult-oriented popular music, focuses strongly on national and regional news, current affairs, and sport.
* [[WDR 4]] (motto: ''Meine Lieblingshits'', "my favourite hits") is a channel aimed chiefly towards an older audience.<ref>{{cite web |title=Reform für WDR 4 und WDR 2 |url=https://journal-nrw.de/reformen-fuer-wdr-4-und-wdr-2-das-mittagsmagazin-ist-zurueck/ |website=DJV-NRW Journal |access-date=22 February 2020 |language=de-DE}}</ref> Its focus is on tuneful music – in particular, [[oldies]] and [[classic hits]]:<ref>{{cite web |title=Relaunch: WDR 4 mit mehr internationalen Hits und regionaler Nähe |url=https://www.radioszene.de/22528/wdr-4-ab-21-marz-mit-mehr-internationalen-hits-und-regionaler-nahe.html |website=RADIOSZENE |access-date=22 February 2020 |language=de-DE |date=20 March 2011}}</ref> popular music of the 1960s to the 1980s or later – with more specialized programming (operetta, country, folk) in the evenings. Around 30–40% of WDR 4's musical output is made up of [[German-language]] songs.

Other radio broadcasters include Radio NRW and eldoradio*.