- List of German language television channels
As one of the largest industrial nations and with the largest population in the European Union, Germany today offers a vast diversity of television stations.German language television channels include the following :
Germany Public Channels
*ARD "(Arbeitsgemeinschaft der öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunkanstalten Deutschlands", Consortium of German
public broadcasting services) — public, consisting of the following public stations (which also provide regional programming in separate channels):
**Das Erste (The First) (ARD)
***EinsExtra (Digital only via Satellite or Cable and in some areas viaDVB-T )
***EinsFestival (Digital only via Satellite or Cable and in some areas viaDVB-T )
***EinsPlus (Digital only via Satellite or Cable and in some areas viaDVB-T )
**Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR)
***Bayerisches Fernsehen - Third TV channel for Bavaria.
***BR-alpha — German education channel, with TV courses
**Hessischer Rundfunk (HR)
***HR Fernsehen
**Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR)
***MDR Fernsehen
**Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR)
***NDR Fernsehen
**Radio Bremen (RB)
***Radio Bremen TV
**Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (RBB; established on1 May 2003 from a merger of the former "Sender Freies Berlin" and "Ostdeutscher Rundfunk Brandenburg")
***RBB Fernsehen
**Saarländischer Rundfunk (SR)
***SR Fernsehen
**Südwestrundfunk (SWR; established on1 October 1998 from a merger of the former "Südwestfunk" and "Süddeutscher Rundfunk")
***SWR Fernsehen Baden-Württemberg
***SWR Fernsehen Rheinland-Pfalz
**Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR)
***WDR Fernsehen *
ZDF "(Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen/Second German Television)" — public, Germany
**ZDFinfokanal (Digital only via Satellite or Cable and in some areas viaDVB-T ), public
**ZDFdokukanal (Digital only via Satellite or Cable and in some areas viaDVB-T ), public
**ZDFtheaterkanal (Digital only via Satellite or Cable and in some areas viaDVB-T ), public
*KI.KA "Der Kinderkanal" — public, non-commercial children's TV, with support of ARD and ZDF, public
*Arte — Public Franco-German culture channel from ARD, ZDF andFrance Télévisions
*3sat - Cultural network from the ARD, ZDF, ORF (Austrian Broadcasting), and SRG (Swiss Broadcasting).
*Phoenix — public - with information, documentaries, news, jointly operated by ARD and ZDF
*Deutscher Fernsehfunk or "Fernsehen der DDR" operated the two (now defunct) television networks ofEast Germany Private Channels
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RTL Group
**RTL Television
**RTL II
**Super RTL
**RTL Shop
**VOX
**n-tv
**K1010
**Traumpartner TV
*ProSiebenSat.1 Media
**Sat.1
**ProSieben
**kabel eins
**N24
**9Live
*Viacom
**MTV
**Viva
**Comedy Central
**NickMovies and series
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Tele 5
*Das Vierte
*Anixe HD ports
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Eurosport
*DSF
*Sports Win TV Music
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Deluxe Music
*Jamba! TV
*IM1
*Würfelzucker
*Yavido Clips
*Volksmusik TV Documentaries
*DMAX
*Terra Nova - Terra Nova has stopped it's transmission in October 2007
*Prometheus
*Landschaft TV
*2010 TV hopping
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QVC
*HSE24
*HSE24 Digital
*TV Shop
*RTL Shop
*Gems TV
*Bestseller TV
*Lastminute TV
*Sonnenklar TV
*Voyages
*1-2-3 TV
*DHD24
*WelcomeLifestyle
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Entertainment Channel
*GIGA Television
*Bahn TV
*TV Gusto
*Job TV 24
*1-2-Play
*Bundeswehr TV
*Lifestyle TV Information
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Bloomberg TV
*Parlamentsfernsehen News
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Euronews
*N24
*n-tv Religion
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Bibel TV Foreign Language
*TD1
*Düzgün TV
*Kanal Avrupa
*Mohajer TV International Premium Channels
*Premiere — private Pay-TV network
**Premiere 1 — movie channel
**Premiere 2 — movie channel
**Premiere 3 — movie channel
**Premiere 4 — movie channel
**Premiere Start — movie and series channel
**Premiere Star — channel mix
**Premiere Krimi — movie and series channel
**Premiere Serie — series channel
**Premiere Nostalgie — movie channel
**Premiere Filmfest — movie channel
**Premiere Filmclassics — movie channel
**Premiere Sport — sports channel
**Premiere Fußball — soccer channel
**Premiere Direkt — pay-per-view
**Premiere Erotik — pay-per-view*Arena — private Pay-TV network
**Arena 1 — sports channel
**Arena 2 — sports channel
**Arena 3 — sports channel
**Arena 4 — sports channel
**Arena 5 — sports channel
**Arena 6 — sports channel
**Arena 7 — sports channel
**Arena 8 — sports channelMovies and series
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13th Street
*Sci Fi
*MGM
*AXN
*Silverline
*Kinowelt TV
*Kabel 1 Classics ports
*Arena
*Eurosport 2
*ESPN Classic
*Motors TV
*Extreme Sports Channel Music
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Hit 24
*Classica
*Goldstar TV
*Heimatkanal
*Gute Laune TV
*Volksmusik TV Documentaries
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Discovery Channel
*Discovery Geschichte
*National Geographic Channel
*The History Channel
*Animal Planet
*Planet
*Spiegel TV Digital
*Focus Gesundheit Children's
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Disney Channel
*Toon Disney
*Toon Disney +1
*Playhouse Disney
*Boomerang
*Jetix
*Junior
*Nick Premium
*Cartoon Network
*Disney Cinemagic (begins August 2008)Lifestyle
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E!
