Television stations in Germany

3sat is the name of a public, advertising-free, television network in Central Europe. The programming is in German, and is broadcast primarily within Austria, Germany and Switzerland. ...more on Wikipedia about "3sat"

9Live is a commercial German TV channel. It originated from a channel called tm3. Most of its programming is lottery and quiz games, in which the viewer can participate over the phone. ...more on Wikipedia about "9Live"

The Arbeitsgemeinschaft der öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunkanstalten der Bundesrepublik Deutschland ("Cooperative association of public-law broadcasting institutions of the Federal Republic of Germany"), or simply ARD, is a joint organization of Germany's regional public broadcasting agencies. It was founded in West Germany in 1950 to represent the common interests of the new post-war broadcasting services - mainly the introduction of a joint television network. ...more on Wikipedia about "Alliance of the Public Broadcasters of Germany"

Bayerischer Rundfunk [Bavarian Broadcasting] (BR) is the public broadcasting authority for the German Freistaat (Free State) of Bavaria, with its main offices located in Munich. BR is a member of the ARD. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bayerischer Rundfunk"

Das Erste is the principal publically owned television channel in Germany. It is the ARDs main network. ...more on Wikipedia about "Das Erste"

Deutsche Welle or DW-TV is Germany's international broadcaster. It broadcasts news and information on shortwave and satellite radio in 29 languages, and has a satellite television service that is available in three languages. Deutsche Welle, which in English means "German Wave," is similar to international broadcasters such as the BBC World Service, Voice of America, and Radio France Internationale. ...more on Wikipedia about "Deutsche Welle"

Hessischer Rundfunk [Hessian Broadcasting] (HR) is the public broadcaster for the German state (Bundesland) of Hesse. The main offices of HR are in Frankfurt am Main. HR is a member of the ARD. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hessischer Rundfunk" Please tell your friends about shortopedia

Kabel 1 (now called kabel eins GmbH) is a commercial television channel in Germany. It started business on February 29, 1992, as the Kabelkanal and belongs to the ProSiebenSat.1 Media A.G. The channel is largely known for showing classic American films and series and documentaries. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kabel 1"

KI.KA ("Der Kinderkanal" = "The Children's Channel")is a public television channel based in Erfurt, Germany. It is a joint-venture of Arbeitsgemeinschaft der öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunkanstalten der Bundesrepublik Deutschland ( ARD (TV)) and Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen ( ZDF) (German: Second German Television (channel)) and is targeted at children and youths. KI.KA is broadcast on analogue satellite as well as digital services, both DVB-T and via Astra. KI.KA operates daily from 6:00 am CET until 9:00 pm CET, and airs a mixture of live action and animated features. Until 2003, its analogue satellite service ended at 19:00 pm CET; after that time the frequency was used by Arte. KI.KA now has exclusive use of its frequency — Arte was assigned its own in 2003. ...more on Wikipedia about "KI.KA"

Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk [Central German Broadcasting] (MDR) is the public broadcaster for the German Länder (States) of Thuringia, Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt. Established in January 1992 with its headquarters in Leipzig, and regional studios in Dresden, Erfurt and Magdeburg. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk"

n-tv is a German television news channel owned by the RTL Group. ...more on Wikipedia about "N-tv"

N24 is a german television station that broadcasts news and shows documentary in cooperation with the Discovery Channel. It is owned by the ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG conglomerate. Belonging to it are Sat.1 and Pro 7. ...more on Wikipedia about "N24 (Germany)"

Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) [North German Broadcasting] is a public radio and television broadcaster, based in Hamburg. In addition to the city-state of Hamburg, NDR transmits for the German Länder (states) of Schleswig-Holstein, Lower Saxony and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. NDR is a member of the ARD. ...more on Wikipedia about "Norddeutscher Rundfunk"

ProSieben is a commercial television channel in Germany. It started business on January 1, 1989. Since 2003 the channel, as part of the ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG ( N24, Kabel 1, Sat.1 & ProSieben), is owned by a group of investors lead by Haim Saban. ProSieben is Germany's second largest privately owned television company. Although most of ProSieben's programming is self-produced, it is largely known for its American series and movies, shown throughout the week during prime time. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pro 7"

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Radio Bremen (RB) is the smallest public radio and television broadcaster in Germany, based in Bremen. Radio Bremen is the legally mandated broadcaster for the city-state of Bremen (which includes Bremerhaven). Radio Bremen is a member of the ARD. ...more on Wikipedia about "Radio Bremen"

The German RTL II television channel is produced by the company RTL 2 Fernsehen GmbH & Co. KG. RTL II is a privately-owned, commercial, general-interest channel as defined in the Rundfunkstaatsvertrag. For cable networks in Austria and Switzerland, a local version of the main program with adapted commercial breaks is produced. ...more on Wikipedia about "RTL II"

RTL Television (formerly RTL plus) is Germany's biggest commercial private television company. It belongs to the RTL Group. ...more on Wikipedia about "RTL Television"

The Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (RBB) (Broadcasting Berlin-Brandenburg) is a public radio and television broadcaster for the German Länder (States) Berlin and Brandenburg with studios in each of them. On 1 May 2003 RBB was created from the merger of the former broadcasters "Sender Freies Berlin" (SFB) (Channel Free Berlin) and "Ostdeutscher Rundfunk Brandenburg" (ORB) (Eastern German Broadcasting Brandenburg) which had its headquarters in Potsdam. It is a member of the ARD. ...more on Wikipedia about "Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg"

Saarländischer Rundfunk (Saarland Broadcasting - SR) is a public radio and television broadcaster for the German Bundesland (State) of Saarland, with its headquarters in the Broadcasting House Halberg in Saarbrücken. SR is a member of the ARD. ...more on Wikipedia about "Saarländischer Rundfunk"

Sat.1 SatellitenFernsehen GmbH is a privately-owned German television broadcasting station. Sat.1 was the first privately owned television broadcasting station and started one day before RTL Television. ...more on Wikipedia about "SAT.1"

:See Sci-Fi Channel for a list of other Sci Fi channels. ...more on Wikipedia about "Sci Fi Channel (Germany)" http://www.shortopedia.com Is Good For You. shortopedia

(Südwestrundfunk) * in Baden-Württemberg: Freiburg im Breisgau, Heilbronn, Karlsruhe, Mannheim, Tübingen and Ulm ...more on Wikipedia about "Südwestrundfunk"

VIVA is a German, private music television channel located in Cologne, Germany. It was founded in 1993 by a shareholder group led by Time Warner and headed up initially by Dieter Gorny to compete with MTV, the market leader at the time. Being the first music channel to broadcast in German, VIVA was able to secure a close lead in the ratings for the target audience. ...more on Wikipedia about "VIVA"

VOX is a German television channel of the VOX Film- und Fernseh-GmbH & Co. KG, part of the RTL Group. The channel shows many BBC Exclusive documentations, American series and movies. ...more on Wikipedia about "VOX (TV)"

The Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) is a public broadcaster in the German Bundesland of North Rhine-Westphalia with its main office in Cologne. WDR is a member of the ARD. The WDR produces one TV channel (WDR-Fernsehen, older names WDF and West3) and 5 radio channels targeted to different audiences. ...more on Wikipedia about "Westdeutscher Rundfunk" The Ultimate shortopedia Machine. shortopedia

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