Deutsche Welle

This article is about the international broadcaster. For the unrelated German radio company of the 1920s and 30s, see Deutsche Welle GmbH. For the musical genre, see Neue Deutsche Welle.

Deutsche Welle
Headquarters in Bonn
TypeBroadcasting news and discussions
CountryGermany
Broadcast areaWorldwide
AffiliatesWorld Radio Network
HeadquartersBonn, Germany
Programming
Language(s)German, English, Bengali, Spanish, Hindi, Tamil, Russian, Arabic, Persian, Dari, Pashto, Urdu, Albanian, Amharic, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Mandarin Chinese, French, Greek, Hausa, Indonesian, Kiswahili, Turkish, Macedonian, Portuguese, Romanian, Serbian, Ukrainian
Picture format1080i (HDTV)
Ownership
OwnerFederal Government of Germany[1]
Key people
History
Launched3 May 1953; 71 years ago (1953-05-03)
Links
Websitewww.dw.com Edit this at Wikidata
Availability
Streaming media
YouTubeDW News
LivestreamDW English

Deutsche Welle (pronounced [ˈdɔʏtʃə ˈvɛlə] ⓘ; "German Wave"), commonly shortened to DW (pronounced [deːˈveː]), is a German public, state-owned[1] international broadcaster funded by the German federal tax budget.[3] The service is available in 32 languages. DW's satellite television service consists of channels in German, English, Spanish, Tamil, Hindi, Persian, and Arabic.[4] The work of DW is regulated by the Deutsche Welle Act,[note 1][5] stating that content is intended to be independent of government influence. DW is a member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).[6]

DW offers regularly updated articles on its news website and runs its own centre for international media development, DW Akademie. The broadcaster's stated goals are to produce reliable news coverage, provide access to the German language, and promote understanding between peoples.[7] It is also a provider of live streaming world news which can be, like all DW programs, viewed and listened via its website, YouTube, Satellite, Re-broadcasting and various Apps and digital media players.

DW has been broadcasting since 1953. It is headquartered in Bonn, where its radio programmes are produced. However, television broadcasts are produced almost entirely in Berlin. Both locations create content for DW's news website. As of 2020, Deutsche Welle had 1,668 employees (annual average).[8] In total, over 4,000 distinct people of over 140 nationalities work in DW's offices in Bonn and Berlin, as well as at other locations worldwide.[9]

  1. ^ a b Johnson, Ian (21 August 2014). "German Broadcaster Fires Chinese Blogger". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2020. Deutsche Welle is owned by the government, much like the British Broadcasting Corporation or the Voice of America.
  2. ^ "Who finances Deutsche Welle?". DW.COM. 18 November 2021. Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  3. ^ "What kind of company is Deutsche Welle?". dw.com. 25 June 2015. Archived from the original on 4 February 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  4. ^ "About DW". dw.com. Archived from the original on 14 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Deutsche Welle Act". Deutsche Welle. 18 January 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  6. ^ European Broadcasting Union (EBU) (28 February 2019). "Members". ebu.ch. Archived from the original on 19 October 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Profile DW". Deutsche Welle. Archived from the original on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  8. ^ "Jahresabschluss zum Geschäftsjahr vom 01.01.2020 bis zum 31.12.2020" [Annual financial statement for the business year 01.01.2020 to 31.12.2020] (in German). Bundesanzeiger (published 30 March 2022). 7 May 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  9. ^ "About DW". DW.COM. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2022.


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