Das Erste
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Das Erste is the principal publicly owned television channel in Germany. It is a joint production of Germany's regional public broadcasters acting through, and co-ordinated by the ARD consortium.
History
The channel's first, experimental broadcasts were in 1952, organized on behalf of ARD by the then NWDR, which later split to become NDR and WDR in 1956. Nationwide transmission began in 1954. It was Germany's only television channel prior to the establishment of ZDF in 1963.The channel's original name of Deutsches Fernsehen was changed to Erstes Deutsches Fernsehen ("First German television") on 30 September 1984 and its current title, Das Erste, was adopted in 1996.
Member broadcasting organizations
All nine of Germany's regional public-broadcasting organizations contribute to the output of Das Erste and broadcast its programming in a common schedule.
Time assigned
Each regional member of ARD contributes programming to the channel's schedule in proportion to the population of the area it serves. The current (February 2006) time allocations as percentage shares of total broadcast hours are:
| Broadcasting Organisation | % of total |
|---|---|
| Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) | 15.25 |
| Hessischer Rundfunk (HR) | 7.35 |
| Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR) | 11.45 |
| Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) | 17.45 |
| Radio Bremen (RB) | 1 |
| Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (RBB) | 7 |
| Saarländischer Rundfunk (SR) | 1.3 |
| Südwestrundfunk (SWR) | 17.95 |
| Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) | 21.25 |
External links
- () [Official homepage]
- () [Homepage of the ARD]
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