List of German language television channels

German language television channels include the following :

Germany

• ARD (Arbeitsgemeinschaft der öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunkanstalten Deutschlands, Consortium of public broadcasting services of Germany) - public, consisting of the following local public stations (which also provide regional programming in separate channels):
  • Das Erste (ARD)
  • Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR)
    • Bayern 3
    • BR-alpha
  • Hessischer Rundfunk (HR)
  • Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR)
  • Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR)
  • Radio Bremen (RB)
  • Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (RBB; merged on May 1, 2003 from the former Sender Freies Berlin and Ostdeutscher Rundfunk Brandenburg)
  • Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR)
  • Saarländischer Rundfunk (SR)
  • Südwest-Rundfunk (SWR)
• ZDF (Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen) - public, Germany
  • ZDFinfokanal (Digital Satellite only)
  • ZDFdokukanal (Digital Satellite only)
  • ZDFtheaterkanal (Digital Satellite only)
• n-tv - private, news
• RTL - private
• RTL 2 - private
• Super RTL - private
• Pro 7 - private
• Kabel 1 - private
• SAT.1 - private
• N24 - private
• VIVA

Austria

• ORF - Österreichischer Rundfunk
  • ORF1 - public
  • ORF2 - public
• ATV+ - private

Switzerland

• SRG SSR DRS - public
  • SF1 - public
  • SF2 - public

International

• Arte - Public Franco/German (see also List of French language television channels)
• DWTV - Deutsche Welle
• Euronews

Almost all of these can be received via the Satellites Astra-1(A-KR) on 19.2 degrees East.

See also: Lists of television channels, Television