Hundreds visit ORF Lower Austria’s open day

Hundreds of people visited ORF Lower Austria’s broadcasting studio in St Pölten on Sunday to see how its television and radio programmes are made, ORF reported. Visitors could tour the studios and newsroom, and try presenting the regional TV programme Niederösterreich heute.

The doors opened at 10 a.m., and a long queue had formed before the event began. Tours were scheduled to run until 4 p.m. The programme also included information about daily work in the television studio, a look inside the control room and activities in a festival tent, including a prize wheel.

The open day coincided with the Lower Austria Safety Day in the nearby government district, where 21 organisations, including the Austrian Armed Forces and the Red Cross, presented their work. Visitors could see equipment and demonstrations, including drone technology used in fighting forest fires and special vehicles displayed by Cobra. The Austrian Search and Rescue Dog Brigade held demonstrations, while the group Rescue Dogs Lower Austria offered children’s workshops on understanding dog behaviour.

Other venues opening their doors included the governor’s office, the state parliament forum, the St Pölten Festival Hall, the Museum of Lower Austria, the provincial library and archive, the former synagogue and the Children’s Art Laboratory.