No. 12,477 in German

wdr

"WDR" stands for "Westdeutscher Rundfunk," a German public broadcasting organization.

In a sentence

Ich sehe oft WDR, weil die Programme informativ sind.
I often watch WDR because the programs are informative.
In this sentence, 'WDR' refers to the German public-broadcasting institution Westdeutscher Rundfunk.
Der WDR hat eine neue Dokumentation über Technologie veröffentlicht.
WDR has released a new documentary about technology.
Here, 'WDR' denotes the broadcasting organization producing media content.
Hast du die WDR-Nachrichten heute Morgen gehört?
Did you listen to the WDR news this morning?
This usage of 'WDR' signifies the source of the news broadcast.

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