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{{Short description|Danish public service broadcaster}}
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'''DR''' ({{IPA|da|ˈte̝ˀˌɛɐ̯|pron}}), officially the '''Danish Broadcasting Corporation''' in English,<ref>{{cite web|title=About DR|url=https://www.dr.dk/om-dr/about-dr|publisher=DR|access-date=8 April 2017}}</ref> is a [[Kingdom of Denmark|Danish]] [[Public service|public-service]] [[radio]] and [[television]] broadcasting company.<ref>{{cite web|title=DR|url=https://kum.dk/om-ministeriet/organisation-og-institutioner/andre-institutioner/dr/|publisher=Kulturministeriet|access-date=8 May 2018|archive-date=8 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180508185711/https://kum.dk/om-ministeriet/organisation-og-institutioner/andre-institutioner/dr/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Founded in 1925 as a public-service organization, it is Denmark's oldest and largest electronic media enterprise. DR shares many of its organisational characteristics with its British counterpart, the [[BBC]], on which it was largely modelled. DR is a founding member of the [[European Broadcasting Union]].

DR was originally funded by a [[television licence|media licence]], however since 2022, the media license has been replaced by an addition to the Danish [[Taxation in Denmark|income tax]].

Today, DR operates three television channels, all of which are distributed [[free-to-air]] via a nationwide [[DVB-T2]] network.<ref>{{cite web|title=THE DANISH DVB-T NETWORK|url=http://digi-tv.dk/In_English/|publisher=Digi-TV|access-date=8 April 2017|archive-date=27 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027040229/http://digi-tv.dk/In_English/|url-status=dead}}</ref> DR also operates seven radio channels. All are available nationally on [[Digital Audio Broadcast|DAB+ radio]] and online, with the four original stations also available on [[FM radio]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Oversigt over FM-nettets sendemaster og frekvenser|url=http://www.dr.dk/OmDR/Modtagelse/Radio/FM/20091028120111.htm|publisher=DR|access-date=8 April 2017}}</ref> [[Bjarne Corydon]] serves as the current Director-General of DR since August 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hansen |first=Christina |date=2025-05-09 |title=Danmarks tidigare finansminister blir ny generaldirektör för DR |url=https://www.newsoresund.se/danmarks-tidigare-finansminister-blir-ny-generaldirektor-for-dr/ |access-date=2025-05-15 |language=sv-SE}}</ref>

==History==
DR was founded on 1 April 1925 under the name of ''Radioordningen'', which was changed to ''Statsradiofonien'' in 1926, then to ''Danmarks Radio'' in 1959,<ref name="um-massmedia">{{cite web|title=Denmark – Culture – Mass Media |url=http://www.um.dk/Publikationer/UM/English/Denmark/kap4/4-13-5.asp#4-13-5 |publisher=[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Denmark)|Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] |access-date=2009-04-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070110120850/http://www.um.dk/Publikationer/UM/English/Denmark/kap4/4-13-5.asp |archive-date=January 10, 2007 }}</ref> and to ''DR'' in 1996.<ref>{{cite web|title=DANMARKS RADIO 1925-|url=https://danmarkshistorien.dk/leksikon-og-kilder/vis/materiale/danmarks-radio-1925/|website=Danmarkshistorien.dk|publisher=Aarhus Universitet|access-date=8 April 2017|archive-date=18 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191218154521/https://danmarkshistorien.dk/leksikon-og-kilder/vis/materiale/danmarks-radio-1925/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

During the German [[occupation of Denmark]] in [[World War II]], radio broadcasts were censored – under particularly harsh conditions from August 1943 – leading many Danes to turn to Danish-language broadcasts from the [[BBC]] or the illegal press,<ref name="befrielsen1945">{{cite web | title=Censur | url=http://www.befrielsen1945.dk/stikord/censur.html | publisher=www.befrielsen1945.dk | access-date=2009-04-30 | language=da | archive-date=22 November 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191122101053/http://www.befrielsen1945.dk/stikord/censur.html | url-status=dead }}</ref> as well as Swedish radio in 1944–1945.<ref name="um-massmedia" />

Statsradiofonien's second FM radio station, Program 2 (P2), was added in 1951, followed by P3 in 1963.

