List of German language television channels - Definition and Overview

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)
    • EinsMuxx (Digital only via Satellite or Cable)
    • EinsFestival (Digital only via Satellite or Cable)
    • EinsPlus (Digital only via Satellite or Cable)
  • Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR)
    • Bayern 3
    • BR-alpha - German education channel, with tv courses
  • 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 only via Satellite or Cable)
  • ZDFdokukanal (Digital only via Satellite or Cable)
  • ZDFtheaterkanal (Digital only via Satellite or Cable)
• KiKa Der Kinderkanal - public, non-commercial Children TV with support of ARD and ZDF
• Phoenix - public, non-commercial information, documentation, and news, jointly operated by ARD and ZDF
• RTL - private
  • RTL 2 - private
  • Super RTL - private
  • n-tv - news and economy channel, in cooperation with CNN
  • VOX - private
• Pro 7 - private
  • SAT.1 - private
  • Kabel 1 - private
  • N24 - private news channel
• Tele 5 - private
• Neun Live - private, claims to be the first quiz channel
• MTV - private
  • MTV2 - private
  • VIVA - private (since August 2004 the Viva Stations became part of MTV)
  • VIVA2/VIVA PLUS - private
• Premiere - pay tv network
  • Premiere 1-7 - pay tv channels
  • Premiere Direkt - pay-per-view tv channel
  • Premiere Erotik - eroticism tv channel
  • Premiere Krimi - mystery story channel
  • Premiere Nostalgie - movies from the beginning of film history until 1970s
  • Fox Kids - children tv channel
  • Disney Channel - children tv channel
  • Junior - children tv channel
  • Goldstar TV - German pop song channel

Austria

• ORF - Österreichischer Rundfunk
  • ORF1 - public
  • ORF2 - public
  • TW1 - public
• ATV+ - private
• pulsTV - private
• TW6 - private (satellite only)

Switzerland

• SRG SSR DRS - public
  • SF1 - public
  • SF2 - public
  • TeleClub - pay tv

International

• Arte - Public Franco-German culture channel (see also List of French language television channels)
• DWTV - Deutsche Welle - international broadcasting service (available via satellite)
• Euronews - news channel for Europe, with support of SSR
• 3sat - culture channel with support of ARD, ZDF, ORF and SFR
• Eurosport

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