Christmas greetings about the world's oceans: NDR sends greeting on board 2024!

Christmas greetings about the world's oceans: NDR sends greeting on board 2024!

Hamburg, Deutschland - On Christmas Eve 2024, the North German Radio (NDR) sends the traditional program "Greetings on board" for the 71st. In this emotional radio broadcast, members of seafarers have the opportunity to transmit warm Christmas greetings to crews on the world's oceans. The recording took place in the festive atmosphere of the Hamburg sailor mission Duckdalben, as NDR Info reported. The moderators Birgit Langhammer and Ocke Bandixen took up the greetings, which were broadcast on the evening of December 24th to convey a piece of home feeling for the seafarers. Not only the tradition is recognized, but also the central importance of seafaring for global trade.

The origins of the program go back to 1953, with the first broadcast on the Norddeich Radio coast radio station. In the following decades, "Greetings on board" has established itself as an institution that connects seafarers with their relatives across the oceans. The NDR rents especially short -wave frequencies to ensure that seafarers can receive the greetings worldwide. Addressees of the program include the crews of cargo ships, cruise ships and research ships, which makes the show an indispensable part of maritime culture. "Greetings on board" is considered one of the oldest radio programs and has an audience of millions that has formed over the years, as the information from Wikipedia

a popular classic

The show has developed over the decades and integrates exciting reports about life at sea. NDR editor -in -chief Adrian Feuerbacher expressed that "greeting on board" is much more than a radio broadcast; It is a piece of culture and tradition. With reports on the everyday life of seafarers and the challenges of seafaring, the program is updated again and again and remains relevant in the changing maritime world, as NDR Info reports.