Experimental television broadcasts started in 1949, with regular programming beginning on 2 October 1951<ref>{{cite web |title=Alle tiders programoversigter – Tirsdag den 2. oktober 1951 |trans-title=All-time programme overviews – Tuesday 2 October 1951 |url=https://www.dr.dk/alletidersprogramoversigter/?date=1951-10-02 |publisher=DR |language=da |access-date=29 May 2024}}</ref> with the launch of Denmark's first television channel. Daily programming began in 1954.<ref name="um-massmedia" /> Colour television test broadcasts were started in March 1967, with the first large-scale colour broadcasting occurring for the [[1968 Winter Olympics]] in [[Grenoble]], France.<ref name="colour">[http://www.recordere.dk/indhold/templates/design.aspx?articleid=2528&zoneid=3 40 år med farve-tv fra DR]</ref> Danmarks Radio officially ended its "test" transmissions of colour television on 1 April 1970, although it wasn't until 1978 that the organisation's last black-and-white television programme (''[[TV Avisen]]''—The News) went over to colour.<ref name="colour" />

In 1968, Danish television introduced television satire as a new entertainment genre. The production of satirical series by the entertainment department at DR occurred during a time when DR held a monopoly on radio and television broadcasting from 1925 to 1988, and from 1951 onwards, respectively.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Bruun |first=Hanne |date=January 2012 |title=Political Satire in Danish Television: Reinventing a Tradition |url=http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15405702.2012.638568 |journal=Popular Communication |language=en |volume=10 |issue=1–2 |pages=158–169 |doi=10.1080/15405702.2012.638568 |s2cid=143451899 |issn=1540-5702|url-access=subscription }}</ref>

At 14.00 local time on 16 May 1983  DR launched its first [[teletext]] information service, which is still available on all DR channels.<ref>{{cite news|title=30 år på tekst-tv-tronen|url=https://www.dr.dk/om-dr/nyheder/30-aar-paa-tekst-tv-tronen|access-date=8 April 2017|publisher=DR|date=14 May 2013 |language=da}}</ref>

Danmarks Radio's monopoly on national television lasted until 1988, when [[TV 2 (Denmark)|TV2]] started broadcasting.<ref>{{cite web|title=TV2, 1988-|url=http://danmarkshistorien.dk/leksikon-og-kilder/vis/materiale/tv2-1988/|publisher=Danmarkshistorien|access-date=8 April 2017|archive-date=15 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190415190109/http://danmarkshistorien.dk/leksikon-og-kilder/vis/materiale/tv2-1988/|url-status=dead}}</ref> 8 years later DR launched their second television channel, [[DR2]], on 30 August 1996.<ref>[https://www.dr.dk/OmDR/About+DR/20060622150803.htm ''Om DR''] (''About DR''), Danmarks Radio corporate website, Undated. Retrieved January 12, 2012.</ref> It was sometimes called ''den hemmelige kanal'' ({{lit|the secret channel}}) in its early years because it could not be seen nationwide at its launch.

The first trials of [[Digital Audio Broadcasting|DAB]] were carried out in 1995,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kum.dk/sw1915.asp |title=Bilag |access-date=2008-11-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050419113636/http://kum.dk/sw1915.asp |archive-date=April 19, 2005 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> with eight channels officially launching in October 2002.<ref name="dr2000-">{{cite web | title=DR i årene fra 2000 og frem til i dag | url=https://www.dr.dk/OmDR/Fakta+om+DR/Historie/20060504132635.htm | publisher=DR | access-date=2009-05-02 | language=da}}</ref>

In 2006, as part of its relocation to [[DR Byen]], DR was rebranded with a new logo designed by Front Nordic.<ref>{{cite web |title=We did |url=https://frontnordic.com/we-did/ |website=Front Nordic |access-date=15 February 2025 |quote=DR BY Danish Broadcasting Corporation - As part of a value based identity process, the organisation was rebranded to coincide with the relocation of their headquarters, in 2006, to Amager, Copenhagen.}}</ref>

