Institutions and Member Organizations
| Regional broadcaster (translation) | Abbreviation | Main office location(s) | Income 2004 (Millions of Euro) | Year of establishment | Region of coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayerischer Rundfunk (Bavarian Broadcasting) | BR | Munich | 806 | 1949 | Bavaria |
| Deutsche Welle ("German Wave") | DW | Bonn | Financed through taxes | 1953 | International |
| Hessischer Rundfunk (Hessian Broadcasting) | HR | Frankfurt | 383 | 1948 | Hesse |
| Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (Central German Broadcasting) | MDR | Leipzig, Halle | 561 | 1991 | Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia |
| Norddeutscher Rundfunk (North German Broadcasting) | NDR | Hamburg | 892 | 1956 | Hamburg, Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein since 1955; Mecklenburg-Vorpommern since 1991. |
| Radio Bremen | RB | Bremen | 41 | 1945 | Bremen |
| Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (Berlin-Brandenburg Broadcasting) | RBB | Berlin, Potsdam | 340 | 2003 | Berlin, Brandenburg |
| Saarländischer Rundfunk (Saarlandic Broadcasting) | SR | Saarbrücken | 64 | 1957 | Saarland |
| Südwestrundfunk (Southwest Broadcasting) | SWR | Stuttgart, Mainz, Baden-Baden | 922 | 1998 | Baden-Württemberg, Rhineland-Palatinate |
| Westdeutscher Rundfunk (West German Broadcasting) | WDR | Cologne | 1067 | 1956 | North Rhine-Westphalia |
ARD operates many correspondents' offices in foreign cities, second only to BBC News. ARD and its regional broadcasters are also represented on the World Wide Web.
ARD operates several other companies and institutions, sometimes jointly with ZDF: Degeto Film, a television rights trader and production company; the German Broadcasting Archive (DRA - Deutsches Rundfunkarchiv); the Institute for Broadcasting Technology (IRT - Institut für Rundfunktechnik), responsible for research and development; the Fee Collection Center (GEZ), and others.
ARD is a supporter of the Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV (HbbTV) innitiative (a consortium of broadcasting and Internet industry companies including SES, OpenTV and Institut für Rundfunktechnik) that is promoting and establishing an open European standard for hybrid set-top boxes for the reception of broadcast TV and broadband multimedia applications with a single user interface.
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