Deutschlandradio
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DE-M-00020-1
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- Legal name
- Deutschlandradio (gemeinnützige rechtsfähige Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts, Deutschlandradio-Staatsvertrag vom 17. Juni 1993)
- Country
- Germany
- Type
- Radio
- Founded
- 1994
- Editor-in-chief
- Stefan Raue (Intendant)
- Claim
- Not claimed by the organisation
- Last verified
- Not yet
0 of 6 layers verified
Transparency
Partial
4 of 6 key disclosures on record, 0 of them checked by our researchers.
- Legal name and registration number not disclosed
- Owners with influence on record, not yet checked
- Beneficial owners (the people behind the companies) not applicable
- State or public-body ownership stated on record, not yet checked
- State advertising or revenue mix on record, not yet checked
- Public contact address not disclosed
- Official websites and accounts on record, not yet checked
- State-owned
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Origin
Not yet verified
EMFA Art. 6(1)(a)
- Brand names Pending check
- Deutschlandradio
- Deutschlandfunk
- Deutschlandfunk Kultur
- Deutschlandfunk Nova
- DokDeb
- Company registration number
- Not disclosed
- Registered address Pending check
- Raderberggürtel 40, 50968 Köln (seats Köln and Berlin; Berlin: Hans-Rosenthal-Platz, 10825 Berlin)
- Public contact email
- Not disclosed
2 sources
- Deutschlandradio-Staatsvertrag (DLR-StV) vom 17. Juni 1993, last amended by Art. 4 of the Siebter Medienänderungsstaatsvertrag (26 March 2025), BRAVORS Brandenburg, read 2026-10-20 (§ 1: the Länder establish the gemeinnützige rechtsfähige Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts 'Deutschlandradio', members are the ARD Landesrundfunkanstalten and the ZDF, no further members; seats Köln and Berlin; § 2 programmes Deutschlandfunk, Deutschlandfunk Kultur, Deutschlandfunk Nova, no advertising, no sponsoring; § 29 financed from the Rundfunkbeitrag)
- Niedersächsischer Landtag, Drucksache 19/10961 of 18.06.2026 (Deutschlandradio: 'Bericht an die Landesparlamente der Staatsvertragsländer über die wirtschaftliche und finanzielle Lage von Deutschlandradio', report dated 4 May 2026), read 2026-10-20 (Intendant Stefan Raue; K. d. ö. R.; Raderberggürtel 40, 50968 Köln and Hans-Rosenthal-Platz, 10825 Berlin; formed 1 January 1994; 2024: Erträge aus Rundfunkbeiträgen 251,4 Mio. EUR, übrige Erträge 27,3 Mio. EUR; Beteiligungen DRS 100 %, GID 70 %, roc 40 %)
Who stands behind it?
Control
Not yet verified
EMFA Art. 6(1)(b) and (c)
- Owners with influence Pending check
Owner Holding Owner type Landesrundfunkanstalten of the ARD (members of the Körperschaft under § 1 DLR-StV) Direct Other ZDF (member of the Körperschaft under § 1 DLR-StV) Direct Other - Beneficial owners
- Not disclosed
- State or public-body ownership Pending check
- Fully state-owned
- Parent group Pending check
- none (Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts established by the Länder; members are the ARD Landesrundfunkanstalten and ZDF, § 1 DLR-StV)
2 sources
- Deutschlandradio-Staatsvertrag (DLR-StV) vom 17. Juni 1993, last amended by Art. 4 of the Siebter Medienänderungsstaatsvertrag (26 March 2025), BRAVORS Brandenburg, read 2026-10-20 (§ 1: the Länder establish the gemeinnützige rechtsfähige Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts 'Deutschlandradio', members are the ARD Landesrundfunkanstalten and the ZDF, no further members; seats Köln and Berlin; § 2 programmes Deutschlandfunk, Deutschlandfunk Kultur, Deutschlandfunk Nova, no advertising, no sponsoring; § 29 financed from the Rundfunkbeitrag)
- Niedersächsischer Landtag, Drucksache 19/10961 of 18.06.2026 (Deutschlandradio: 'Bericht an die Landesparlamente der Staatsvertragsländer über die wirtschaftliche und finanzielle Lage von Deutschlandradio', report dated 4 May 2026), read 2026-10-20 (Intendant Stefan Raue; K. d. ö. R.; Raderberggürtel 40, 50968 Köln and Hans-Rosenthal-Platz, 10825 Berlin; formed 1 January 1994; 2024: Erträge aus Rundfunkbeiträgen 251,4 Mio. EUR, übrige Erträge 27,3 Mio. EUR; Beteiligungen DRS 100 %, GID 70 %, roc 40 %)
Who pays?