On 7 June 2007, DR launched an online-only news channel [[DR Update]].<ref>{{cite news|title=DR lancerer nyhedskanal til nettet: DR Update|url=https://www.dr.dk/presse/dr-lancerer-nyhedskanal-til-nettet-dr-update|access-date=8 April 2017|publisher=DR|date=21 May 2007}}</ref> It was later added as a traditional channel. With the switch to over-the-air digital signals on 1 November 2009, DR added three new channels to its lineup<ref>{{cite web | title=Danish switchover completed | url=https://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2009/11/01/danish-switch-over-completed/ | publisher=Broadband TV News | date=November 1, 2009 | access-date=2009-11-16 }};</ref>
* [[DR K]] - an intercultural, documentary and "odd-film" channel.
* [[DR HD]] – Denmark's first [[free-to-air]] [[high-definition television|high-definition]] channel intended to air successful shows from the other DR channels in true HD only, with no upscaling.
* [[DR Ramasjang]], a children's channel.

In 2013, a new logo in which the letters "DR" featured in a white [[sans-serif]] font on a black background was introduced, and the line-up of television channels was changed once again. A new channel targeting young people, [[DR3]] replaced DR HD. Another channel for children, [[DR Ultra]] replaced DR Update. The closure of DR Update was the start of a revamping of [[DR 2]] as a channel for news and society.

A nationwide switch from DAB to the newer DAB+ format took place on 1 October 2017.<ref>{{cite news|title=Overgangen til DAB+ udsat til 1. oktober 2017|url=http://danskemedier.dk/nyhed/overgangen-til-dab-udsat-til-1-oktober-2017/|access-date=8 April 2017|agency=Danske Medier|date=18 May 2016}}</ref> All of DR's stations plus the privately owned, public service channel - Radio24Syv, moved to the second national DAB+ multiplex (DAB-blok 2).

=== Relocation of DR and funding crisis ===
{{See also|DR Byen|Koncerthuset}}
[[File:radiohuset.jpg|thumb|The former headquarters of DR, ''Radiohuset'' on Rosenørns Allé]]
During 2006–07, DR moved all of its activities from [[Radiohuset]] in [[Frederiksberg]] and [[TV-Byen]] in [[Søborg]] to a new complex in the [[Ørestad]] area of Copenhagen.<ref>{{cite web | title=New Radio and TV House | url=https://www.dr.dk/OmDR/About%20DR/20060622145149.htm | publisher=www.dr.dk | access-date=2009-09-10 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=DR Byen – multimedia house for the Danish Broadcasting Corporation, Denmark |url=http://www.cowi.com/menu/projects/buildings/commercialbuildings/Pages/DRByenMultimediaHouseForTheDanishBroadcastingCorporationDenmark.aspx |publisher=www.cowi.com |access-date=2009-09-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205103423/http://www.cowi.com/menu/projects/buildings/commercialbuildings/Pages/DRByenMultimediaHouseForTheDanishBroadcastingCorporationDenmark.aspx |archive-date=December 5, 2008 }}</ref> The new building, called DR Byen ({{Literal translation|the DR city}}), covers an area of approximately {{convert|133000|m²|0|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite web | title=DR Byen, Copenhagen, Denmark | url=http://www.e-architect.co.uk/copenhagen/dr_byen.htm | publisher=www.e-architect.co.uk | access-date=2009-09-10 }}</ref>

