Bayern 3

Radio station

DAB: 11D
42 FM frequencies

ProgrammingLanguage(s)GermanFormatHot ACOwnershipOperatorBayerischer Rundfunk (BR)

Sister stations

Bayern 1
Bayern 2
BR-Klassik
BR24
BR24live
Puls
BR Heimat
BR Schlager
BR VerkehrHistory

First air date

1 April 1971 (1971-04-01)LinksWebcastListen LiveWebsitebayern3.de

Bayern 3 is a public radio station owned and operated by Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR), the public broadcaster in the German state of Bavaria.

History

Bayern 3 started operating on 1 April 1971 as BR’s third radio channel. It is focused on pop music. It has more than 2 million daily listeners.^[1]

In February 2021, Bayern 3 host Matthias Matuschik faced criticism after an on-air xenophobic tirade against South Korean boyband BTS. Various hashtags began trending on Twitter over the weekend, demanding an apology.^[2]

Bayern 3 was again criticized when instead of apologizing, they issued a statement blaming people for being offended and that Matuschik was stating an opinion.^[2] Various artists condemned Matuschik’s words, including Halsey, Lauv, Zara Larsson and others.^[3] Another apology was issued, but Matuschik’s continued denial of wrongdoing led to more scrutiny.

More posts from Matuschik’s Instagram were revealed to also be racist. The DJ deleted his Instagram on 28 February 2021.^[4]

References

^ "Hörfunknutzung der ARD-Programme - ma Audio 2023 II". ARD (in German). Retrieved 2023-07-13.
^ ^a ^b Wölfel, Lina (2021-02-26). "K-Pop-Band BTS: Empörung über Bayern-3-Moderator". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 2024-04-30.
^ Lewis, Isobel (2021-02-27). "Halsey and Lauv defend BTS after German radio DJ compares band to Covid-19". The Independent. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
^ Bate, Ellie (2021-03-01). "A German Radio Host Has "Apologized" For Likening BTS To The Coronavirus". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved 2024-04-30.

External links

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Official website

Public broadcasting in Germany

Broadcasters

ARD

Current	BR HR MDR NDR RB RBB SR SWR WDR DW

Former	NWDR ORB SFB SDR SWF

Television channels

National

ARD	Das Erste tagesschau24 ARD-alpha one DW-TV

ZDF	ZDF ZDFinfo ZDFneo

ARD and ZDF	3sat arte KiKA phoenix Funk

Regional

ARD	BR Fernsehen hr-fernsehen MDR Fernsehen NDR Fernsehen Radio Bremen TV RBB Fernsehen SR Fernsehen SWR Fernsehen WDR Fernsehen

Radio stations

National	DLR Deutschlandfunk Deutschlandfunk Kultur Dokumente und Debatten Deutschlandfunk Nova
International	Deutsche Welle

Regional
(ARD)

BR	Bayern 1 Bayern 2 Bayern 3 BR-Klassik BR24 BR24live BR Heimat BR Schlager BR Verkehr Puls

HR	hr1 hr2-kultur hr3 hr4 hr4 Mitte hr4 Nord hr4 Rhein-Main hr-info You FM

MDR	MDR MDR Sachsen [de] MDR Sachsen-Anhalt [de] MDR Thüringen – Das Radio [de] MDR Aktuell MDR Jump MDR Klassik MDR Kultur MDR Schlagerwelt MDR Sputnik MDR Tweens [de] Sorbischer Rundfunk

NDR	NDR 1 NDR 1 Niedersachsen NDR 1 Radio MV NDR 1 Welle Nord NDR 90,3 (Hamburg) NDR 2 NDR Blue [de] NDR Info NDR Info Spezial NDR Kultur N-JOY NDR Plus NDR Schlager [de]

RB	Bremen Eins Bremen Zwei Bremen Next Bremen Vier Bremen Fünf Bremen Cosmo

RBB	Antenne Brandenburg COSMO Fritz [de] Inforadio [de] rbbKultur [de] rbb 88.8 [de] Radio Eins [de] Sorbischer Rundfunk

SR	Antenne Saar [de] SR 1 Europawelle [de] SR 2 Kulturradio [de] SR 3 Saarlandwelle [de] Unserding [de]

SWR	DASDING SWR1 SWR1 Baden-Württemberg SWR1 Rheinland-Pfalz SWR2 [de] SWR2 Archivradio SWR3 SWR4 [de] SWR4 Baden-Württemberg SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz SWR Aktuell [de]

WDR	1LIVE 1LIVE diggi COSMO WDR 2 WDR 3 WDR 4 WDR 5 WDR Event

Discontinued

Television channels	ARD 1 Plus ARD 2 [de] Deutscher Fernsehfunk EinsPlus RBB Berlin RBB Brandenburg ZDF 2 ZDF Musikkanal ZDFdokukanal ZDFkultur ZDFtheaterkanal