*G-TV
*Wein TV
*TIMM
*TV Gusto Premium
*Sat. 1 Comedy Information
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Wetterfernsehen Adult/Sexual Contents
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Beate Uhse TV
*Blue Movie — pay-per-view
*Blue Movie Extra — pay-per-view
*Blue Movie Gay — pay-per-viewLocal Channels
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Franken TV
*intv
*München TV
*NRW.TV
*OTV
*RFL
*RFO
*Rhein Main TV
*RNF plus
*Studio 47
*Sachsen Fernsehen
*TRP1
*TV Aktuell
*TV Allgäu
*TV Augsburg
*TV Berlin
*TVO
*Oldenburg 1
*Tide Austria Public Channels
*ORF — Österreichischer Rundfunk
**ORF1
**ORF1 HD
**ORF2
**ORF Sport Plus
***3 Sat - public channel in association withORF , ARD,ZDF andSF DRS Commercial Austrian TV-Channels
Austrian Affiliates of Commercial German TV-Channels
*ProSieben Austria
*Sat. 1 Österreich
*Kabel 1 Austria
*MTV Austria (only local advertisement-break aways)
*Nick Austria (only local advertisement-break aways)
*RTL2 Austria (only local advertisement-break aways)
*RTL Austria (only local advertisement-break aways)
*Viva Austria (only local advertisement-break aways)
*Vox Austria (only local advertisement-break aways)Local Austrian TV-Channels
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Salzburg TV
*LT1
*Inn-Sat Premium Channels
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Premiere Austria Switzerland Public Channels
*Schweizer Fernsehen
**SF 1 - public television in German
**SF 2 - public television in German
**SF Info - public television in German
**3 Sat - public channel in association withORF , ARD,ZDF andSF DRS wiss Affiliates of Commercial German TV-Channels
*ProSieben Schweiz
*Sat. 1 Schweiz
*Kabel 1 Schweiz
*RTL2 Schweiz (only local advertisement-break aways)
*RTL Schweiz (only local advertisement-break aways)
*Vox Schweiz (only local advertisement-break aways)Commercial Channels
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*Star TV
*U1TV
*TeleZüri Premium Channels
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Teleclub Liechtenstein Public Channels
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Landeskanal ( [http://www.llv.li/amtsstellen/llv-pia-landeskanal.htm http://www.llv.li/] )
*Gemeindekanal Balzers ( [http://www.balzers.li/ http://www.balzers.li/] )
*Gemeindekanal Eschen ( [http://www.eschen.li/ http://www.eschen.li/] )
*Gemeindekanal Gamprin ( [http://www.gamprin.li/ http://www.gamprin.li/] )
*Gemeindekanal Mauren ( [http://www.mauren.li/ http://www.mauren.li/] )
*Gemeindekanal Planken ( [http://www.planken.li/ http://www.planken.li/] )
*Gemeindekanal Ruggell ( [http://www.ruggell.li/ http://www.ruggell.li/] )
*Gemeindekanal Schaan ( [http://www.schaan.li/ http://www.schaan.li/] )
*Gemeindekanal Schellenberg ( [http://www.schellenberg.li/ http://www.schellenberg.li/] )
*Gemeindekanal Triesen ( [http://www.triesen.li/ http://www.triesen.li/] )
*Gemeindekanal Triesenberg ( [http://www.triesenberg.li/ http://www.triesenberg.li/] )
*Gemeindekanal Vaduz ( [http://www.vaduz.li/ http://www.vaduz.li/] )International
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Deutsche Welle
*Dolphin TV - German Television Channel based in Florida (terminated transmission in May 2007)
*German Kino Plus - U.S.-based German network that features German films and series, available onDish Network
*ProSiebenSat.1 Welt - apay TV channel, available in theU.S. andCanada , offers programming highlights from the German television channelsProSieben ,Sat.1 ,Kabel 1 and N24
*Volksmusik TV - American version of the German Music Television channel for North & South America
*BRF Fernsehen - local channel for the German speaking minority in East-Belgium ee also
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German television
*Lists of television channels
*Television
*Broadcasting in East Germany#Television
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