The project became more expensive than planned, forcing DR to make drastic budget cuts.<ref>{{cite web | title=Magnificent. Expensive. Koncerthuset – | url=http://www.cphpost.dk/news/national/44462-showcase-concert-hall-finally-opens.html | publisher=www.cphpost.dk | date=January 16, 2009 | access-date=2009-09-10 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605043033/http://www.cphpost.dk/news/national/44462-showcase-concert-hall-finally-opens.html | archive-date=June 5, 2011 | url-status=dead | df=mdy-all }}</ref> In April 2007, it was announced that 300 employees would be laid off, meaning that most of the sports department would be closed down as well as most of the educational department, several programmes and the radio channel DR X.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dr.dk/Nyheder/Indland/2007/04/24/073142.htm | title=DR-spareplan rammer sport og underholdning | language=da |trans-title=DR savings plan hits sports and entertainment | access-date=August 31, 2011 | date=April 24, 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dr.dk/OmDR/Nyt_fra_DR/Nyt_fra_DR/2007/10/23100400.htm | title=DAB-lyttere får dansktoptoner døgnet rundt | language=da |trans-title=DAB listeners get dansktop music around the clock | access-date=August 31, 2011 | date=October 23, 2007 }}</ref> DR would also give up its rights to the [[Olympic Games]] and attempt to sell the rights to a number of other sports events including [[association football|football]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Economy, technology and ideology decide the future of Nordic public service companies | url=http://www.nordicom.gu.se/common/publ_pdf/80_min_NMP2-2007.pdf | publisher=www.nordicom.gu.se | access-date=2009-09-10 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612095538/http://www.nordicom.gu.se/common/publ_pdf/80_min_NMP2-2007.pdf | archive-date=June 12, 2011 | url-status=dead | df=mdy-all }}</ref>

As the major recipient of [[TV license|license funds]], DR operates under a public service contract with the government which it was unable to fulfil in the wake of the budget crisis related to the move.<ref>{{cite web | title=The Licence | url=https://www.dr.dk/OmDR/About%20DR/20061123155622.htm | publisher=www.dr.dk | access-date=2009-09-10 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=The act on broadcasting | url=https://www.dr.dk/OmDR/About%20DR/20060703142020.htm | publisher=www.dr.dk | access-date=2009-09-10 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Public service contract between DR and the Danish Minister for Culture for the period from 1 January 2007– 31 December 2010 | url=https://www.dr.dk/NR/rdonlyres/44FFCA8C-B869-4EB9-AC70-E88D77EE8574/618897/Publicservicekontraktensembelkorrektion1.pdf | publisher=www.dr.dk | access-date=2009-09-10 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011063933/https://www.dr.dk/NR/rdonlyres/44FFCA8C-B869-4EB9-AC70-E88D77EE8574/618897/Publicservicekontraktensembelkorrektion1.pdf | archive-date=2007-10-11 | url-status=dead }}</ref> The budget overspends caused a major scandal which saw senior management of DR replaced, and was followed by a heated political debate over whether the service should receive additional emergency funding.{{Citation needed|date=November 2008}} Various measures to mitigate the impact on the public service obligations of the institution were contemplated by the [[Folketing|Danish Parliament]], and a compromise was agreed to limit the impact of the deficit.

== Logo history ==
<gallery>
File:DR logo (1964-1996).png|DR's first logo used from 1964 to 29&nbsp;August&nbsp;1996.
File:Logo of DR (1996-2005).png|DR's second logo used from 30&nbsp;August&nbsp;1996 to 31&nbsp;May&nbsp;2005.
File:Danmarks Radio.svg|DR's third logo used from 1&nbsp;June&nbsp;2005 to 31&nbsp;August&nbsp;2009.
File:DR logo 2009-2013.svg|DR's fourth logo used from 1&nbsp;September&nbsp;2009 to 31&nbsp;January&nbsp;2013.
File:The 2013 DR (broadcaster) logo.png|DR's fifth and current logo used since 1&nbsp;February&nbsp;2013.
</gallery>