Money
Not yet verified
EMFA Art. 6(1)(d), plus revenue mix
- State advertising and third-country public revenue
- Not disclosed
- Revenue mix Pending check
Source Share of revenue Public funding Over 50% Events and other Under 10% - Named funders Pending check
Funder Type Note Rundfunkbeitrag (statutory household broadcasting contribution, collected by the ARD ZDF Deutschlandradio Beitragsservice) Other 2025 Gesamterträge EUR 255,009,541.65 (Beitragsservice Jahresbericht 2025, p. 10); 2024 Erträge aus Rundfunkbeiträgen 251,4 Mio. EUR of total Erträge 278,7 Mio. EUR (Drs. 19/10961); share of the fee 2,9816 % (54 Cent per month)
4 sources
- Niedersächsischer Landtag, Drucksache 19/10961 of 18.06.2026 (Deutschlandradio: 'Bericht an die Landesparlamente der Staatsvertragsländer über die wirtschaftliche und finanzielle Lage von Deutschlandradio', report dated 4 May 2026), read 2026-10-20 (Intendant Stefan Raue; K. d. ö. R.; Raderberggürtel 40, 50968 Köln and Hans-Rosenthal-Platz, 10825 Berlin; formed 1 January 1994; 2024: Erträge aus Rundfunkbeiträgen 251,4 Mio. EUR, übrige Erträge 27,3 Mio. EUR; Beteiligungen DRS 100 %, GID 70 %, roc 40 %)
- ARD ZDF Deutschlandradio Beitragsservice, Jahresbericht 2025, p. 10 table 'Gesamterträge 2025', read 2026-10-20 (Rundfunkbeitrag income 2025 per broadcaster, with and without Landesmedienanstalten shares; fee EUR 18.36 per month)
- KEF, 25. KEF-Bericht (handed over 20 February 2026), Tab. 1 p. 15 'Festgestellter Finanzbedarf von ARD, ZDF und Deutschlandradio 2025 bis 2028', read 2026-10-20 (angemeldete Erträge 2025-2028 and Erträge aus Rundfunkbeiträgen: ARD 28,423.7 / 25,137.6, ZDF 10,636.0 / 9,179.5, Deutschlandradio 1,087.7 / 1,013.5 Mio. EUR)
- Deutschlandradio-Staatsvertrag (DLR-StV) vom 17. Juni 1993, last amended by Art. 4 of the Siebter Medienänderungsstaatsvertrag (26 March 2025), BRAVORS Brandenburg, read 2026-10-20 (§ 1: the Länder establish the gemeinnützige rechtsfähige Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts 'Deutschlandradio', members are the ARD Landesrundfunkanstalten and the ZDF, no further members; seats Köln and Berlin; § 2 programmes Deutschlandfunk, Deutschlandfunk Kultur, Deutschlandfunk Nova, no advertising, no sponsoring; § 29 financed from the Rundfunkbeitrag)
Where does it appear?
Channels
Not yet verified
- Official websites Pending check
- Official social accounts
- Not disclosed
How does it travel?
Distribution
Nothing disclosed
- Distribution partners
- Not disclosed
Who is connected?
Networks
Not yet verified
- Sister outlets in the same group Pending check
- Deutschlandradio Service GmbH (DRS) (100 %)
- GID - Gesellschaft für infrastrukturelle Dienste mbH (70 %)
- Rundfunk Orchester und Chöre gGmbH (roc) (40 %)
- Documented public-office or party roles
- Not disclosed
Change history
| Version | Date | What changed |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 November 2026 | First published |
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