The station was taken over by the British Army on April 30, 1945.
The current Radio Hamburg started in the 1980s and bears no connection to the original station.
... a total area of 13.1 km² (5.1 mi²). 11.9 km² (4.6 mi²) of it is land and 1.2 km² (0.4 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 8.91% ...