== Financing ==
The principal means of funding DR is through the [[television licence|media licence]], costing 2,492 DKK ($356 USD) per year per household since 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=Prisen for medielicens|date=June 14, 2013|url=https://www.dr.dk/om-dr/licens/prisen-medielicens|publisher=DR|access-date=8 April 2017}}</ref> Traditionally it was the owners of radio and television receiving sets who were obliged to pay the licence fee. The increased availability of online streaming, however, led to the replacement on 1 January 2007 of the television licence by a more widely payable "media licence". This licence is mandatory not just for those with television sets but also for all those who own a computer, smartphone, or any other device enabling access to the internet.<ref>{{cite web|title=Skal jeg betale medielicens?|url=http://dr.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/40|publisher=DR|access-date=8 April 2017}}</ref>

In 2007, approximately 180,000 households did not pay the media licence.<ref>{{cite news|title=Så mange betaler ikke licens|url=http://www.business.dk/media/saa-mange-betaler-ikke-licens|access-date=9 April 2017|publisher=Berlingske Business|date=16 October 2007}}</ref>

Additional revenue comes from such commercial activities as the mounting of DR-organized concerts and other events in the [[Koncerthuset]], the sale of books, CDs, and DVDs, as well as overseas sales from the catalogue of DR-made programmes.

Over a period of four years, starting in 2019 through 2022, the media licence was replaced by general taxation, as announced on 16 March 2018 by a majority in the [[Folketing|Danish Parliament]] consisting of [[Venstre (Denmark)|Venstre]], the [[Conservative People's Party (Denmark)|Conservatives]], the [[Liberal Alliance (Denmark)|Liberal Alliance]], and the [[Danish People's Party]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Borre|first1=Martin|title=Officielt: Regeringen afskaffer licensen og skærer 20 procent i DR|url=https://www.b.dk/politiko/officielt-regeringen-afskaffer-licensen-og-skaerer-20-procent-i-dr|access-date=8 May 2018|agency=Berlingske|date=16 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Aftale om fokusering af DR og afskaffelse af medielicensen|url=https://www.regeringen.dk/media/5024/ny-aftale-om-fokusering-af-dr-og-afskaffelse-af-medielicensen.pdf|publisher=Regeringen|access-date=8 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180509012725/https://www.regeringen.dk/media/5024/ny-aftale-om-fokusering-af-dr-og-afskaffelse-af-medielicensen.pdf|archive-date=9 May 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Board of directors==
DR's board of directors comprises 11 members appointed for a four-year period. Three members, including the chair, are appointed by the [[Culture Minister of Denmark|Minister of Culture]], and six by Parliament, while the employees of DR elect two members. The board has overall responsibility for DR programs and for the hiring of DR's chief executive, the director general, and the remaining management positions. Their names are unknown.{{citation needed|date=February 2025}}

==Notable television programmes==

===DR productions===
Some notable DR productions include ''[[Krøniken|Better Times]]'', ''[[Borgen (TV series)|Borgen]]'', ''[[Dansk Melodi Grand Prix]]'' (the Danish national selection for the [[Eurovision Song Contest]]), ''[[Follow the Money (Danish TV series)|Follow the Money]]'', ''Gift ved første blik'' (remade in other countries as ''Married at First Sight''), ''[[Matador (Danish TV series)|Matador]]'', ''[[The Bridge (2011 TV series)|The Bridge]]'', ''[[The Legacy (TV series)|The Legacy]]'' and ''[[The Killing (Danish TV series)|The Killing]]''.

DR has organised three editions of the Eurovision Song Contest, all in Copenhagen: in [[Eurovision Song Contest 1964|1964]], [[Eurovision Song Contest 2001|2001]] and [[Eurovision Song Contest 2014|2014]]; [[Eurovision Young Musicians 1986]], and the inaugural edition of the [[Junior Eurovision Song Contest]] in [[Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003|2003]]. It was also the host broadcaster for ''[[Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest]]'' in 2005.

