Bremen Vier (English: Bremen Four) is a radio station from Radio Bremen for the city of Bremen and Bremerhaven in the FreeHanseatic City of Bremen. It broadcasts a hot adult contemporary format dominated by pop music and has been operating since 1 December 1986. It is targeted at an audience aged 14 to 49.[1]
As of 2023, Bremen Vier has more than 200,000 daily listeners.[2]
History
Historic logo until 2001
The first broadcast by Bremen Vier was on 1 December 1986 at 9:05 AM. The first song was "Pop Muzik" by M, and the first host was Jürgen Büsselberg.
In December 2007 the company moved to a new radio station. The last track played was again "Pop Muzik", and the last host was Axel P. Sommerfeld.
Hansawelle programming was broadcast in the mornings before 9 AM until April 1989, when the station's first morning show, Slip, began. From 1999 until 2008 the morning show was Der Dicke und der Dünne (The Fat and the Lean), hosted alternately by Krause and Marcus Rudolph. A new morning show began in January 2009, with Roland Kanwicher and Olaf Rathje, alternating with Jens-Uwe Krause and Tina Padberg.
Programming
Bremen Vier broadcasts from 5 AM to 1 AM. Overnight, the station airs ARD's Popnacht (Pop Night), which is produced by SWR3.
Hosts
Ansgar Guse
Arnd Zeigler
Axel P(atrick) Sommerfeld
Christina Loock
Christine Heuck
Hendrik Plass
Ike Pauli
Jan Böhmermann
Jens-Uwe Krause
Julia Bamberg
Keno Bergholz
Malin Kompa
Malte Döbert
Malte Janssen
Malte Völz
Olaf Rathje
Olli Schulz
Peter Spalek
Roland Kanwicher
Teja Adams
Tina Padberg
Reception
The station can be heard via FM broadcasting in Bremen on 101.2 MHz at 100 kW; in Bremerhaven on 100.8 MHz at 25 kW, and in both cities via DAB+ (6D). A live stream is available on Bremenvier.de.
