Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (Bundesrepublik Deutschland), is a country in Central and Western Europe, lying between the Baltic and North Seas to the north and the Alps, Lake Constance, and the High Rhine to the south. It borders Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the south, France to the southwest, and Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands to the west.
Germany includes 16 constituent states, covers an area of 357,386 square kilometres (137,988 sq mi), and has a largely temperate seasonal climate. With 83 million inhabitants, it is the second-most populous state of Europe after Russia, the most populous state lying entirely in Europe, as well as the most populous member state of the European Union.
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Das Erste | ZDF | Tagesshau24 | ||||
Das Erste (“The First”), or Erstes Deutsches Fernsehen, is the principal publicly owned television channel in Germany. | Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF), is a German public-service television broadcaster based in Mainz. It is run as an independent nonprofit institution. | Tagesschau24 is a news channel produced by ARD and managed by the Hamburg-based ARD regional broadcaster NDR. | ||||
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Parlamentsfernsehen 1 | Parlamentsfernsehen 2 | DW-TV (German) | ||||
Parlamentsfernsehen is the television channel of the German Bundestag. All plenary debates and public meetings and hearings of committees are broadcast live. | Parlamentsfernsehen is the television channel of the German Bundestag. All plenary debates and public meetings and hearings of committees are broadcast live. | DW-TV is a set of television channels provided by Deutsche Welle. The channels concentrate on news and information. DW English is aimed at the overseas market. | ||||
Euronews Deutsch | ||||||
Beyond headlines and sensationalism, Euronews offers in-depth coverage and analysis from correspondents and news bureaus all over the world. | ||||||
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Regional ARD | ||||||
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Bayerischer Rundfunk | Hessischer Rundfunk | Saarländischer Rundfunk | ||||
Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) is the state of Bavaria’s public broadcaster, based in Munich, Bavaria. | Hessischer Rundfunk (HR) is the state of Hesse’s public broadcaster, based in Frankfurt am Main. | Saarländischer Rundfunk is the state of Saarland’s public broadcaster, based in Saarbrücken. | ||||
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Westdeutscher Rundfunk | NDR Hamburg | NDR Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | ||||
Westdeutscher Rundfunk is the state of North Rhine-Westphalia’s public broadcaster, based in Köln (Cologne). | Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) is a public broadcaster, based in the states of Niedersachsen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Schleswig-Holstein. | Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) is a public broadcaster, based in the states of Niedersachsen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Schleswig-Holstein. | ||||
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NDR Niedersachsen | NDR Schleswig-Holstein | |||||
Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) is a public broadcaster, based in the states of Niedersachsen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Schleswig-Holstein. | Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) is a public broadcaster, based in the states of Niedersachsen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Schleswig-Holstein. | |||||
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Music Channels | ||||||
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Deluxe Music (NOT available) | Deutsches Musik Fernsehen | Folx TV | ||||
Deluxe Music is a German music television channel, operated by Just Music Fernsehbetriebs and owned by High View Holding. | Deutsches Musik Fernsehen is a digital television station dedicated to German-language music. The line-up also includes Deutsch-Pop and Deutschrock. | Folx TV is a German-language free-TV channel from Slovenia. The channel broadcasts to Germany, Austria and Switzerland. |
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