==Services==
=== Radio ===
{{Main|DR Radio}}
[[File:Danmarks Radio.JPG|thumb|256px|DR regional office in [[Rønne]].]]
*'''[[DR P1]]''' – "Thought-provoking radio": factual programming, reports, discussion and debate on public affairs, society and the community, plus in-depth news.
*'''[[DR P2]]''' – "Music and cultural radio": classical music, opera, jazz, radio drama, and coverage of other artistic performances and events.
*'''[[DR P3]]''' – Hit radio, with popular entertainment shows and hourly three-minute news bulletins. P3 also covers major sporting events.
*'''[[DR P4]]''' – DR's most popular radio channel: a "modern public service station" broadcast in 10 regional versions, mixing popular music with national and local news. P4 also provides a [[Traffic Message Channel]]  for delivering traffic and travel information.
*'''[[DR P5]]''' – Focuses on older music from the 1950s and 1960s mixed in with some newer music.
*'''[[DR P6 Beat]]''' – In depth focus on underground and popular music scene.
*'''[[DR P7 Mix]]''' - Was in depth of [[Pop music]] it was last broadcast on 2 January 2020 
*'''[[DR P8 Jazz]]''' – Jazz.
*'''DR Langbølge''' – The 243&nbsp;kHz [[longwave]] radio, used to cover nearby maritime areas, with news and weather broadcasts. The transmissions are only four times daily at 05:45, 08:45, 11:45 and 17:45 local time.<ref>{{cite web|title=FM og langbølge (LB)|url=http://www.dr.dk/OmDR/Modtagelse/Radio/FM/20091026154851.htm|publisher=DR|access-date=8 April 2017}}</ref> The service ended on 31 December 2023 at circa 1705z.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kjærgaard |first1=Bo |title=DR nedlægger Langbølge transmissionerne |url=https://digitalt.tv/dr-nedlaegger-langboelge-transmissionerne/ |access-date=18 June 2023 |publisher=Digitalt.tv |date=15 June 2023}}</ref>

=== Television ===
* '''[[DR1]]''' (24h, [[High-definition television|HD]]): the main channel, this is the home of drama series (including DR's own high-profiled productions), entertainment shows, films and documentaries, as well as the flagship evening news, sport, and weather programmes.
* '''[[DR2]]''' (24h, [[High-definition television|HD]]): breaking news, documentaries, debate, comedy, and films. 
* '''[[DR Ramasjang]]''' (5.00–20.00, [[High-definition television|HD]]): TV for children aged 3–13.

=== Online ===
* '''[[DR3]]''' – Innovative programming, chiefly aimed at viewers aged between 15 and 39. 
* '''DR Minisjang''' – For children aged 1–3.
* '''[[DR Ultra]]''' – For children aged 7–12.
* '''DR Bonanza''' – Original programming archive. Replaced by ''Gensyn'' on [[DR TV]] on 15 March 2024.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-03-15 |title=Bonanza er afløst af DR's nye arkivtilbud Gensyn |url=https://www.dr.dk/om-dr/gensyn/bonanza-er-afloest-af-drs-nye-arkivtilbud-gensyn |access-date=2024-11-30 |publisher=DR |language=da-DK}}</ref>
* '''[[TV Avisen|TVA Live]]''' – News channel

==Geographical terrestrial coverage==
{{See also|Digital terrestrial television in Denmark}}

; Denmark: All of Denmark is covered by digital terrestrial reception through a nationwide [[DVB-T2]] and [[MPEG-4]] network comprising five multiplexes (MUX). DR owns MUX 1, which broadcast all DR channels unencrypted.

; Greenland: Every populated place in [[Greenland]] can receive DR1, DR2 and DR Ramasjang free-to-air via a public DVB-T network. In the capital Nuuk, the radio station DR P1 is available on FM.

; Faroe Islands: Televarpið, a subsidiary of Faroese Telecom, covers the [[Faroe Islands]] with a DVB-T network broadcasting DR1, DR2 and DR Ramasjang.<ref>{{cite web|title=Televarpið|url=https://tv.fo/|website=Televarpið|access-date=9 April 2017}}</ref>

== Orchestras and ensembles ==
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* [[Danish National Symphony Orchestra]]
* [[DR Big Band]]
* [[Danish National Vocal Ensemble]]
* Danish National Concert Choir
* Danish National Girls Choir
* Danish National Choir School
{{Div col end}}

