List of German language television channels
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| Country | Name | Owner | Notes |
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 Austria  Germany  Switzerland |
3sat 3sat 3sat is the name of a public, advertising-free, television network in Central Europe. The programming is in German and is broadcast primarily within Germany, Austria and Switzerland .3sat was established for cultural... |
ORF ORF ORF may refer to:* ORF , the Austrian public service broadcaster.* Open reading frame, a portion of the genome.* The IATA airport code for Norfolk International Airport in Norfolk, Virginia.* ORF format , Olympus raw image file format.... , ARD ARD (broadcaster) ARD is a joint organization of Germany's regional public-service broadcasters... , ZDF ZDF Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen , ZDF, is a public-service German television broadcaster based in Mainz . It is run as an independent non-profit institution, which was founded by the German federal states . The ZDF is financed by television licence fees called GEZ and advertising revenues... , SF Schweizer Fernsehen Schweizer Fernsehen is the German language division of SRG SSR, in charge of production and distribution of television programmes in German for German-speaking Switzerland... |
public channel association |
 Early Modern France Germany |
Arte Arte Arte is a Franco-German TV network. It is a European culture channel and aims to promote quality programming especially in areas of culture and the arts... |
ARTE France & ARTE Deutschland | Franco-German coproduction |
 Belgium |
BRF TV BRF TV BRF TV is a German-language television channel in Belgium, owned by the Belgian public broadcaster Belgischer Rundfunk and transmitted via cable in the German-speaking Community of Belgium.... |
Belgischer Rundfunk Belgischer Rundfunk Belgischer Rundfunk is the public-service broadcasting organization serving the German-speaking Community of Belgium... |
local channel for the German speaking minority in East Belgium Belgium Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many... |
| Germany |
Deutsche Welle Deutsche Welle Deutsche Welle or DW, is Germany's international broadcaster. The service is aimed at the overseas market. It broadcasts news and information on shortwave, Internet and satellite radio on 98.7 DZFE in 30 languages . It has a satellite television service , that is available in four languages, and... |
Federal Republic of Germany | |
 United States |
Dolphin TV | German Television Channel based in Florida (discontinued in May 2007) | |
| United States |
German Kino Plus German Kino Plus German Kino Plus is a German language Television channel in the United States that is owned by FennFamLLC. German Kino Plus launched on May 4, 2007 and is currently only available on Dish Network... |
FennFamLLC | features German films and series, on Dish Network Dish Network Dish Network Corporation is the second largest pay TV provider in the United States, providing direct broadcast satellite service—including satellite television, audio programming, and interactive television services—to 14.337 million commercial and residential customers in the United States. Dish... |
| Germany |
ProSiebenSat.1 Welt ProSiebenSat.1 Welt ProSiebenSat.1 Welt is a German language television channel developed for the North American audiences.The channel offers programming highlights from the German television channels Sat.1, ProSieben, kabel eins and N24, which are owned by ProSiebenSat.1 Media. The news is specially produced for the... |
ProSiebenSat.1 Media ProSiebenSat.1 Media ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG is a European media conglomerate, operating commercial television, premium pay channels, radio stations and related print businesses. It was formed on October 2, 2000 by merger of German TV broadcasters ProSieben Media AG and Sat.1 SatellitenFernsehen GmbH... |
in the U.S. and Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... , programming from the German television channels ProSieben, Sat.1 Sat.1 Sat.1 is a privately owned German television broadcasting station. Sat.1 was the first privately owned television broadcasting station in Germany, having started one day before RTL Television.... , Kabel 1 Kabel 1 kabel eins is a commercial television channel in Germany. It started business on 29 February 1992, as the Kabelkanal and belongs to the ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG. The channel is largely known for showing classic American films as well as series and documentaries... and N24 N24 (Germany) N24 is a television news channel based in Germany. It is owned N24 Media GmbH. It was previously owned and operated by ProSiebenSat.1 Media. N24 provides regular news updates to ProSiebenSat.1 Media properties like kabel eins and ProSieben.-History:... |
 Italy |
