List of German language television channels
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German language television channels include the following :
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Germany
- ARD (Arbeitsgemeinschaft der öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunkanstalten Deutschlands, Consortium of German public broadcasting services) — public, consisting of the following local public stations (which also provide regional programming in separate channels):
- Das Erste (The First) (ARD)
- EinsExtra (Digital only via Satellite or Cable)
- EinsFestival (Digital only via Satellite or Cable)
- EinsPlus (Digital only via Satellite or Cable)
- Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR)
- BR-alpha — German education channel, with TV courses
- Hessischer Rundfunk (HR)
- Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR)
- Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR)
- Radio Bremen (RB)
- Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (RBB; established on 1 May 2003 from a merger of the former Sender Freies Berlin and Ostdeutscher Rundfunk Brandenburg)
- Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR)
- Saarländischer Rundfunk (SR)
- Südwestrundfunk (SWR; established on 1 October 1998 from a merger of the former Südwestfunk and Süddeutschen Rundfunk)
- Das Erste (The First) (ARD)
- ZDF (Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen/Second German Television) — public, Germany
- ZDFinfokanal (Digital only via Satellite or Cable), public
- ZDFdokukanal (Digital only via Satellite or Cable), public
- ZDFtheaterkanal (Digital only via Satellite or Cable), public
- KI.KA Der Kinderkanal — public, non-commercial children's TV, with support of ARD and ZDF, public
- Phoenix — public - with information, documentaries, news, jointly operated by ARD and ZDF
PRIVATE CHANNELS/NETWORKS:
- RTL (Radio Televison Luxembourg) — private
- Pro7Sat.1 Media AG — private
- Tele 5 — private
- Nick — private (1995–1998 as Nickelodeon, restarted in September 2005 as Nick)
- DSF (Deutsches Sportfernsehen) — private (German Sports TV)
- MTV — private
- Astro TV-digital astrolgic TV — private
- Premiere — private Pay-TV network
- Premiere 1-7 — Pay-TV channels
- Premiere Direkt — pay-per-view TV channel
- Premiere Erotik — erotic TV channel
- Premiere Krimi — mystery story channel
- Premiere Nostalgie — movies from the beginning of film history until 1970s
- Jetix — children's TV channel Pay TV
- Disney Channel — children's TV channel Pay TV
- Junior — children's TV channel PayTV
- Goldstar TV — German pop music channel Pay TV
- DWTV — Deutsche Welle — international broadcasting service (available via satellite)
- Terra Nova — private documentation channel
- Das Vierte — private movie channel
- Bloomberg TV — business channel
- Astro TV — astrology channel
- Primetime TV — astrology channel
- G-TV — computer channel
- XXP — private documentation channel
- Planet — private ducumentation channel
- National Geographic Channel — private documentation channel
- PROMETHEUS Wissenschaftsfernsehen — private documentation channel
- RTL Shop — German homeshopping channel
- TV Shop — German homeshopping channel
- Trend Pro TV — German homeshopping channel
- Lifestyle TV — German homeshopping channel
- Promarkt.tv — German private homeshopping channel
- Lovestyle TV — German homeshopping channel
- E!Entertainment — entertainment channel
- Deutsches Wetter Fernsehen — German weather channel
- Traumpartner tv — dating/erotic channel
- Liebevoll.TV — dating/erotic channel
- wellenlaenge.tv — dating/erotic channel
- tv gusto premium — cuisine channel
- Wein TV — "World of Wine" channel
- Bibel TV — Bible channel (Christian TV)
- K-TV — Catholic channel from Austria
- Muslim Television Ahmadiyya — Muslim channel
- TV Travel Shop — travel Homeshopping channel
- Sonnenklar TV — travel Homeshopping channel
- Discovery Geschichte — History channel
- Bahn TV — Deutsche Bahn German Railway channel
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Austria
- ORF — Österreichischer Rundfunk
- ORF1 — public
- ORF2 — public
- ORF2 Europe — public (international available)
- TW1 — public
- ATV+ — private
- GoTV — public
- PulsTV — private
- TV6 — private
- Premiere Austria — pay TV channel
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Switzerland
- SRG SSR DRS — public
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International
- Arte — Public Franco-German culture channel (see also List of French language television channels)
- Euronews — news channel for Europe, with support of SSR
- 3sat — culture channel with support of ARD, ZDF, ORF and SFR
- Eurosport
- Deutsche Welle
- ProSiebenSat.1 Welt - a US pay TV channel, offers programming highlights from the German television channels ProSieben, Sat.1, Kabel eins, and N24
Almost all of these can be received via SES Astra's Astra 1C, 1E, 1F, 1G, 1H and 2C satellites colocated at 19.2° East.
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