Museum Funkerberg

Over het museum

The Funkerberg in Königs Wusterhausen is regarded as the cradle of radio broadcasting in Germany. As early as 1911, an airship and telegraph battalion tested radio technology here; after the First World War, the Reichspost took over the station. On December 22, 1920, a Christmas concert went out over the airwaves from Transmitter House 1 – the first radio broadcast in Germany, which was honored in 2016 as an IEEE Milestone in the history of technology. In the following years the transmitter complex grew considerably; the central tower built in 1925 was for a time the tallest free-standing structure in Germany.

The facilities largely survived the Second World War but were then mostly dismantled as reparations. From 1945, shortwave and longwave broadcasts resumed from the Funkerberg, and in 1949 the medium-wave transmitter 21, relocated from Berlin-Tegel, began operating here; it ran until 1989 and still stands in House 2 today. Regular broadcasting ended in the summer of 1995.

After reunification, the friends' association "Sender Königs Wusterhausen" campaigned to preserve the technology; in 1992 the transmitter and radio technology museum was established in Transmitter House 1. Since 2007 the site has belonged to the town of Königs Wusterhausen, which operates the museum through EBEG mbH together with the friends' association.

After more than three years of renovation, the museum reopened on June 20, 2026, with an accessible entrance, an elevator, and a newly designed permanent exhibition. On display are transmitter technology from the years of operation, a radio wall with historic receivers, and a working 1,000-horsepower Deutz diesel engine.

Hoogtepunten

• Transmitter House 1, the starting point of the first German radio broadcast in 1920
• Working 1,000-horsepower Deutz diesel engine with regular demonstrations
• Radio wall with historic radio receivers
• Morse station and listening stations with historic broadcasts
• Museum radio "welle370" broadcasts live on medium wave once a month
• Transmitter mast 17 and foundations of the central tower on the grounds

Vaste collectie

• Sendersaal – Pioniere des Rundfunks – Newly designed permanent exhibition with stories about the radio pioneers and transmitter technology from the years of operation; the focus is on the 1920 Christmas concert and the Sunday concerts.
• Maschinensaal – New section on the power supply with large marble panels, a radio wall with historic receivers, and a station where visitors can watch a radio-controlled clock at work on the DCF77 transmitter.
• Dieselhalle – A 1,000-horsepower Deutz diesel engine, which the friends' association's diesel team starts up during demonstrations.

Opgericht

1992

Beheerder

Stadt Königs Wusterhausen (EBEG mbH) mit dem Förderverein „Sender Königs Wusterhausen“ e. V.

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Theme days sometimes have their own admission, including a museum visit.

Toegankelijkheid

• Deels rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift
• Aangepast toilet: geen informatie
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats: geen informatie
• Hulphonden welkom: geen informatie
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

Since June 2026, an accessible entrance with an elevator provides access to almost all exhibition and event rooms. The outdoor grounds (transmitter houses, mast 17, foundations of the central tower) can be viewed from the outside without barriers.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Doe- en voelstations

Interactive stations such as a Morse station and listening stations. In the electronics youth workshop, children and young people aged 9 and up can solder and build circuits (usually Tue and Thu afternoons); on the first Sunday of Advent there is Christmas soldering for children.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

GPS address: Funkerberg 20, 15711 Königs Wusterhausen. Transmitter mast 17 serves as a landmark.

Service & horeca

• Museumwinkel

Literature on the Funkerberg and souvenirs are available at the ticket area. Bicycle parking at Transmitter House 1.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd – vraag het rechtstreeks na bij het museum.

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