'''Disbanded DR orchestras'''
* [[Danish Chamber Orchestra]]

==Awards and competitions==
Since 1963, DR has awarded the Rosenkjær Prize to a person who has proven an ability to make a difficult subject accessible to a wider audience in an understandable and vivid form. The prizewinner commits to hold a number of radio lectures. The prize is named after Jens Rosenkjær (1883–1976), Head of State Broadcasting 1937–53. The prize is now DKK 50,000, up from 25,000 in 2008, and 40,000 in 2009.<ref>[https://www.dr.dk/search/forside.htm?q=rosenkjaer&output=xml_no_dtd&oe=UTF-8&ie=UTF-8&getfields=*&filter=p&client=default_frontend Rosenkjaer Prize]</ref>

In collaboration with ''Bandakademiet'', DR holds the annual KarriereKanonen competition for unsigned Danish artists.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-03-19 |title=Vil du være med i KarriereKanonen? |url=https://www.dr.dk/musik/karrierekanonen/vil-du-vaere-med-i-karrierekanonen |access-date=2025-02-28 |website=DR |language=da-DK}}</ref> Artists submit their music to DR, from which 10 acts are selected by a jury to play at the [[Spot (music festival)|Spot]] music festival. Following the festival, a cohort of semifinalists are selected to play at [[Smukfest]], where three winners are announced. The winners get airplay on [[DR P3]] and P6 BEAT. KarriereKanonen has helped launch the careers of a number of Danish artists, including: [[The Minds of 99]], [[Magtens Korridorer]], [[Tue West]], and [[Rasmus Nøhr]].

==Accusations of bias==
For over a decade, the [[Danish People's Party]], a [[nativism (politics)|nativist]]<ref name=collins>{{cite web |last1=Collins |first1=Lauren |title=Danish Postmodern Why are so many people fans of Scandinavian TV? |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/01/07/danish-postmodern |website=newyorker.com |date=December 31, 2012 |publisher=Condé Nast |access-date=January 29, 2016}}</ref> and [[Opposition to immigration|anti-immigrant]] political party,<ref name="Atlantic">{{cite web|last1=Delman|first1=Edward|title=How Not to Welcome Refugees|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2016/01/denmark-refugees-immigration-law/431520/|website=The Atlantic|date=January 27, 2016|publisher=The Atlantic Monthly Group|access-date=February 1, 2016}}</ref> has criticised DR for alleged bias in its political news coverage, citing the process for appointment to DR's board of directors. In response, DR set up a "watchdog committee" intended to detect and report upon any bias. Members of the watchdog committee are unknown.

The first large-scale scientific content analysis of political news coverage on DR published by the [[Centre for Journalism (University of Southern Denmark)|Centre for Journalism]] at the [[University of Southern Denmark]], studying election news coverage in the years 1994–2007, documented no persistent political bias towards either the left or the right.<ref>{{Cite web
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 | title = Kunsten at holde balancen: Dækningen af folketingsvalgkampe i tv-nyhederne på DR1
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 }}</ref> News coverage of political actors and parties was found to be largely similar to the news coverage on DR's competitor [[TV 2 (Denmark)|TV 2]]. The study concluded that political news coverage on both broadcasters was guided by journalistic professional criteria as to the newsworthiness of political actors and political issues, not by partisan considerations.

In 2008, [[Mikael Rothstein]], Jewish author and professor of [[religious history]] at the [[University of Copenhagen]], was highly critical of DR when it issued a [[Christian values]] policy, declaring that Muslims would feel excluded.<ref name="NFO">[https://web.archive.org/web/20200726115928/http://nfo.nu/b95000c/base/518f2776/ New edict forcing DR to convey Christianity]</ref><ref name = "hurriyet">[https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/mob_n.php?n=danish-radio-embraces-8216christian-values8217-in-new-contract-2011-02-13 Danish Radio Embraces Christian Values], ''Hurriyet Daily News'', Turkey</ref>

== See also ==
* [[List of television stations in Denmark]]
* [[Matilde Kimer]]
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==References==
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