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 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