Country reference
- Country codes
- AT / AUT · M49 040
- Browsing region
- Europe
- Language options to specify
- German, Croatian, Slovenian, Hungarian, Bavarian, English, French
- UN statistical subregion
- Western Europe
Choose the programme form within ORF III rather than treating culture, news and parliamentary coverage as one request. ORF describes the channel’s arts, history, science, Austrian film and proceedings output. A complete concert, a historical documentary and a news report about either require different recordings.
ORFIII: culture, history or proceedings
For culture, identify whether the household wants a performance or coverage about the performance. ORF III’s programme selection includes Erlebnis Bühne alongside historical programmes such as zeit.geschichte. A culture interview can mention a concert while showing only a brief excerpt. If the music or theatre itself matters, include the production, performers and date and request the complete performance.
A concert and a culture report differ
For history, retain the documentary title and subject. A programme about an earlier period can appear in a current schedule without being newly produced, and a clip advertising it can omit the actual film. Record the episode identity and whether original interviews or subtitles matter. A channel’s general documentary remit is not enough to identify a particular version of a film.
Full parliamentary sitting or edited news
For politics, decide between an edited news treatment and the proceedings themselves. ORF III describes parliamentary coverage involving different institutional settings. Name the body, sitting date, bill or speaker if you need the full sequence of debate. A short report summarising the outcome may be useful news but will not provide every contribution or question.
| Viewing need | Exact request |
|---|---|
| Watch the music or theatre itself | Give production, performers and event date; request the complete performance rather than a culture-report excerpt. |
| Follow a parliamentary exchange | Name the institution, sitting and speaker; distinguish complete proceedings from an edited account of the outcome. |
| Find a historical documentary | Preserve title and episode subject; identify the intended version rather than relying on the channel’s general remit. |
Keep Austrian programme identity
Keep the Austrian broadcast date, and separately identify the date of an older performance or event if relevant. If your real priority is a provincial news edition, request that province and programme explicitly rather than expecting a culture-channel listing to answer it. The programme page helps identify the output; exact live or recorded availability remains specific to the item and viewing location.
- Choose the complete event or a report about it.
- For proceedings, name the institution and sitting.
- Check episode identity before assuming a repeat is incorrect.
Time-zone reference locations
Europe/Vienna
Use the location relevant to the viewer and the event date. IANA reference locations are not a count of distinct current offsets; do not apply one fixed offset to the whole country.
Sources and scope
- unstats.un.org · unsd/methodology/m49/overview
- cldr.unicode.org ·
- www.iana.org · time zones
- github.com · unicode org/cldr/tree/release 49/common
- der.orf.at · orfon hilfe/orf on hilfe stories/on hilfe bundeslandauswahl100.html
- der.orf.at · unternehmen/programmangebote/fernsehen/orf iii kultur und information/index.html
- tv.orf.at · orf3/index.html