Ulrich R. J. Kubak

Ulrich R. J. Kubak
Ulrich R. J. Kubak
Born	(1965-09-30) September 30, 1965 (age 59) Augsburg
Nationality	German
Known for	Klassik Radio

Ulrich R. J. Kubak (born September 30, 1965 in Augsburg) is a German entrepreneur and owner of the German classical music radio station Klassik Radio.

Life

Kubak was born and raised in Augsburg, Germany.[1] His father was the German organ builder Rudolf Kubak. Shortly before his graduation from school he got hold of the licence for a local youth radio station and founded Radio Fantasy in 1987. After a few years he sold the station and founded the FM Radio Network GmbH in 1989, offering content to radio stations all over the nation.[2] In 1993, Kubak founded Firstnews, the first web-based news agency in Germany.[1] Kubak sold 51% of FM Radio Network GmbH to the RTL Group in 1995, but bought it back in 2002.[3][4]

The best known shows produced by FM Radio Network were "Die wahre Geschichte" (The true Story), "Hollywood Affairs" and "Franz Beckenbauers Bundesligaradio", a show presented by the former German football player Franz Beckenbauer.[4]

Kubak purchased the majority of the Klassik Radio in 1999 and the rest of the company in 2002, before going public with Klassik Radio in 2004.[1] The headquarter of the Klassik Radio AG is in the Mediatower, close to Augsburg’s central station.[5] Until 2016 the content was produced in Hamburg, since then the morning show is produced in Augsburg, from Germany's highest located radio-studio.[6]

In 2017 Kubak presented the streaming service Klassik Radio Select (KRS), where renowned classical musicians and experts curate stations with classical music.[7][8] 2018 Kubak bought the Forsterhaus in Augsburg, which was the city-archive before, and plans to make it the new headquarter of his company, including studios and space for events.[9]

In 2009, the BergLodge was opened in Nesselwang. Kubak bought the building and had it renovated to be a luxury resort, he sold it to the local community in 2018.[10] Kubak was rewarded with the Bayerische Denkmalschutzmedaille in 2013 for the restoration of a former school building he bought 1995[5] in Siebenbrunn.[11]

Publications

Ulrich R.J. Kubak (Publisher), Franz Häußler: Siebenbrunn – Augsburgs wasserreicher Stadtteil, German, Context-Verlag, Augsburg

References

1. "Ulrich Kubak // Klassik Radio ". www.medienkorrespondenz.de (in German). Retrieved 2019-08-31.
2. Stock, Ulrich (2008-02-22). "Privatfunk: Anne-Sophie Mutter stört". Die Zeit (in German). ISSN 0044-2070. Retrieved 2019-08-31.
3. "RTL Group trennt sich von FM-Radio-Network-Beteiligung". horizont (in German). Retrieved 2019-08-19.
4. "Neue Besitzverhältnisse bei FM Radio Network - Augsburg - B4B Schwaben". www.b4bschwaben.de (in German). Retrieved 2019-08-19.
5. Hörmann, Michael. "Gibt es bald Konzerte im alten Stadtarchiv?". Augsburger Allgemeine (in German). Retrieved 2019-08-31.
6. Kerler, Michael. "Klassik Radio setzt auf einen Star-Tenor". Augsburger Allgemeine (in German). Retrieved 2019-08-15.
7. "Klassik Radio: » AnlegerPlus". anlegerplus.de. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
8. "Klassik Radio Select: Das Kuratoren-Team wächst immer weiter". RADIOSZENE (in German). 2018-10-05. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
9. Prestle, Nicole. "Stadtarchiv: Jetzt spricht der neue Eigentümer". Augsburger Allgemeine (in German). Retrieved 2019-08-15.
10. "Vom Sportheim zur schicken Lodge". FOCUS Online (in German). Retrieved 2019-08-19.
11. Allgemeine, Augsburger. "Neuer Glanz im Schulhaus Siebenbrunn". Augsburger Allgemeine (in German). Retrieved 2019-08-15.