radio sets caused by the British radio industry's switch from civilian to military radio production. These Utility Radios followed a standardized and government approved design, and were built by a consortium of manufacturers using standard components. RFT "Kolibri" During the 1950s in East Germany a similar model of radio receiver was produced under the RFT/Stern brand called the "Kolibri" (EN: "Hummingbird") which sold for 50 Marks and was very similar in cabinet styling to the Volksempfänger. A feature of the Kolibri design often misattributed to the Volksempfänger was that it was only designed to receive two (pre-tuned) stations. Sets without such limitations were also produced by RFT but were more expensive. Polish Ludowy Radios In 1946 a small number of DKE38 and VE-301 "Ludowy" (People's) receivers were produced at the formerly German held radio factory in Dzierżoniów, Poland. These were produced from materials leftover after the war and were similar to the Volksempfänger (with the Eagle/Swastika badge removed). Production of the sets ended when the stock of components were exhausted and the factory shifted to producing Polish designed sets. In popular culture The album Radio-Activity, released in 1975, by German electronic music pioneers Kraftwerk prominently features a Volksempfänger, of the DKE brand (model 38), on its cover. German band Welle: Erdball has also produced a song entitled "Volksempfänger VE-301", which first appeared on their Die Wunderwelt der Technik album of 2002. While living in Berlin in the 1970s, the American artist Edward Kienholz produced a series of works entitled Volksempfänger using the old radios, which at the time could be purchased cheaply at Berlin flea markets, a consequence of the large numbers that had been produced in the pre-war years. See also Censorship Freedom of information Propaganda All American Five Volksflugzeug Linjesender Notes Citations General sources External links Volksempfänger schematics, various models Radiomuseum Fürth Antique Radio Transdiffusion Radiomusications "Hitler's Radio" Volksempfängers, various models, pictures "VE 301, DKE38, DAF 1011" Gray and Black Radio Propaganda against Nazi Germany Extensively illustrated paper describes the Volksempfänger in the context of British attempts to penetrate Germany's airwaves. 1933 in Germany Broadcasting in Germany German inventions of the Nazi period Joseph Goebbels Nazi propaganda Products introduced in 1933 Radio during World War II Radio in Germany Types of radios World War II German electronics