Rai Sender Bozen Rai Sender Bozen (television) Rai Sender Bozen is a German language television channel produced by the Italian public-service broadcasting network RAI from its studios in Bolzano, and broadcast to the German-speaking public of South Tyrol. Unlike all others RAI channels, Sender Bozen carries no... |
RAI RAI RAI — Radiotelevisione italiana S.p.A. known until 1954 as Radio Audizioni Italiane, is the Italian state owned public service broadcaster controlled by the Ministry of Economic Development. Rai is the biggest television company in Italy... |
local channel in South Tyrol South Tyrol South Tyrol , also known by its Italian name Alto Adige, is an autonomous province in northern Italy. It is one of the two autonomous provinces that make up the autonomous region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. The province has an area of and a total population of more than 500,000 inhabitants... |
| United States |
Germany Music TV | American version of the German Music Television channel for North & South America |
Programmes in other countries
| Country | Name | Channel | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 Poland |
"Schlesien Journal" ("Silesia Journal") | TVP Katowice TVP Katowice TVP Katowice aka TV Katowice also Television Katowice is one of the regional branches of the TVP, Poland's public television broadcaster... , TVP Opole, TVS Silesia |
News programme for the German minority in Silesia Silesia Silesia is a historical region of Central Europe located mostly in Poland, with smaller parts also in the Czech Republic, and Germany.Silesia is rich in mineral and natural resources, and includes several important industrial areas. Silesia's largest city and historical capital is Wrocław... |
 Slovakia |
"Das Deutsche Magazin" ("The German magazine") | STV2 Dvojka Dvojka is a Slovak television channel owned and operated by Slovenská televízia.... |
Programme for the German minority in Slovakia Slovakia The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south... |
 Hungary |
"Unser Bildschirm" ("Our screen") | M1 M1 (TV channel) m1 is a Hungarian television channel own and operated by Magyar Televízió. It is also transmitted in high definition.It was 24 hours in 2000 along with m2... |
Cultural programme for the German minority in Hungary Hungary Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The... |
 Kingdom of Romania |
"Magazin în limba germană" ("Magazine in German language") |
TVR1, TVR International | Programme for the German minority in Romania Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea... |
 Monaco Early Modern France Italy |
"Top Themen" ("Top topics") | Monaco Info | Programme in German for Monaco Monaco Monaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a sovereign city state on the French Riviera. It is bordered on three sides by its neighbour, France, and its centre is about from Italy. Its area is with a population of 35,986 as of 2011 and is the most densely populated country in the... , South of France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... and the Italian Riviera Italian Riviera The Italian Riviera, or Ligurian Riviera is the narrow coastal strip which lies between the Ligurian Sea and the mountain chain formed by the Maritime Alps and the Apennines... |
 Namibia |
"News in German" | NBC Namibian Broadcasting Corporation The Namibian Broadcasting Corporation is the public broadcaster of Namibia.It was established in 1990, replacing the South West African Broadcasting Corporation.-History:... |
Programme for the German community in Namibia Namibia Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March... |
 Australia |
"German News" | SBS One, SBS Two | News programme in German produced by DW TV Deutsche Welle Deutsche Welle or DW, is Germany's international broadcaster. The service is aimed at the overseas market. It broadcasts news and information on shortwave, Internet and satellite radio on 98.7 DZFE in 30 languages . It has a satellite television service , that is available in four languages, and... |
 Canada |
AHORN TV | Omni Television OMNI Television Omni Television, corporately styled as OMNI Television, is a Canadian television system owned and operated by Rogers Communications. It consists of the company's conventional television stations in Ontario, British Columbia and Alberta which are licensed as multicultural stations... |
German Television Program on OMNI TV broadcasted weekly programming all episodes also available online after 1st airing on OMNI TV www.ahorntv.com |
| United States |
"Pennsylvania German" | Berks Community Television | Programme for the Pennsylvania Dutch Pennsylvania Dutch Pennsylvania Dutch refers to immigrants and their descendants from southwestern Germany and Switzerland who settled in Pennsylvania in the 17th and 18th centuries... community in Pennsylvania Pennsylvania The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to... |
See also
- Lists of television channels
- Television in the German Democratic Republic