Bayerischer Rundfunk
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DE-M-00022-7
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- Legal name
- Bayerischer Rundfunk, Anstalt des öffentlichen Rechts (Bayerisches Rundfunkgesetz - BayRG)
- Country
- Germany
- Type
- Multi-platform group
- Founded
- 1948
- Editor-in-chief
- Dr. Katja Wildermuth (Intendantin)
- Claim
- Not claimed by the organisation
- Last verified
- Not yet
0 of 6 layers verified
Transparency
Partial
5 of 6 key disclosures on record, 0 of them checked by our researchers.
- Legal name and registration number on record, not yet checked
- Owners with influence not disclosed
- 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 on record, not yet checked
- Official websites and accounts on record, not yet checked
- State-owned
- Owners not disclosed
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Origin
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EMFA Art. 6(1)(a)
- Brand names Pending check
- BR
- ARD alpha
- Company registration number Pending check
- USt-IdNr. DE129523494; Bayerisches Lobbyregister DEBYLT02CF
- Registered address Pending check
- Rundfunkplatz 1, 80335 München
- Public contact email Pending check
- info@br.de
6 sources
- ZDF Impressum (zdf.de), read 2026-10-20 (provider list incl. the nine ARD Landesrundfunkanstalten in the ARD-ZDF streaming network: legal name 'Anstalt des öffentlichen Rechts', address, legal representative, email, USt-IdNr; ZDF's own details, social accounts and brands)
- Bayerisches Lobbyregister (Bayerischer Landtag), entry DEBYLT02CF, extract as of 29.05.2025, read 2026-10-20 ('Bayerischer Rundfunk, Anstalt des öffentlichen Rechts', Rundfunkplatz 1, 80335 München, info@br.de, www.br.de; Vorstand/Geschäftsführung incl. Dr. Katja Wildermuth; grants EUR 50,001-60,000 per year from the Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Unterricht und Kultus)
- Bayerisches Rundfunkgesetz (BayRG), Fassung der Bekanntmachung vom 22. Oktober 2003, last amended by § 32 of the law of 26 March 2026, gesetze-bayern.de, read 2026-10-20 (Art. 1: Anstalt des öffentlichen Rechts mit dem Sitz in München; Art. 12: Intendant elected by the Rundfunkrat for five years; Art. 26: in force 1 October 1948, original version dated 10 August 1948)
- Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb), chart 'Landesrundfunkanstalten' (undated; cites Chill/Meyn 2000), read 2026-10-20 (founding years and seats of the ARD broadcasters; DW founded 1960, ARD member since 1962; SWR merger of SDR and SWF; rbb merger of SFB and ORB)
- Landtag von Baden-Württemberg, Drucksache 18/163 of 19.6.2026 (ARD: 'Information der Landesparlamente über die wirtschaftliche und finanzielle Lage der Landesrundfunkanstalten der ARD', June 2026), read 2026-10-20 (heads, seats and web addresses of the nine Landesrundfunkanstalten)
- Planet Wissen Impressum (planet-wissen.de, WDR as Hauptanbieter), read 2026-10-20 (Westdeutscher Rundfunk Köln, Anstalt des öffentlichen Rechts, Appellhofplatz 1, 50667 Köln; Intendantin Katrin Vernau; USt-IdNr. DE 122 79 0169; redaktion@wdr.de; SWR and BR as co-providers; ARD alpha unit at BR)
Who stands behind it?
Control
Not yet verified
EMFA Art. 6(1)(b) and (c)
- Owners with influence
- Not disclosed
- Beneficial owners
- Not disclosed
- State or public-body ownership Pending check
- Fully state-owned
- Parent group Pending check
- none (Anstalt des öffentlichen Rechts under the Bayerisches Rundfunkgesetz; member of the ARD)
2 sources
- Bayerisches Rundfunkgesetz (BayRG), Fassung der Bekanntmachung vom 22. Oktober 2003, last amended by § 32 of the law of 26 March 2026, gesetze-bayern.de, read 2026-10-20 (Art. 1: Anstalt des öffentlichen Rechts mit dem Sitz in München; Art. 12: Intendant elected by the Rundfunkrat for five years; Art. 26: in force 1 October 1948, original version dated 10 August 1948)
- Landtag von Baden-Württemberg, Drucksache 18/163 of 19.6.2026 (ARD: 'Information der Landesparlamente über die wirtschaftliche und finanzielle Lage der Landesrundfunkanstalten der ARD', June 2026), read 2026-10-20 (heads, seats and web addresses of the nine Landesrundfunkanstalten)
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
- Not disclosed
- Named funders Pending check
Funder Type Note Rundfunkbeitrag (statutory household broadcasting contribution, collected by the ARD ZDF Deutschlandradio Beitragsservice) Other 2025 Gesamterträge EUR 994,853,108.46 excluding and EUR 1,021,834,868.71 including the Landesmedienanstalten shares passed on (Beitragsservice Jahresbericht 2025, p. 10) Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Unterricht und Kultus Government or public body grant band EUR 50,001-60,000 per calendar year for the Gemeinsame Koordinierungsstelle für Lehrerfortbildung und Medienkompetenz (Bayerisches Lobbyregister DEBYLT02CF, as of 29.05.2025)
2 sources
- 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)
- Bayerisches Lobbyregister (Bayerischer Landtag), entry DEBYLT02CF, extract as of 29.05.2025, read 2026-10-20 ('Bayerischer Rundfunk, Anstalt des öffentlichen Rechts', Rundfunkplatz 1, 80335 München, info@br.de, www.br.de; Vorstand/Geschäftsführung incl. Dr. Katja Wildermuth; grants EUR 50,001-60,000 per year from the Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Unterricht und Kultus)
Where does it appear?
Channels
Not yet verified
- Official websites Pending check
- Official social accounts
- Not disclosed
2 sources
- Landtag von Baden-Württemberg, Drucksache 18/163 of 19.6.2026 (ARD: 'Information der Landesparlamente über die wirtschaftliche und finanzielle Lage der Landesrundfunkanstalten der ARD', June 2026), read 2026-10-20 (heads, seats and web addresses of the nine Landesrundfunkanstalten)
- Bayerisches Lobbyregister (Bayerischer Landtag), entry DEBYLT02CF, extract as of 29.05.2025, read 2026-10-20 ('Bayerischer Rundfunk, Anstalt des öffentlichen Rechts', Rundfunkplatz 1, 80335 München, info@br.de, www.br.de; Vorstand/Geschäftsführung incl. Dr. Katja Wildermuth; grants EUR 50,001-60,000 per year from the Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Unterricht und Kultus)
How does it travel?
Distribution
Nothing disclosed
- Distribution partners
- Not disclosed
Who is connected?
Networks
Nothing disclosed
- Sister outlets in the same group
- Not disclosed
- Documented public-office or party roles
- Not disclosed
Change history
| Version | Date | What changed |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 November 2026 | First published |
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