Sender Freies Berlin
| Type | Terrestrial radio and television |
|---|---|
| Country | |
Broadcast area | Berlin |
Launch date | 1 June 1953 |
| Dissolved | 1 May 2003 |
| Replaced by | Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (RBB) |
Sender Freies Berlin (German: [ˈzɛndɐ ˈfʁaɪəs bɛʁˈliːn] ⓘ; abbreviated SFB [ˌɛsʔɛfˈbeː] ⓘ; English: "Radio Free Berlin") was the ARD public radio and television service for Berlin from 1 June 1954 until 30 April 2003. On 1 January 1992, SFB became the public broadcaster for the whole of reunited Berlin. However, SFB had long had a significant audience in East Berlin for some time before German reunification. On 1 May 2003 it merged with Ostdeutscher Rundfunk Brandenburg to form Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg.