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| Country | Germany | 
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| Broadcast area | Germany, also distributed nationally in: Austria Switzerland Liechtenstein Luxembourg | 
| Network | ARD | 
| Headquarters | Leipzig, Germany | 
| Programming | |
| Languages | German, Upper Sorbian | 
| Picture format | 576i (16:9 SDTV) 720p (HDTV) | 
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR) | 
| History | |
| Launched | 1 January 1992 | 
| Replaced | DFF Länderkette | 
| Links | |
| Website | www | 
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| MDR Livestream | Watch Live | 
MDR Fernsehen is a regional public service television channel owned and operated by Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR) and serving Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia. It is one of the seven regional "third programmes" that are offered within the federal ARD network.
The regional news magazines Sachsenspiegel , Sachsen-Anhalt heute and Thüringen Journal are broadcast respectively in Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia at 7 p.m. daily.
Other popular shows include Echt (Really), a science program including new research findings and experiments, and the history series MDR Zeitreise (MDR Time Travel).